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A row of seated men in white ritual clothing practise yoga in a plain hall, with a pink curtain and white wall behind them. The foreground man, shaved-headed and wearing a white dhoti and shawl with maroon edging, sits with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. Several others sit blurred behind him in similar white garments. The scene suggests a kriya or meditation session.

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Photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The front man, shaved-headed, wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him sit others in white dhotis and shawls, one with a gold-edged cloth and tilak markings on the forehead. In front lie brass vessels, oil lamps, incense sticks, flowers and a tray of ritual items. A red curtain hangs in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-11-11October 29 20112011-10-29September 10 20112011-09-10November 06 20112011-11-06Several men sit close together in white ritual dress with reddish-maroon borders, bodies and arms marked with white ash lines. In the foreground two men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas press their palms together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Beside them a man with short dark hair and a gold bangle also holds his hands folded with eyes closed. Behind them another seated man in white is partly visible, and a blurred bald figure in orange appears at the lower right corner. Warm light glows at the left edge.2011-10-02A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged with eyes lowered, wearing white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, a white vertical tilak on the forehead and a dark beaded mala around the neck. Behind him, other seated people in white garments are partly visible, and an orange-cloth altar with offerings sits on the floor in the background. The man's clothing is ordinary white ritual dress with no crown, saffron robe or distinctive adornments, so no a person candidate is established from appearance.2011-11-07A group of men in white dhotis and white shawls sit closely together in a temple hall, many with hands pressed in anjali mudra, eyes closed or lowered in prayer. A warm glow of oil lamps or a small fire pit lights the scene in the foreground. Several men wear wooden rudraksha malas over their bare shoulders. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the scene is described by roles only: devotees and ashram members at a puja or satsang.2010-12-28A photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a floor in meditation with eyes closed. Most wear white dhotis with maroon borders and bare shoulders, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white vertical and horizontal sacred marks on their foreheads and arms. On the far right a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits beside them. Props on the floor include a clear water bottle, a brown glass bottle, a small green bottle, a small brass lamp and a few flowers. Behind them is a white wall and a red curtain.2011-10-26October 07 20112011-10-07Seated devotees in white cloths meditate with eyes closed on a floor, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. The central man wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white dhoti-style wrap, hands resting on his knee. Men to the left and right wear similar white clothes, some with beaded necklaces, and a brass vessel sits on the floor at left beside a metal table with a red cloth. Figures in the foreground are partly cropped.2011-09-30Five men in white ritual dhotis sit cross-legged in a row on a white floor during a puja. Several wear rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings; the nearest holds a small incense stick or lamp in his right hand. Brass pots, oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small brass vessels are arranged on a mat in front of them. Several children sit at the left edge, and an orange-robed figure is partly visible at the right edge. A red curtain and white doors form the background.2011-10-19A photograph of several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls seated and praying with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man with eyes closed wears white and red-trimmed cloth, a black rudraksha-style mala, and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other devotees sit with hands folded, some wearing dark beaded necklaces. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-25 +1 copies