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Indoor ritual photograph of devotees seated on the floor behind a blue mat and a wooden pillar, several in prayer postures with palms pressed together. Foreground men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, with white and red forehead markings and rudraksha-style beaded malas; one older man on the right has white hair and a gold necklace. Behind them, others wear orange-red robes and an orange turban is visible. A small boy on the left plays a wind instrument. A brass dish sits on a wooden table in the background, with a wall switch and doorway behind. The room is pale-walled with dark wooden doors.

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Devotees sit with palms pressed together in prayer on a tiled floor in a pale pink-walled hall, with blue mats in the foreground and a wooden pillar on the right. Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis, bare-chested, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, kneel in namaskar. A man in the centre has a rudraksha mala and a large tattoo on his upper arm; the man kneeling left wears a white dhoti. Behind them, sannyasis in orange robes sit among children and onlookers, one holding a small cup. A wooden cabinet and a wall-mounted electrical box are visible. The image is a photograph and no one is identified as a person by appearance cues.2017-08-15A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors. In the foreground, several shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange cloths and gold beaded necklaces sit with palms pressed together in prayer, their foreheads and arms marked with white paste. A small boy with a shaved head sits in the lower foreground. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on a raised mat, one holding a long wooden stringed instrument. A brass plate with a small oil lamp sits in front of the group. A maroon curtain hangs on the back wall.2012-04-23 +2 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01October 09 20112011-10-09January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesApril 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesA night-time gathering of shirtless male devotees wearing orange dhoti-style lower garments, rudraksha malas and wrist bands, with white sacred ash markings on their bodies and foreheads. Several are smiling with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. On the left, a bearded man with long tied-up hair and a tie-dye cloth around his neck stands bare-chested. Behind them is a red corrugated wall and lit building windows. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-29January 13 20172017-01-13Three men seated in a hall with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. The nearest, on the right, is an older bald man with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti. The middle young man has long dark hair tied back, a tilak, rudraksha malas and a white upper cloth. The left young man also wears rudraksha malas and white markings on his shoulders. Behind them, others in orange and white clothing sit in the blurred background of a satsang or darshan gathering. No candidate for the a person figure is clearly distinguishable by the cues required.2017-08-03January 12 20172017-01-12A seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon and gold borders, many with shaved heads and white tilak marks, press their palms together in namaskar during a pada puja in a hall with red curtains. A small oil lamp burns on the floor in front of them beside a brass plate of offerings. A bald man in white kurta with rudraksha mala at right also joins palms. Background devotees sit on chairs and wall portraits hang above.2011-07-30A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a satsang or meditation session. Several men sit in a row wearing orange-red shawls draped over bare shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks; a man in the center with a short beard wears a red shawl and holds a mala in his hand. A shirtless young man with reddish hair sits at left, and a bare-chested man in a white garment sits at right with a white cord over his shoulder. A rudraksha mala and an ornate necklace are visible on several people. Attendees in the foreground are partly visible. No clearly distinctive a person cues are present, so identity remains uncertain.2017-07-05