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May 13 2015

February 01 2017

A large hall with pale floors where many participants sit on mats performing a seated puja. Foreground figures include a bald man in orange and red dhoti with white tilak marks on his arms, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with prayer-folded hands near small brass oil lamps, kumkum and offering plates on the floor. Others wear saffron and orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and white ash markings; some sit with folded hands. Crowd appears to be well over twenty people seated in rows toward the back.

A photograph of a large group of bare-chested male initiates seated cross-legged on orange cloth during a deeksha initiation. They wear white dhotis with yellow-and-orange borders and white sacred thread across the chest, many with white ash markings and red tilak on their foreheads. Several wear rudraksha mala and pendant necklaces. The man in the centre foreground holds his hands in a mudra and wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. A younger man on the right holds a small printed card. Behind them, colourful hanging decorations and a bright indoor hall are visible. No single presenter's identity is established from appearance, and no visible name is printed in the frame.

May 27 2017

A large hall filled with many seated, bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloth, most wearing rudraksha malas and marked with white and yellow ash and kumkum on their foreheads and bodies. Rows of participants sit on the floor before small brass puja trays and offering plates with flowers and lamps. Some wear sacred threads and a few hold small ritual items. The crowd is dense and extends to the back of the hall, with a wall of boxes and banners behind. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated rows at the front.

May 27 2017

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January 12 2017

August 23 2016

A large indoor assembly of devotees seated on the floor in a white-walled hall, most dressed in white dhotis and kurtas. In the foreground, several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces, with sandal or ash markings on their chests and foreheads; one has a tripundra mark. They sit with hands folded in anjali or resting on their chests, eyes closed in meditation, during what appears to be a satsang or puja gathering. Others sit behind them, and a row of people in the background is partly visible. No single figure can be identified as a person from appearance here, and the setting shows a group ritual rather than a central podium.

2017-07-03 +1 copies

A large seated congregation of men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, many wearing rudraksha malas and sacred ash or white paint markings on their foreheads, arms and chests, sit closely together during a ritual satsang. In the foreground, a bald man in a red-brown bindi and a young man in red-framed glasses sit in meditative posture with hands folded. A central older man with long pale hair and no shirt, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes lowered among the devotees. Brass lamps and yellow-and-white offerings are placed in front of the seated rows, and small lamps glow on the floor. Several men hold palms together in namaskar. The setting is an indoor hall with pale walls and red and white cloth.