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A large group of seated devotees in saffron-orange clothes performs a ritual in a bright hall with white floor. Many have white ash markings on their foreheads, arms and chests, and wear rudraksha malas. Several have long dreadlocked hair. In the foreground, three young children with dreadlocks sit cross-legged on a striped mat in front of brass plates, small oil lamps, incense sticks and offerings of flowers and sweets. The central child chants with mouth open while the others have hands folded or hold a small item. Behind them, adults sit with palms pressed together in prayer. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.

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A large indoor hall with many seated devotees in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, performing a group ritual on mats. In the foreground a young man with a tied topknot and a rudraksha mala sits bare-chested in orange cloth, hands together over small offerings, with an oil lamp and brass items on the floor beside him. Other sadhakas, some with dreadlocks, sit nearby. Background participants wear white and cream clothing. Photograph credit text is visible in the lower right corner.2018-03-06Three young male devotees sit in meditation or chanting posture in a warmly lit hall, dressed in saffron-orange cloths with bare upper bodies. The front-left youth has dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band with a red mark, white body markings on his arm, and rudraksha malas. The centre youth wears beaded brown and white necklaces and a white forehead band, and appears to be chanting. The right youth has a white forehead line and a brown beaded mala. Behind them, an older man in white and other seated people are visible.2017-03-25A large hall filled with many seated young men wearing orange cloth wrapped over their shoulders and waists, their upper bodies bare, with white and grey sacred ash markings on their foreheads, arms and backs. Many sit cross-legged on a white marble floor before small brass puja vessels, flower-filled plates, bowls and pooja items, some holding rudraksha malas in their hands. Brass pillars with hanging lamps line the left side, and white-clad people and white-covered tables fill the background. The scene suggests a group ritual or puja in an ashram setting.2017-07-27July 13 20132013-07-13August 04 20172017-08-04A seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing orange and saffron shawls with lanyards. In the front rows, young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings wear orange and red robes and rudraksha malas, seated on mats with brass plates and small brass vessels in front of them. Behind them, adult men in white shirts and orange shawls sit in rows. A man in a red-and-orange wrap sits among the front row on the left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering.2013-10-20 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of mostly bare-chested men and some boys in saffron-orange cloth, many with rudraksha malas, white forehead and body markings, and orange shawls draped over shoulders. They sit cross-legged on a floor covered in mats, with pink flower offerings and small brass vessels in the foreground. A young girl with long dark hair and a red bindi sits centrally wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, white-draped chairs and red-cloth tables fill the hall, with a few people in white and one standing figure in orange. Several people in the background wear white. No single person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-07-30July 25 20172017-07-25July 29 20132013-07-29August 04 20162016-08-04September 12 20132013-09-12Photo of a seated group of young and adult sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms, sitting on a light floor during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed boy in saffron and a boy with red-framed glasses sit with hands folded or lips parted in chanting. Behind them, adult men with hands in anjali mudra and open-mouthed chanting sit among other boys in red and orange clothing. Brass plates, small lamps and offering trays rest in front of them, and a row of metal stanchions and chains runs behind. A brass oil lamp and a plastic container are visible at the lower edge.2013-10-22