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A row of shaved-headed young priests in plain white dhotis sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a ritual. The nearest priest wears glasses, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and white horizontal stripes on his upper arm, and his eyes are closed as he chants. Behind him, several more priests in white with red-bordered cloth bow their heads in prayer, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti. The scene is blurred and softly lit.

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September 10 20112011-09-10August 13 20112011-08-13A row of devotees sits in prayer, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, all wearing plain white dhotis and sacred white ash lines on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with eyes closed chants beside a younger man in glasses. Brass puja vessels sit on the floor at right.2011-08-13A photograph of several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls seated and praying with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man with eyes closed wears white and red-trimmed cloth, a black rudraksha-style mala, and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other devotees sit with hands folded, some wearing dark beaded necklaces. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-25 +1 copiesOctober 04 20112011-10-04August 13 20112011-08-13A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor during a puja or ritual prayer. The foreground men wear plain white dhoti-style cloths with gold-bordered edges, rudraksha malas around their necks, and gold bangles, and sit with palms pressed together in anjali. Their foreheads bear white and sandalwood tilak marks, and a white paste is smeared on the arms of the man in the centre. Brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a steel bowl, bananas, and a clear plastic container sit on a cloth in front. A man in saffron-orange cloth is at the right edge, and red curtains hang in the background.2011-10-04A row of men seated on the floor in white dhotis and white shawls with orange-gold borders, hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed in prayer. Several have white sacred ash horizontal lines on their foreheads and arms, and one wears a rudraksha mala and glasses. Brass puja items, small oil lamps, bananas and a plastic container sit on a cloth in front of them. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the figures are described by role only.2011-11-15Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti-style cloth sit in a seated row with hands folded in anjali, eyes closed, reciting in a devotional gathering. They wear white tripundra-style markings on forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks; one on the left wears a red-and-gold trimmed cloth. The background shows red and maroon hangings and blurred figures.2011-12-31October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of two shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-and-white borders, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a bracelet on his wrist, with white sacred ash marks across his forehead and a small red tilak. Behind him, a second man also has his palms joined and wears a white cloth over his shoulder with a mala. Their faces are in profile and sincere in prayer, with a wooden cabinet and orange-brown wall behind them.2010-10-16October 07 20112011-10-07