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Photograph of a satsang or ritual gathering in a bright hall with a golden throne-like seat at left. A seated figure in red and orange robes with long hair and beard sits behind offerings. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white with dark rudraksha malas smiles while offering a small food item to a shaved-headed child in orange garments and beaded malas. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes, some prostrating low to the floor, fill the middle and right. A bearded man with long hair and sacred ash on his arm, wearing orange cloth and malas, stands at right holding a prasad offering. A colourful umbrella-shaped canopy hangs at top left.

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A photograph of a group of bare-chested men in orange and rust-coloured dhotis with white and ochre forehead markings, wearing rudraksha malas. The central man, with a shaved head, smiles broadly while offering something small from his hand to a long-haired young person seen from behind in a white sacred thread. Around them, more men in orange robes and white body markings stand in a crowded hall with ceiling lights and a maroon curtain in the background. Their attire and grouping suggest a ritual gathering of ashram members.2016-09-30Indoor ritual gathering in a pink-walled hall with colourful woven tassel banners hanging above. Several smiling men in saffron-orange and rust-red robes with shaved heads and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms stand in a line, one holding a red-bordered cloth and offering something to a devotee. A younger person in an orange robe with a red sash bows forward, and a man in a white dhoti with gold borders bends toward the group. Red floor mats and seated attendees in white line the background, with a person in a white shirt holding a camera nearby.2013-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual gathering in a plain room with pale pink walls. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rust-coloured beaded mala and rudraksha necklaces leans forward smiling, holding food offerings in his hands toward a young boy in orange robes with white tripundra marks on his forehead. Nearby, a woman with short hair and ear piercings in orange clothing with a beaded mala looks on, and several young people in orange garments with gold borders stand around, some also holding offerings. The man's appearance matches several cues: rudraksha malas and orange ornate clothing, but no crown, long hair, or ceremonial gold necklace is clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain and he is described as a priest-like devotee in orange robes taking part in a Maheshwara Puja-style food offering. Pale ritual markings and orange garments dominate the scene.2016-02-23November 10 20132013-11-10 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ritual gathering with several young children in orange and saffron clothing, their shaved heads and rudraksha beads visible. A man in saffron and reddish-brown robes with a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace smiles as he places flower garlands or petals on the children. Another person in orange stands at right holding yellow flowers. Behind them hangs a framed portrait on the wall, a red drape is visible, and yellow petals are scattered on the floor.2013-05-20 +1 copiesA group of young male sannyasis in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls stand barefoot in a hall, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandal or ash markings on their bodies. In the centre, a young man in an orange dhoti offers a small yellow food item to a small boy in orange clothing, with a braided rudraksha mala, who looks up at him. Other sannyasis around them hold similar yellow offerings, and seated devotees in white and red clothing watch from the left. A red curtain and a gold deity murti stand in the background, with the scene resembling a ritual sharing of prasad.2016-09-30May 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene with a row of young men and boys in saffron-orange and red dhotis, bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash (vibhuti) markings on their arms, shoulders and foreheads. Several hold small golden or brass vessels and offering items in their hands while facing a central figure. Behind them a multicoloured canopy with gold trim, and other devotees in orange and red robes stand in the hall. The foreground figure in glasses and a braided rudraksha mala looks upward. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-09-30A photograph of a group of young boys and a few adult monks in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual. A shaved-headed adult monk wearing a white vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads is applying a mark or substance to the forehead of a young boy in orange clothes who has a white tilak. Other boys hold yellow flower petals and rudraksha malas, and an adult in the background wears orange cloth. In the foreground a blurred boy sits in orange clothing. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-05-20A photograph of a group of shaved-headed young men and boys in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, standing in a line and receiving or eating food from their hands during a ritual distribution inside a hall. Several have white tilak markings on their foreheads and gold hoop earrings. Some hold yellow rice or prasadam in cupped hands, and an adult in an orange shawl feeds a child. Other devotees in orange and red stand in the background of a plain pink-walled room.2014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13July 03 20172017-07-03