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Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. Both wear white horizontal tilak stripes on forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas. The man on the right has a red bindi and a gold bangle. Behind them, younger boys in red-maroon robes sit with hands folded, and brass puja plates with flowers, fruit and lamps lie on low tables. Red chairs and stanchions appear in the background of a hall.

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December 13 20132013-12-13December 10 20132013-12-10Photo of a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in a hall with red curtains and red chairs behind them. In the foreground, three bald men in orange cloths with rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together in namaskar; one has his eyes closed in prayer. Their torsos bear white horizontal marks. Brass puja vessels, a small brass cup, and a plate of flower petals and fruit sit on the floor in front of them. Behind, more seated participants in orange and red garments and white forehead markings sit close together. Attribution of the scene to a person is unclear from appearance.2013-12-10December 10 20132013-12-10December 16 20132013-12-16December 05 20132013-12-05A photograph of a seated group of young men and boys in saffron-orange and red-orange robes with rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti or chandan marks on their foreheads and arms, sitting on a floor during a ritual. Several hold small brass vessels and trays with offerings, and a red-draped table and a wooden carved panel stand in the background behind a white rope barrier. The people appear to be devotees or sannyasi participants; no one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-12-16December 10 20132013-12-10A photograph of a seated group of devotees at a ritual gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak holds his palms together in namaskar, and beside him another man in orange with a white forehead mark and a mala also sits with hands folded. Behind them women in red and orange saris and a man in white dhoti sit near a chain barrier, with a red curtain in the background. The scene suggests a padapuja or satsang style gathering, though no clear a person candidate is distinctly identifiable from appearance alone.2013-12-10A row of seated priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas perform a ritual in a large hall with red curtains and framed photographs on the walls. The foreground priest, bare-shouldered with white tripundra marks on his forehead, extends his right hand over brass plates and small bowls of offerings laid on mats. Beside and behind him, other priests and younger boys in maroon robes sit with folded hands or hold ritual items, and a man in white stands near a red-carpeted area at the back. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings are arranged along the floor. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible.2013-12-13Several shaved-headed men in orange and maroon sannyasi-style cloths stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a devotional gathering. The central man wears a dark rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white tilak, and a gold bracelet. Beside him a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and wristwatch presses his palms together, and a young man in maroon with hoop earrings smiles. Blurred devotees in white and orange stand behind them.2013-06-14A photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed monastics in a large hall with red curtains and framed photos on the walls. In the foreground, three men with shaved heads sit cross-legged on mats with hands pressed in anjali, wearing orange shawls, rudraksha malas and one wears a wristwatch. Behind them, younger boys in red-maroon robes sit before brass puja trays, bells and a plate of offerings, appearing to take part in a puja. Two men in white clothes sit in the back right, and a row of red chairs lines the room.2013-12-06