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Two young men with shaved heads sit cross-legged on a multicoloured striped mat in a hall, facing forward in meditation. Both wear saffron-orange draped robes and long brown rudraksha mala necklaces, with white ash markings on their arms and a red tilak on the forehead. The man on the left has no glasses; the man on the right wears clear-framed glasses. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white attire fill the hall, with tall golden poles in the foreground and framed photographs on the wall. A metal water bottle sits beside the right figure.

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April 24 20132013-04-24August 28 20162016-08-28Two saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple hall, with white tilak stripes on their foreheads and arms and red-brown rudraksha malas across their chests. Both have eyes lowered and appear to chant. Behind them, more saffron-clothed devotees sit in rows, and a brass plate with offerings rests near the floor. Golden deity murti and decorations fill the blurred background.2015-01-31A seated group meditation in a hall with orange floor cloths. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed, one with a red bindi and one with white vertical forehead markings. Behind them, more participants in white dhotis and orange shawls meditate, some with white sacred ash on their foreheads. Colourful hanging decorations and a framed painting appear on the wall behind.2018-02-04A seated group of men in a hall on a floor laid with woven mats. Foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a tilak sits beside a second man in saffron robes wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls sit and watch. Brass lamps, small brass vessels, plates of bananas and offerings sit on an orange cloth in front of them. A pink bucket and a lamp are also visible on the floor.2011-09-01A photograph of a seated, shaved-headed man in saffron-orange draped robes and a long rudraksha mala, with rudraksha bracelets and a copper pendant, sitting cross-legged with hands in a meditative mudra on a colourful striped mat during a satsang-style gathering. Behind him, many men in white kurtas sit on the floor with tilak marks, some wearing name badges. A copper water vessel stands at the left edge and a bag lies nearby. The photographer's lighting is bright, and pale walls and a framed painting appear in the background.2017-07-15A photograph of five shaved-headed male devotees in orange-saffron robes and dark rudraksha malas seated closely in meditation with eyes closed, several with white vertical tilaka or sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Some wear small hoop earrings and bangles. Behind them is a red-maroon cloth backdrop and a white cabinet, with a plastic container visible at lower right. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible appearance.2013-06-14October 06 20112011-10-06November 04 20152015-11-04June 01 20142014-06-01September 07 20142014-09-07July 15 20172017-07-15