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A photograph of devotees gathered at a low wooden platform during a darshan or prasad distribution. In the foreground an older woman with grey hair pulled back, wearing a red patterned blouse, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar and face turned toward the platform. Beside her a child in a dark shirt presses hands together. On the platform a silver tray holds a garland of white flowers with orange marigold petals, beside a silver plate with offerings. At left, a person in white clothes with a gold bangle reaches toward the plate. Several other devotees in saffron and dark clothing crowd close behind.

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A photograph of devotees receiving blessings at a darshan line on an orange-carpeted stage. In the foreground, a white-clad man on the left holds a silver tray with money and a small clock while an older woman in a red and orange floral sari and pink blouse cups her hands to receive a prasad substance. Beside them, a young woman in a mint-green top with a braid and jasmine flowers, a woman in a black blouse, and a woman in a yellow sari with folded hands wait. A young boy with a white tilak stands at the edge looking up, and more devotees in saris and shirts crowd behind. On the left, a tray holds a plate of fruit, flower garlands with red roses, and a decorated offering. A yellow-patterned wall and black speaker are at the top left.2010-02-17A padapuja-style ritual in a decorated room. An elderly woman with white hair, wearing a white sari with gold border, kneels and pours liquid from a small vessel over the feet of a seated figure dressed in saffron-orange cloth, while she holds a brass plate with fruit and offerings. Garlands of white flowers and red blooms lie beside the feet. Behind her, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border sits with a rudraksha mala, and several young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit watching. A shaved-headed man in orange and a woman in a purple sari sit at the left edge, with pink and orange flower petals on the floor.2014-07-04 +1 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06October 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a devotional gathering in an orange-draped hall. A young man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in an orange garment with a pink shawl, a white jasmine garland and a red-and-white flower mala, smiles while extending his hand to bless a gray-haired woman in a cream sari with orange border who presses her palms together. Other devotees, several women in saffron and red, crowd close. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside a silver tray holding offerings and papers. The scene suggests darshan and blessing during satsang.2010-12-26A crowded tent interior at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering where saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit in rows at white-covered tables. Several people hold round metal trays with lit oil lamps, extending them forward. In the foreground a white-haired elderly woman in a floral shawl reaches toward a flaming tray, while a man in cream kurta and glasses tends another lamp. A woman in an orange-and-marigold garland sits near the front, with a shaved-headed sadhu in orange wearing marigold garlands beside her. On the right, a bald priest in orange robes and beaded rudraksha malas stands by the tent pole, and a water bottle sits on a table. Several people in the background wear orange and red clothing.2013-02-15Night-time ritual puja in an outdoor courtyard. A shaved-headed priest in white cloth and saffron wrap, with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings, stands at the centre with cupped hands over a small flame. Nearby, attendants in saffron and white, marked with white ash, hold a silver plate with a yellow flower and a bowl, and a brass plate of green leaves sits on a blue cloth-covered table. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in orange and red clothing watches, with a banana plant and a white wall in the background. The silver lidded vessel and plate suggest a ritual offering setting.2017-01-08October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copies