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Indoor ashram hall with cream walls and a tiled floor. Several people sit on the floor in white dhotis with saffron-coloured borders. A young man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and sits with a long-haired figure at left. A man second from right holds hands in anjali mudra. Children sit among them, including a boy wearing a necklace. An orange cloth lies spread on the floor in the foreground. Behind them stand a gold-framed ornate throne-like seat with red cushions, two gold lion figures, and a brass kalasha-topped trident-style stand. Framed images hang on the walls above.

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October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesA large group of young men and boys sit cross-legged on orange cloths in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures. Many wear white dhotis and shawls, and several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. Some have hands folded in prayer, others sit with eyes closed in meditation. A figure stands at a desk at the back.2017-11-24A large indoor hall with pale pink walls and framed photo collages, where many people sit on orange mats in rows during a meditation initiation. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Many sit with palms pressed together in prayer or with eyes closed. Orange-robed attendants and staff work at tables near the back, and an orange-cloth-draped low table with a small figure stands at the far end. At the rear, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged among the audience. Wooden stands with bells or small instruments line the front. A figure in white sits front-centre-left, hands clasped. No clearly identifiable a person-like figure with the required cues is confidently visible.2017-11-24May 31 20172017-05-31A photograph inside a hall with pink walls, sheer red curtains and a hanging ceremonial banner, where a seated group of devotees listens to a teaching. In the front left, a bald man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and white tilak lines sits with hands folded. Front centre, a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala and black-rimmed glasses sits with palms pressed together. To the right, two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas clap and smile. Behind them rows of young people in maroon and orange robes, and some in black shirts, sit on mats. Brass oil lamps and small offering plates sit on the floor in front, with a framed deity picture on the wall. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; the central figures are shaved-headed devotees in white and saffron.2013-01-15January 15 20132013-01-15 +2 copiesA group of shaved-headed young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes kneel in rows on a glossy white floor, palms pressed together in namaskar, with white vibhuti tilaks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Behind them seated musicians play a harmonium and other instruments on a colourful cloth, and women in saris sit nearby. At right stands a painted deity murti with raised hands beside a garland of marigolds and red flowers. Brass oil lamps and a large brass lamp in the foreground hold a flowered garland. The setting looks like a devotional satsang or puja gathering.2014-06-01April AF 2012 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. On the right, a figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap sits on a red cushioned seat with palms pressed together in namaste; no distinctive a person cues are clearly visible to confirm identity. Seated on mats in the centre, a bald man in white clothes and a yellow shawl with folded hands sits before brass plates of offerings. Other seated people in white, orange and yellow clothes, including a woman in a red-bordered white sari and a woman in yellow, hold their hands in prayer near brass trays of food and flowers. A standing man in white stands at the left by a wall board with framed photographs and printed text, and a bald man in white and orange sits in the background.2010-08-04March 30 20162016-03-30A seated group in a bright hall with a tiled floor during a ritual gathering. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits on a chair at the back, one hand raised near his face as if speaking. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white cloth sits on a mat, and a boy lies on the floor at the front. At right, shaved-headed men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks sit on a woven mat, one with his hand at his chin. Several young boys in ordinary shirts sit on the floor near brass plates, bells and a small kalasha-style vessel set on a cloth. Plastic containers and an orange bag lie in the foreground. A red curtain hangs at the right edge and a shelf with offerings sits at upper left.2012-04-08November 13 20172017-11-13