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Photograph of a row of young male devotees seated on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. They wear orange-saffron dhoti-style garments, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with white horizontal stripes painted on their arms and foreheads. Green leaves and food offerings lie on a cloth at the lower right. Eyes are closed and faces are focused. The background is blurred and contains a stand and a red light. a person is not visibly present in this frame.

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A row of seated monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar during a puja, eyes closed. Several wear white vibhuti or tilaka marks on forehead and arms; one young man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and dark curly hair, and another in the right foreground wears a rudraksha mala too. Before them along the floor is a long line of banana-leaf plates holding food offerings, arranged on a colourful cloth. The setting is an open hall with warm, soft lighting.2017-05-08A photograph of a crowd of young male devotees seated closely together in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti with a gold border wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala and a small hoop earring, his hands pressed together in namaste. Beside him, boys in orange wraps and rudraksha malas sit with palms joined; one has white vibhuti smeared on his forehead and another has white streaks across his bare shoulder. Gold bangles and rudraksha bracelets are visible on their wrists. The group appears to be in a devotional gathering.2015-11-16A 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.2017-05-08Seated 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.2016-07-04May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08A row of young men seated cross-legged on the floor in orange saffron robes, eyes closed and chanting, hands folded in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A line of brass lamps and small offerings sits along the floor in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2016-07-12June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesMay 08 20172017-05-08A row of young male devotees sit cross-legged on a floor in saffron-orange robes, chanting with palms pressed together at chest level. Several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and shaved or closely cropped heads, and wear rudraksha malas around their necks. In the background a figure in a red-maroon cloth sits behind them, and a red curtain hangs at left. Brass puja vessels and a small lamp appear in the lower right foreground. No one in the frame is identifiable as a person.2013-03-27A row of young male devotees seated on the floor in orange saffron robes with white vibhuti horizontal marks on their foreheads and arms, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Several boys in the foreground and middle ground sit in a line, with more blurred figures behind them. In the lower left, rows of offerings such as small white dishes and food are arranged on the floor. No candidate for a person is visibly present in this frame.2017-05-08August 02 20162016-08-02