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February 21 2016

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Night outdoor gathering at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru, with a large crowd of women seated on bare ground facing a stage area. Most wear white or cream saree and salwar garments, with a few in red, green, and orange; one woman in a red shawl sits at left. A standing figure in white clothing stands at left edge and an orange-robed figure stands near the centre-left in the background. A bright floodlight and a lamp pole light the scene, and a fire burns at lower right in the foreground.2009-09-06October 27 20082008-10-27November 18 20092009-11-18October 26 20152015-10-26November 16 20052005-11-16Photograph of a homa at night. A visible fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit in the foreground. Several devotees in white clothing sit before it; a woman at left wears a white sari with gold borders and bangles, while a central figure in white with dark hair passes an offering into the flames. Behind the fire, a figure in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace performs the ritual. Above and behind, a framed portrait of a seated figure in yellow-orange robes hangs on a dark wall. At right a woman in white with glasses observes. Five to six people are visible.2004-07-02Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a bright lamp in its branches. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and white shawl sits on a low platform, speaking into a microphone, with a brass kalasha-style vessel, fruit, and small cups before him. Seated on white cloth on the ground in front are devotees, including a woman in a lavender sari and white-clad people, some with rudraksha malas, and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl. Several others sit or stand behind them under the tree.2005-12-19A night homa at a brick fire pit with a tall bright flame rising from the centre. A bald man with a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, sits at the right side of the pit, hands extended over the fire with a ritual vessel nearby. Behind him a row of seated devotees wear white clothes and red shawls, some with orange scarves. Brass pots and a small bowl sit beside the fire on a cloth-covered platform. A small headset microphone is visible on the officiant's face.2013-03-312005-SWAMIJI-DOING-GURUPUJA-AARATHI +2 copies2005-SWAMIJI-DOING-GURUPUJA-AARATHI +2 copiesA night-time outdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. On the right, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment over white clothing sits cross-legged before a microphone, eyes closed and hands together, with a small fire lamp, brass vessels, fruit and flowers on a low tray in front of him. Seated to the left on white cloths are several devotees in white clothes: a man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a lavender sari, an older man with glasses and a mala, and others in white behind them, some with hands folded in prayer. A portable light is visible among the branches.2005-12-19 +2 copies