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A photograph of several saffron-robed sannyasi seated on red stone steps, with hands raised in devotional gesture. The foreground man on the left, with a shaved head and white tilak, wears an orange robe with a pink-and-yellow edge, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, and raises both palms outward. Beside him, a man with eyes closed and a red bindi wears a similar orange robe, layered rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and raises his hands. Behind them, another robed devotee in orange sits with his head turned. At the right edge, a shaved-headed sannyasi raises his hands, and a robed figure in white and yellow sits in the upper left. A seated audience member in glasses occupies the lower foreground.

Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed devotees seated on red sandstone steps, many raising open palms upward in prayer or devotion. Foreground: a shaved-headed man with rudraksha malas and a red bindi, arms raised; beside him a young man with shaved head, rudraksha mala and earrings; a boy with dark hair and a red tilak in the lower foreground. Behind them, more saffron-clad men with rudraksha necklaces, some holding small drums. A red kumkum or tilak marks several foreheads. Text in the lower right reads a pedia source attribution, which is omitted from text

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A seated group of young male ascetics in saffron and maroon robes, many with shaved heads and white tripundra marks on their foreheads, raise their open palms in devotional chanting or prayer. Several wear rudraksha malas and orange-cloth shawls with beaded necklaces. Brass cups and small offering vessels sit on white cloths in front of them. No identifiable presentation of a person is visible in the frame, so no candidate is noted.

A large seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in a prayer gesture at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, several shaved-headed young monks wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, some with white forehead markings. Behind and beside them, many boys in maroon and gold-trimmed robes sit cross-legged on red and white floor mats. At the right edge, a man with long swept-back hair wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold borders and a gold necklace, his hands raised in anjali. The scene suggests a devotional sitting, with the people arranged in rows across the hall.

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2013-01-01 +1 copies

Several devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on red sandstone steps, hands raised palms-outward in devotional gesture. In the foreground a young person with short dark hair and large hoop earrings looks upward. The men wear rudraksha malas, red and orange shawls, and bracelets; the man on the right has a shaved head, white tilak and round glasses. Behind them more saffron-clad participants and a woven basket are visible.

Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red wall behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and many young saffron-clad boys with shaved heads and white tilak on their foreheads stand among them. Foreground figures include a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a silver vessel, a man in rust-coloured robe with orange shawl and rudraksha malas, a bespectacled man in saffron robe holding a long wooden staff, and a man in saffron robe wearing a marigold and red-flower garland. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; roles are priest, sannyasis and devotees during a padapuja-style ceremony. Several dozen people are visible.

A crowd scene at an outdoor temple-style setting with a colourful striped canopy at upper left. In the centre, a bare-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha and bone-bead mala stands with hands folded in prayer, head bowed. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold-and-bead necklace and gold armband bends forward. At right, an older bald man in orange cloth with a large rudraksha and skull-bead mala and gold bracelets holds a folded orange cloth. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around them, one with a rudraksha mala at far left. The scene appears to be a ritual or devotional gathering. No readable text is visible in the frame.

2012-05-18 +1 copies