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A photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in an orange saffron robe with a red border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and red-brown rudraksha bracelets, holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand while a small vessel rests in his left. He sits on a red mat among seated devotees in white ritual clothes with tilak markings, several with hands folded in anjali and rudraksha malas. Behind him, a man with palms pressed together and a bare-chested man in white are visible. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering with the lamp offering as the focus.

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November 28 20142014-11-28A seated saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head, a red tilak and a long rudraksha mala performs a ritual with a small handheld bell and a lamp held up in his right hand. He sits cross-legged on a red mat before a silver tray holding small brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flower petals in a bowl, and offerings. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and visitor badges, watch quietly. Incense smoke rises at the top of the frame, and a child in red and gold is visible at the left edge. This is a satsang or puja setting.2014-08-24January 07 20152015-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07th 20152015-01-07November 04 20152015-11-04June 01 20142014-06-01Photograph of a seated group of sannyasi-style devotees in orange-saffron cloth performing a ritual with lit oil lamps and incense on a low brass tray in the foreground. The central young man, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, holds a small lamp and a bell-like object while looking down. Others beside him wear white horizontal forehead marks and orange shawls, some holding lamps and incense sticks. Blurred figures and warm walls fill the background of an indoor hall.2017-01-04April 25 20142014-04-25October 15 20132013-10-15A photograph of a ritual gathering at night. In the centre, a man with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a pendant. He holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass implement in the other. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit on the floor, some holding brass lamps and bowls; pink and blue plates with yellow petals are in the foreground.2010-10-16November 16 20152015-11-16A young shaved-headed man in orange and maroon sannyasi-style dress stands in a hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp lit with several flames in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bands on his wrist and upper arm, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, and his bare shoulder is visible. Behind him, seated devotees in orange robes sit on the floor, slightly blurred, with wall posters and an air conditioner on the white walls. This appears to be an aarti being performed during an assembly.2015-11-16