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A seated group of men and boys with palms pressed together in anjali mudra inside a plain room with pink walls and wooden doors. Most wear white dhoti-style cloth, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. One man at the centre right has long pale swept-back hair, a forehead mark and rudraksha mala, wearing white. A standing man in an orange-red robe with hands folded stands near a wooden pillar. Blue mats cover the floor in front, with young children seated in the foreground and a fire extinguisher on the wall. Devotees appear to be participating in a devotional gathering.

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Indoor ritual photograph of devotees seated on the floor behind a blue mat and a wooden pillar, several in prayer postures with palms pressed together. Foreground men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, with white and red forehead markings and rudraksha-style beaded malas; one older man on the right has white hair and a gold necklace. Behind them, others wear orange-red robes and an orange turban is visible. A small boy on the left plays a wind instrument. A brass dish sits on a wooden table in the background, with a wall switch and doorway behind. The room is pale-walled with dark wooden doors.2017-08-15July 30 20172017-07-30A seated group of devotees and priests in a hall during a ritual session, with floor mats and small brass vessels and trays in front of them. Foreground priests wear white dhotis and shawls with white forehead and arm markings and some are bare-chested. A figure at left in an orange-saffron robe sits on a mat with offerings. Behind them rows of students and devotees sit on the floor, including boys in shirts and a young man with a rudraksha mala. Framed portraits of a woman in saffron and white hang high on the walls, and red curtains line the room.2011-10-03A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls performing a ritual in a hall with orange and green hanging banners. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a straw mat, hands joined in prayer, beside brass plates, bells and small oil lamps. Next to him, another man in white holds his palms together, and two more men in white sit with hands folded near a brass kalasha and offering trays. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees sit with folded hands and a woman in yellow sits to the left behind metal railings. Overall the scene shows a satsang-style puja gathering.2010-09-22August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA seated group puja in a bright hall, with rows of devotees behind small marble puja stands holding brass lamps, bells, a conch-like vessel, flowers and fruit offerings. In front, a man in white dhoti and shawl with white sacred markings and a rudraksha mala performs the ritual with raised hands, eyes closed. To the right, a man in a rust-coloured robe and rudraksha beads sits with hands folded. Behind them, many boys and young men in saffron and orange robes with forehead markings and beaded malas sit attentively. Floor mats and steel barriers frame the scene.2014-08-16A seated group of men in white ritual clothing sits in a hall with yellow walls, practising meditation with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several have white vertical tilak or forehead bands and rudraksha malas; the front-left man bare-chested with ash markings and a rudraksha mala, the front-right man wears a white dhoti with a saffron-orange sash and a white forehead band. Brass plates with offerings sit on the floor at the lower edge. Behind them, a larger crowd of men in white shirts and some in colourful shirts sits on striped mats. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the scene is recorded as a group satsang or meditation session.2012-05-18A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees during Guru Purnima at the ashram. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with hands pressed in anjali, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti lines. Behind them, rows of young boys in red-and-gold robes and beaded malas sit on red mats, several with hands folded, while women in white saris with red borders and men in white shirts sit among them. Tall white candles stand along the rows, and red curtains hang at the back wall. No single leader is clearly identifiable among the seated crowd.2013-07-22January 13 20172017-01-13December 30 20112011-12-30A large group of men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a puja or satsang in a hall, many with bare chests, rudraksha malas around their necks, white dhotis with gold-coloured borders, and white ash or sandalwood markings on their foreheads and bodies. Most have palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed; some are reading from papers. Brass plates, small lamps and offering dishes are set before them. Several men in the front rows are shaved-headed, and the background shows more seated participants, a bright stage and people standing near serving tables.2017-05-27A seated congregation in a hall, mostly men, with many people sitting cross-legged on light blue-striped mats. In the foreground a man in a dark grey t-shirt and white dhoti sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, and beside him a man in a white kurta with red lanyard also holds palms together. A bald man in a white kurta and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, and a man in a yellow shirt with red mala sits to the right. Behind them rows of men in white and pastel shirts sit on red chairs, and two small children in front wear a green top. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session, with people in quiet, eyes-closed attention.2011-07-05