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September 23 20132013-09-23A row of shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on a floor before red curtains, eyes closed or lowered in meditation or prayer. Several wear long rudraksha malas across their shoulders and white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads and arms. Hands are folded or resting on their laps. In the lower right corner, a brass puja vessel and an offering plate with flowers and fruit sit near the group. The men appear to be sannyasi or priests participating in a satsang or puja.2013-09-29A row of seated men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit at a satsang or meditation gathering. The nearest man, on the right, has a gold tilak on his forehead and wears a gold-bordered orange shawl, with rudraksha beads across his chest and a beaded bracelet. The man beside him also has a gold tilak and multiple rudraksha malas. Left-side figures wear red-orange shawls and beaded bracelets, with hands folded or resting near their chests. Behind them is a pale green draped table with a wall of printed black-and-white photographs of many people pinned to a wall. Mineral water bottles sit on the floor at the lower left.2015-05-23Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.2013-10-09August 21 20162016-08-21A seated group of shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual in a hall. Several have white horizontal tilaka stripes on their foreheads and arms. The front man wears a long orange shawl, rudraksha mala, and bracelets, and holds his hands in a mudra gesture. Brass vessels, a small brass bell, and plates with offerings sit on a white cloth before them, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.2013-03-29December 20 20152015-12-20April 01 20132013-04-01August 23 20142014-08-23A photograph of a seated group of saffron-and-red robed men during a ritual gathering, with many shaven heads and white tilak marks painted on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground a man in wire-rimmed glasses, with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered yellow shawl, holds a thin stick or wick near his mouth while others sit beside him with gold bangles and beaded malas. Behind them more devotees in orange and red garments sit on the floor, and a small cup and a patterned cloth with offerings lie at the lower left.2014-09-13A seated group of saffron-robed men and boys with white vibhuti tripundra markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, clapping with palms together. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala smiles and claps; beside him a boy in orange with a mala claps, and behind them other devotees in orange and a golden pillar with flower garlands and a green-and-red cloth draped over a figure appear in the background. Pink and purple satin cloths and a fan are visible.2013-10-08A row of seated male devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sits in a hall with red drapes, palms pressed together in prayer. Many have white sacred ash horizontal stripes on their foreheads and arms. A tray of offerings sits at the lower right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene is a group satsang-style gathering.2013-09-21