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July 01 2009

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A young man with short brown hair in white clothes sits in profile at the foreground of a crowded ritual gathering, pressing the fingertips of his right hand to the bridge of his nose in a meditative gesture. He wears a red-and-black rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, many seated devotees in white and grey clothes fill the blurred tent, with brass plates and offerings visible on the cloth-covered floor below.2009-07-01A seated group of many participants in white clothing with red-orange shawls or scarves, many touching their foreheads with one hand while their eyes are closed, as in a meditation or initiation session. A young man in the centre with shoulder-length brown hair wears a dark wooden bead mala, a red-orange scarf and a red lanyard badge, and presses two fingers to his brow. Orange marks are visible on several foreheads. The background shows a white decorative wall panel and a white draped table. Many heads and shoulders are in the foreground.2015-05-24Photograph of devotees seated in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground a young man in a white top and an orange-red patterned shawl dabs white ash or paste onto his forehead with his fingers. Beside him a man with short dark hair bows his head, hand to his brow. Behind them other people in white clothes and red shawls sit in rows, and a woman at right touches her forehead. No one is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees in white ritual dress with red shawls performing forehead markings during a puja.2016-02-23A young man with short dark hair and a light beard sits with eyes closed, his right hand raised with thumb and forefinger resting at his nose in a breathing or nadi-shodhana style practice. He wears a white t-shirt and a red-brown rudraksha mala. Behind him and to the sides, other seated participants in white clothes and red-brown malas are blurred.2010-12-04Photograph of a young man with short dark hair seated in a meditation or initiation session, eyes closed and head slightly bowed. He wears a white shirt and a long rudraksha mala with a white cord around his neck, and a copper bangle on his wrist. He holds a small clear crystal or quartz piece against his forehead between the eyebrows. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white clothing sits with head lowered, and blurred seated participants in white and red-brown clothing fill the background. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with rows of chairs.2017-03-17 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a young man with short light-brown hair and dark-framed glasses, wearing a white collarless shirt with a rust-orange shawl draped over his shoulder. He holds a small clear cup or vial to his forehead with his right hand, while other seated participants in white and orange attire are blurred behind him. The setting appears to be a large hall during a group ritual session.2017-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded seated gathering with many participants in white and rust-red shawls. In the foreground a young man with curly dark hair wears a white t-shirt, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-black patterned shawl, and presses a finger to his forehead between the eyebrows, eyes closed, in a meditative gesture. Silver bangles are on his wrist. Other participants with shaved or short hair sit around him, eyes lowered. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2015-05-24February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17July 15 20172017-07-15 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 10 20172017-03-10