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A seated shaved-headed man in front, wearing a rust-red shawl over an orange-gold cloth, multiple rudraksha malas, bare arms with bands, and white ash stripes on forehead and arms, sits cross-legged in meditation on a light floor. Behind him, rows of young boys and teenagers in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit in meditative posture with hands folded or resting in laps. Adults in white clothing sit further back, some with palms joined in namaste. Small brass lamps, a brass vessel and a few flower petals lie on the floor near the front, indicating a satsang or meditation gathering in an ashram hall.

August 14 2016

Seated puja ceremony in an ashram hall with devotees standing and sitting in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked arms sits with palms pressed together, eyes closed. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair in a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant, sits with hands open in meditation. Brass oil lamps, bowls of rose petals and offering plates surround them on a red cloth. Several young boys in saffron robes with white forehead markings sit nearby, and a bowl of white flowers rests in the foreground.

A seated group of devotees conducting a puja in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a bald man in orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a blue lanyard, sits cross-legged with hands folded and eyes closed, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a white tilak and a mala sits in meditation posture. Other devotees in orange and white dhotis, some with white tilaks, sit behind them. Brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, a camphor-like white offering, a notebook and a plastic box lie on a cloth in front.

November 20 2014

A seated group of devotees and young disciples sits on a red floor covering during a ceremony in a room with yellow walls. Several young males in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas, shaved heads and white forehead markings. Behind and around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white tilak on their foreheads, sit attentively. Brass or steel plates with offerings and green containers sit before them. A figure in the left foreground appears to be a child with a shaved head. The mood is one of quiet, collective participation.

A photograph of a seated group in a hall with rows of devotees in white and orange-saffron clothing, many with white and red forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young man with a shaved head, red bindi and orange robe sits in meditation with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Beside him, a man in orange-red robes with vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala sits upright. Others around them, some in white dhotis, sit in attentive posture on mats while a blurred figure in the lower foreground occupies the frame.

January 08 2017

August 17 2014

May 13 2013

A photograph of a seated group of young boys and men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, many with white and grey ash markings on their foreheads and arms, sitting cross-legged on mats in a bright hall during a ritual. In the foreground, two men sit with hands folded or resting on laps; the one on the right has a rudraksha mala and red-orange shawl, and the one on the left holds a small object. Brass and silver puja vessels, small lamps and a plate with white and pink flowers sit on the mats before them. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and an adult in red sit among the group.