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Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall during a courtyard session. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair, a small earring and a thin white sacred thread over his bare chest, wears orange cloth and holds his palms together in anjali while his eyes are closed. Beside him a boy with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and a beaded necklace also sits with hands folded in orange cloth. Others in orange and white cloths sit behind them, many with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and shoulders. Blurred oil lamps and the room are visible in the background.

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Photo of devotees seated in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a young man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread, rudraksha-style pendant necklace and white ash lines on his forehead and arms, prays with focus. Beside him a young girl with white forehead markings and orange cloth, and a second bare-chested man in orange garments, also pray. Blurred figures in orange clothing sit behind them, with a yellow-curtained interior and a faint purple logo at upper left.2017-01-25A group of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis sit cross-legged in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. Several are bare-chested and wear rudraksha malas and bead bracelets; the foreground pair have white sacred ash bands across their foreheads and bodies. Behind them, more seated devotees with white vibhuti markings meditate or pray with eyes closed in a large hall.2017-01-10Seated devotees chant with palms pressed together at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a young man with long hair, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and a gold forehead tilak has eyes closed in prayer, beside another young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala, also with palms joined. Behind them, a row of people in orange and white robes with yellow tilak marks sit in rapt attention. The scene shows a group meditation or chanting session in an indoor hall.2016-07-04Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures. In the foreground a young man with swept-back brown hair, a small tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. He wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and bare chest with white markings on the skin. Beside him a man with long dark hair and a white sacred thread also sits in prayer, with others in orange garments and a seated child in the background. Offerings and small items are on the floor in front.2017-01-25September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a satsang gathering where several children and adults sit close together in meditation or prayer. In the foreground, a young boy with short black hair, a white forehead marking and a red bindi sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare upper body and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck. Beside him a girl with curly hair and an orange wrap sits with a serious expression, and other children in orange robes, some with long matted hair, sit in the background. An adult in white clothing with hands folded is partly visible behind them. The setting is an indoor hall with plain walls and wooden furniture.2017-11-27July 16 20172017-07-16 +1 copiesA seated young male devotee in the foreground wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with bare chest, white horizontal tripundra stripes across his forehead and body, a red bindi, and a long dark rudraksha mala. He holds a small orange offering in both hands while sitting in a meditative posture. Around him, many people in saffron and white sit on the floor of a hall with yellow pillars, and a boy in the right foreground watches. Flower offerings and small brass vessels lie on a cloth in the lower left.2017-01-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated row of young men in saffron-orange cloth with bare upper bodies, hands pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, during a ceremony. Several wear rudraksha malas and have white vibhuti or tripundra markings on their foreheads and chests. Behind them hang striped banners in pink, purple, green and blue.2017-05-08A young man seated cross-legged on a raised platform rings a small brass handbell in his right hand while holding a brass oil lamp in his left, eyes lowered in concentration. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, bangles, and white horizontal sacred ash stripes on his forearms and chest, with a white tilak and red mark on his forehead. Around him, orange-clad young boys and girls sit in similar ritual posture with brass lamps, oil lamps and small plates on the floor, while a few blurred adults in white and orange sit in the background. The setting suggests a puja or ritual satsang in a hall.2016-08-09September 24 20132013-09-24January 13 20172017-01-13