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A photograph of a shirtless young boy seated cross-legged on a white marble floor, with white paste marks on his face and chest and wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant. He wears white dhoti with a gold border and red waistband, and holds his hands together at his chest. Behind him, several people in saffron-orange robes sit in a row, one with hands folded in namaskar and another with a hand raised to his forehead. Other figures in white garments are blurred in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or ritual gathering.

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July 16 20172017-07-16July 22 20172017-07-22A young boy with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white dhoti and a white shawl over his bare upper body. Behind him, several other boys in saffron-orange cloth sit in a ritual gathering, some with white markings on their skin, and incense smoke drifts through the frame. In the lower corners a brass lamp and a few flowers are visible at the edge of the ritual setting. The image appears to show a puja or satsang with participants seated in prayer.2017-07-20July 16 20172017-07-16 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of devotees in saffron-orange robes performs a group prayer with palms pressed together. In the foreground, several young men and a girl sit cross-legged on mats, most with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms; the girl wears long brown beaded rudraksha malas. Brass plates holding flowers, incense sticks and oil lamps sit on the floor in front of them, and a red water bottle is at the right edge. Behind them, many more people in orange and white clothing sit in rows in a bright hall. No single leader in saffron with a crown or turban is clearly identifiable.2017-07-23August 04 20172017-08-04July 21 20172017-07-21A seated group of young devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps sits in meditation on a mat. Many wear large gold and dark wooden bead necklaces with rudraksha-style beads, and several have white tilak or ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. A young boy in the centre with curly hair, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, is prominent. Behind them stands a striped red and purple backdrop, and a marigold garland lies on the mat in the foreground.2017-03-14December 16 20132013-12-16Photo of a seated group of devotees in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls, many bare-chested with white sacred ash smeared on shoulders and arms and white tilak on foreheads. In the centre a young man with short dark hair and an orange cord around his neck performs a ritual, holding a small stick or incense item. Other men beside him wear rudraksha malas, and a woman at the left wears an orange garment with long dark braids. Floor offerings and red and white cloth lie on the ground, and a lamp glows in the background. Ritual gathering.2017-07-20March 14 20172017-03-14March 03 20172017-03-03