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December 04 2011

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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual or satsang. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. One man at left wears an orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, hands joined. Brass oil lamps, small plates and offering items rest on orange cloths on the floor. Behind them, rows of people in white, red and blue clothes sit closely together, many with hands folded, with ornate golden and red decorations visible on the walls and shrines in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2011-12-02October 28 20102010-10-28A large group of men seated cross-legged on mats in a hall, most wearing white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and white horizontal tripundra marks on their foreheads. Several hold small oil lamps or lit diyas with flames, while others sit with hands folded or holding ritual items, with brass plates and small containers nearby. The people are shaved-headed and dressed in similar white ritual attire. Some figures in the back wear lighter or colourful clothing. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2010-10-10May 03 20122012-05-03A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall during a satsang. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on orange mats wearing white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, many with rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilaks; the man at center has hands folded in anjali, and another at left is eyes-closed in meditation. Behind them, rows of seated devotees and younger boys in white and maroon fill the room, with a microphone stand at right. Some people in the background wear white shirts. No figure is clearly identifiable as the presenter from appearance alone, and the seated mass suggests a sizable audience.2013-01-22Large seated gathering in a hall with rows of devotees in white and saffron clothing, many with hands in anjali mudra. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together, with brass plates, small oil lamps and offering dishes on orange cloths before the group. Shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and white tilak marks on their foreheads sit nearby, and many children and young people fill the background, some with hands folded in prayer.2011-12-10May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copiesApril 09 20122012-04-09A photograph of a large indoor puja gathering seated on the floor of a tiled hall. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with maroon and gold borders sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with bare upper bodies and tripundra marks on their foreheads, one wearing a rudraksha mala. On the left, two men in saffron-orange robes sit with hands folded. Before them are brass plates with fruit, flowers, small oil lamps and cups on orange cloth mats. Behind the front row, many seated devotees, including children and women in colourful clothing, face the same direction. Red curtains hang at the back of the room.2011-08-01Large seated gathering of devotees in an ashram hall, with many people in white and orange clothing sitting cross-legged on mats. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a dark rudraksha mala holds his hands together before a small lit oil lamp, with brass plates, flowers and a kalasha-style vessel arranged on the mat. Beside him, a bald priest in white dhoti with gold borders sits with eyes closed, and a boy in a white shirt and a boy in a red striped shirt sit nearby. Behind them, rows of men and boys in orange shawls and white clothing sit in puja or satsang, with a few seated near a pillar at the back. The scene conveys a ritual or meditative session with oil lamps and offerings in the foreground.2012-05-01 +2 copiesJuly 15 20172017-07-15 +1 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21 +3 copies