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Seated devotees in white kurta-style clothing with orange-brown shawls sit on a wooden floor at a group event. Several hold small white objects to their faces or foreheads, apparently cotton or a cloth, while others sit with eyes lowered. A man in front wears wire-rimmed glasses, a lanyard and a gold bracelet, touching his forehead. Another man beside him wears a white outfit, orange shawl and gold watch. Green and orange clothing of others is visible at the top left, with water bottles and a pair of sandals on the floor. No one is identified as a person.2016-10-08A photograph of seated devotees at a meditation or initiation session on a wooden floor. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with a gold bracelet holds a small white cloth to his face. In the centre, a man wearing glasses and a white kurta with an orange-saffron shawl touches his forehead with a white cloth, with a lanyard around his neck. Behind them, more participants in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls sit with eyes closed or cloths raised. A green-clad figure appears at the top left, and a water bottle is visible at the left edge. No deity, altar or a person figure is shown.2016-10-08Large group of devotees seated on a patterned carpet during a ritual, most dressed in white kurta-style clothing with red-and-black woven shawls. Several men in front have a sacred ash or kumkum mark on the forehead and touch their brows or foreheads with their fingers, while others behind also raise hands to the forehead. Some wear lanyards and name badges, and a woman in the middle wears a white top. Warm red stage lighting and a blurred background suggest a large hall during a meditative or puja-style gathering.2016-07-02A seated crowd of devotees in a large hall, most wearing white kurtas and dhotis with orange-saffron shawls. Many hold small glass cups or vessels and raise them toward their foreheads, sipping or touching the liquid to their faces. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and gold bangles. In the foreground a woman in an orange and red sari sits beside a braid, and audience members in the background wear orange and teal clothing. No clearly visible central figure in the frame.2016-05-17September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesMay 08 20162016-05-08A close crowd of seated devotees at a satsang, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white sash holds his hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi. To his left, another man in white and a red sash prays with closed eyes, and an orange-clad man wearing a rudraksha mala sits behind. In the foreground, a man with curly hair and white forehead markings sits with eyes lowered, dressed in white.2013-05-25October 08 20162016-10-08September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesA large group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls sit closely together on a floor during a ritual, many with white vertical tilak markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have hands pressed together in prayer or hold small ritual objects, while one man at the lower left covers his face with his palms. Behind them, orange cloth hangs from above and a metal railing and more seated participants fill the background, with a few small oil lamps visible on the floor.2010-10-30June 28 20172017-06-28