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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a red-walled hall holding small lit oil lamps with flames. Many wear white kurta-style clothing; several men have orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha or orange beaded necklaces, and some women wear saris and shawls. In the foreground a bald man with a beard holds a lit lamp and an older white-bearded man sits behind him. Shawls, lamps and seated rows fill the frame, with an ornate wooden gallery and a tall metal stand behind.

2012-09-09 +1 copies

May 11 2014

A photograph of a seated devotional gathering on a white floor, with many people holding small lit oil lamps in cupped hands. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothes with an orange-red shawl and glasses holds a lamp, and beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl offers a lamp with raised hands. A woman with a red forehead mark and a white top with an orange shawl also holds a flame. Behind them, monks in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together, and a green cloth with cups and bottles lies at the right. a person is not clearly visible among those pictured, so no candidate is identified.

March 30 2016

September 15 2015

Photo of a large seated satsang or ritual gathering in a hall with red carpeting and red-draped decor. In the foreground a man with longer light-brown hair wearing a white t-shirt and white trousers sits cross-legged and holds a small brass dish with a small gold-coloured object, while beside him a man in a white dhoti with a red shawl holds a brass bowl. Around them many attendees in white clothes and red or orange shawls sit, some with yellow or orange tilak on their foreheads, and a few hold small brass vessels. Rudraksha malas are visible on several participants. The scene is a group ritual with participants performing offerings.

A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls fills a hall with pink patterned panels behind them. In the centre, a man with long light-brown hair, a white kurta and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in meditation. Around him are men and women in white with orange-red shawls, several with yellow-orange tilak marks on the forehead. A man in the foreground wears a yellow forehead mark and holds a small glass, and another seated man beside him has a yellow tilak.

A large seated satsang audience in white clothing and red-orange shawls sits on white mats in a hall with red walls and framed posters. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white with a vertical white tilak on his forehead and a red shawl sits upright, with a man in glasses beside him. Behind them rows of devotees in white and red-orange shawls face forward, some wearing lanyards. A gilded deity murti stands at upper right. The scene reads as a seated discourse or satsang gathering.

A large group of seated men in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders performs a ritual, many holding lit oil lamps or flames toward brass plates and offering trays on orange and red cloth mats. Several wear rudraksha malas. One man in the foreground with a gold-bordered white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a flame over a brass plate. Brass lamps, small bowls and copper vessels are arranged on the floor. Many people fill the hall, appearing to number in the dozens, with a few partially visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in appearance.

2010-11-20 +1 copies

September 10 2012

A large seated gathering of devotees performs a lamp ritual inside a hall. Many men in front wear white dhoti-style cloth with red-striped borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold up lit oil lamps or diyas, with flames visible in multiple hands, and brass plates with offerings sit on mats in front. Behind them, women in white and coloured saris and salwar kameez sit in rows, also holding small lamps. The lighting is warm and dim, with glowing flames throughout the room, and the atmosphere suggests a collective puja or aarti.

December 04 2010