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A seated group of devotees in a hall, most wearing white dhotis with gold-and-white borders and bare upper bodies with white ash markings on the chest and arms. A central young man with long dark hair, rudraksha mala and gold pendant sits with palms joined, eyes half-closed, chanting. A man on the left with short hair and a bare chest looks upward. A bald man on the right in white dhoti and rudraksha beads sits with eyes closed. One man in a red and orange shawl sits nearby, and a grey-haired man in glasses sits beside the central figure. No individual is identified as a person by appearance cues; all figures are devotees seated in meditation or chanting.

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May 18 20172017-05-18July 28 20172017-07-28A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls during a pada puja-style gathering. Several devotees sit cross-legged on an orange cloth with eyes closed or lowered, some with white vibhuti or tilak lines on their foreheads and arms, and several wear rudraksha malas. Behind them stands a man in a white shirt and a standing figure in a yellow-edged shawl, with a few children near the back. Oil lamps and brass offering trays sit at the lower right edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated devotees show no distinctive presentation cues.2011-01-29January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesNovember 22 20182018-11-22May 24 20172017-05-24January 11 20172017-01-11A photograph of a seated group of men in an indoor hall, most bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and white dhotis with gold-yellow borders. Two men in the foreground sit cross-legged on a coloured mat, one with hands folded and one with hands resting in his lap. Behind them, men sit on wooden chairs with attached writing desks, eyes closed in meditation or satsang. One man at left has long dark hair and a beard, another at right wears a red-brown shawl over the chair, and one older man has a grey beard. A water bottle and small items rest on the floor. Some men have a tikka on the forehead.2017-07-25 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06A row of seated devotees in a hall performs a puja, each sitting on a pink mat before brass oil lamps and small ritual plates with flowers and offerings. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white and yellow dhotis or orange cloths, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. A bald man in the foreground wears an orange dhoti and holds an oil lamp, while others around him hold ritual items. Behind them more participants sit in rows, and a few people stand at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-01-06