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A seated group of monks in rust-red and saffron robes sits on a light floor during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, two men in front are dressed in dark red cloth with rudraksha malas and bands of white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms; the man on the right, with glasses and a bald head, speaks with his mouth open. Behind them, rows of robed monks and seated devotees in white and red clothing sit with hands folded, and a laptop, brass vessels and cloth bags rest on the floor. Some background attendees wear white shirts.

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Seated devotees in an ashram hall wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white and ochre forehead and body markings. In the foreground, a bald man in wire-rimmed glasses wears a deep red-maroon cloth over his shoulder, a gold-bordered dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and several beaded wrist bands, with hands folded in his lap. Beside him, a younger shaved-headed man in orange with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with hands clasped. Behind them rows of seated young men in orange robes sit on mats. Brass puja vessels, a small oil lamp, flower petals, a white flower and steel containers lie on low tables in front, with a pale green plastic box and a blue mat in the foreground.2014-04-17A group of devotees in orange and rust-coloured robes sits cross-legged on a floor during a seated gathering. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men wear rudraksha malas and ochre-and-gold shawls; the left one has his hands folded and eyes lowered, while the right one, with a white horizontal tilak across his forehead and a red dot, speaks. Behind them, more seated people in saffron clothing and white forehead markings fill the room, with brass oil lamps and small offering dishes on the floor.2014-04-10November 27 20142014-11-27September 24 20142014-09-24April 10 20142014-04-10A seated group of devotees in a ritual hall during a puja. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in rust-red and gold robes, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, sits with hands pressed in prayer and eyes closed; beside him, another monk in similar red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with clasped hands. Behind them, several men wear white kurtas or red-orange robes, long orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a man in glasses wears a white shirt. Brass vessels, a small brass lamp, a bowl of flower petals and small offering dishes sit on a low silver-toned table and the floor. No identifiable a person is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone; the seated figures are shown in ritual dress.2014-11-20 +2 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06September 15 20132013-09-15A seated group of men in a ritual hall performs a puja with small brass bells, lamps and offering plates on low tables before them. The man in the centre wears a maroon dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and bangles, with tripundra on his forehead; he is not identifiable by face. On the left a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red and rudraksha mala sits beside saffron-clad sannyasis in orange robes, several with shaved heads and white tripundra marks. Behind them devotees in white and maroon sit behind white posts and a rope barrier.2014-10-06Indoor ceremony with seated monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, several with white sacred ash on the forehead, sitting on red mats before brass puja items and small plates. In the foreground a bald young monk with a gold necklace and gold armbands sits cross-legged, while boys in orange robes sit in front. Behind them, men in white and light clothing sit in rows, one with headphones and a man in white with palms pressed together. The setting appears to be a hall with a white marble-like wall.2013-04-24A large seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a ritual, many wearing saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti-style markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man in red-orange robes sits with hands folded in prayer near a low table holding brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a bell, oil lamps and flowers. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and red shawl sits with eyes lowered, and several other white-clad and saffron-clad participants fill the rows. A plain white-clad elder in glasses sits among them. The scene reads as a satsang or puja gathering.2014-11-20November 28 20142014-11-28