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A man with his hair tied in a top knot and a tattooed arm stands in a white kurta with a red-and-orange shawl and a red beaded mala. He holds a small clear crystal or glass object to his forehead with his eyes closed, in a seated gathering. Around him, many participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit with hands raised or touching their faces, in an indoor hall.

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Close photograph of a seated devotee with long grey-blonde dreadlocks tied with a pink band, wearing a white top and red-and-white cloth over one shoulder, touching his forehead with his right hand where a tattoo is visible on the wrist. Behind him, other seated participants in white and red clothing, and a figure in orange robes sit in a blurred hall during an initiation session.2016-10-08February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesA crowded photograph of a seated devotee gathering in white and orange-red clothing. In the centre, a woman with light brown hair and glasses in a white top and gold bangles holds a small white object to her forehead, while others around her perform similar gestures with their hands. Many attendees wear orange-red shawls, and a dark wooden conch-like instrument is visible at the upper left. The scene suggests a ritual or satsang session.2015-07-14Photograph of a large seated gathering of participants in white clothes with orange-red shawls, many with hands raised to their foreheads in a meditative or initiation gesture. Several bald and grey-haired men and a young man with short hair are prominent in the foreground, some wearing rudraksha-style beads. Purple-lit patterned panels glow in the background of a hall during an Inner Awakening session, Varanasi.2015-05-24A seated group of many participants in white clothing with red-orange shawls or scarves, many touching their foreheads with one hand while their eyes are closed, as in a meditation or initiation session. A young man in the centre with shoulder-length brown hair wears a dark wooden bead mala, a red-orange scarf and a red lanyard badge, and presses two fingers to his brow. Orange marks are visible on several foreheads. The background shows a white decorative wall panel and a white draped table. Many heads and shoulders are in the foreground.2015-05-24A photograph of a seated crowd of devotees in white shirts and kurtas with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a man in a white collared shirt with a red-and-white lanyard touches his forehead with his fingers, eyes closed, in a moment of prayer or meditation. Behind him, others in similar white and red attire sit with hands raised to their foreheads. The background is blurred, with a bright tent-like setting and another devotee on the right with hand raised. No deity murti, puja items or a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of devotees seated in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground a young man in a white top and an orange-red patterned shawl dabs white ash or paste onto his forehead with his fingers. Beside him a man with short dark hair bows his head, hand to his brow. Behind them other people in white clothes and red shawls sit in rows, and a woman at right touches her forehead. No one is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees in white ritual dress with red shawls performing forehead markings during a puja.2016-02-23Devotees sit closely packed in a hall, many wearing white kurtas and orange-red shawls printed with small dark motifs. In the foreground a young man with short swept-back brown hair, a stud earring, and a white striped shirt keeps his eyes closed and touches his chest with one hand, a silver ring visible, while wearing the same orange shawl. Other devotees with shaved or short hair and a woman with dark hair tied back sit nearby, some in profile, in a meditative satsang or initiation setting.2015-07-15 +1 copiesMay 24 20152015-05-24July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copies