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Three shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit in meditation, eyes closed, in a row against a white backdrop. The nearest man on the left wears a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead. The middle man wears glasses and a dark rudraksha mala over bare shoulders, and the man on the right is in profile with a saffron wrap. A blue cloth hangs behind the left figure, and a deep red curtain stands at the right edge. Ritual meditation or satsang setting.

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Three male sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, one wearing rudraksha malas and a tilak on the forehead, the others also with rudraksha beads. A blurred blue deity figure and a white banner with faint printed text stand behind them, with a dark red curtain on the right. The foreground subject is the man on the left with a red bindi, and the scene is a seated meditation session.2011-09-15September 19 20112011-09-19October 26 20112011-10-26Several seated men in a temple or ashram hall perform a ritual with eyes closed. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man wears orange-saffron robes with a yellow border, a rudraksha mala, a white vibhuti marking and a red tilak, with a bangle on his wrist and a book resting on his lap. Beside him, a bespectacled man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, men in white dhotis sit on the floor. Brass oil lamps, small bowls, a copper vessel and a red cloth backdrop stand nearby.2011-10-17August 13 20132013-08-13September 15 20112011-09-15Photograph of several young men in saffron-orange monastic robes seated cross-legged in a hall during a puja. The men on the left and centre sit with eyes closed and hands folded; the man on the right presses palms together in anjali mudra. All wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti horizontal stripes on their foreheads, arms and shoulders, with rudraksha bands on their upper arms. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange robes are visible, and a white-clad figure stands at the right edge.2016-08-02August 13 20132013-08-13A photograph of a row of saffron-robed sannyasis seated on the floor before a red curtain during a satsang. Several men shaved-headed, wearing orange cloth wraps and rudraksha malas, have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. The foremost man in the left foreground speaks, his hands at his waist, while the others sit with palms joined or hands resting in their laps. Brass vessels stand at the lower right and a woman sits at the far left edge. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person, so the figures are described by role only.2013-08-02A seated group of people meditating with eyes closed in a hall. In the foreground, a young man with a red bindi and rudraksha mala wears orange robes and glasses. Beside him, a bespectacled young man in a saffron shawl and red-orange garment sits with eyes closed. At right, a shaved-headed man with white tripundra marks, a red bindi and rudraksha mala wears orange robes. Behind them, men in white clothes with orange lanyards sit in meditation, and an older man in white with glasses sits at far right. The setting appears to be an indoor assembly for an inner awakening class.2013-03-13April 01 20132013-04-01September 11 20112011-09-11