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A seated meditation or initiation session in a hall with white chairs and a gold deity murti in the background. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair, a kumkum mark on his forehead, an orange robe, and multiple rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. To his left, a man in a lavender shirt and rudraksha mala holds a thermometer-like device. To his right, a woman in a purple top and red trousers with rudraksha beads sits with eyes closed. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the hall, and a screen shows video on the far wall.

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April 18 20182018-04-18 +1 copiesApril 18 20182018-04-18A photograph of three seated devotees at a Ganesha Brahmotsavam event. On the left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange-beaded mala and looks down at a mobile phone in his hands. In the centre, a young woman in an orange sari with a magenta border and a long dark rudraksha-style bead necklace with a pendant sits with her hands folded, a vertical orange tilak and white forehead marking on her brow. On the right, a woman in white with a white shawl and an orange-beaded mala sits with bangles and red thread on her wrists. Behind them, people in white sit on red chairs, and a brown wooden stand and brass dish lie at the lower edge.2014-08-25September 22 20142014-09-22October 02 20162016-10-02August 05 20162016-08-05A seated woman in the foreground wears an orange saffron robe with red border, a dark wooden rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and has white forehead markings, looking forward in a calm, composed way. Behind her, rows of seated young women and girls in orange and red robes, many with white forehead bands, sit in a temple hall during a puja. A brass oil lamp, small brass bowls and ritual items sit on a low tray at the lower left, and a gold deity murti is visible in the background. Partial view of a second set of seated devotees in white and red clothing.2014-08-21September 22 20142014-09-22A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in a meditative satsang setting inside a hall filled with many participants. In the foreground, a shaven-headed young man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl sits with hands folded, beside another saffron-clad sannyasi with rudraksha mala. A young man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined, a man in grey shirt and a man in white polo shirt sit cross-legged, and women in saffron shawls and red and green saris sit in the back rows. A small green-lidded steel container and scattered coins lie on the white mat in front of them. Many more seated devotees fill the background, with camera tripods visible at the left.2012-10-14May 24 20122012-05-24January 10 20142014-01-10Two shaven-headed men sit cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, wearing saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists. The man on the right has a red bindi and white horizontal markings on his arms and shoulders; the man on the left sits with hands clasped and eyes lowered. Behind them, a seated audience of devotees in orange and red clothing, some with white markings, faces a satsang gathering in a hall.2016-08-12