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A photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts standing with palms pressed together in namaste along the left side of an indoor hall. In the centre, a man with a bare chest and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-saffron dhoti and is receiving a greeting. Beside him, a priest with a shaved head and bare torso wears an orange cloth and white dhoti, holding a silver tray with offerings and lit items. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis stand near a decorated shrine with a deity murti and flowers.

A group of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees, many wearing orange shawls over their shoulders, gathers in a hall with a tiled floor and orange cloth runners laid out. A man in the foreground kneels and bows forward with his head down on the floor, while others stand nearby, some with hands joined and one holding an object. A man in orange robes stands in the background near a dark curtain, and a folding table with items sits at right. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang gathering. No clear individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

A indoor ashram hall with white walls, a white tent-like ceiling drape, and a hanging yellow and blue patterned banner. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari faces a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts who stand with palms pressed together in namaste; several hold silver plates. A man in an orange robe stands near an orange door holding a folded cloth. Cream sofas and orange cushions are at the right edge.

A photograph of a covered colonnaded hall where a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti bows deeply at the feet of a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around them, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a white shirt and a thin orange shawl. White plastic chairs stand at the right and a pillar-lined wall stretches behind.

A seated figure in orange saffron robes wearing a long yellow and orange marigold garland and long dark hair sits on a red patterned carpet, placing both hands on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with palms pressed together. Behind them stand four people watching: an older man in white with a red sacred thread, a man in a black shirt with a pendant, and two women in saris, one in a cream and red sari and one in a green sari, with white hair and a red bindi. The room has cream walls and a wall sconce light, and a red box sits beside the carpet. The orange-robed figure appears to give a blessing to the bowing man.

A photograph of a devotional greeting in an indoor hall with hanging orange and colourful tassel decorations. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Beside him, a younger man in orange and gold-bordered dhoti with a gold necklace stands. In the centre, a man in white unstitched cloth with a silver border and dark hair tied back presses palms together in anjali. On the left, a group of women in white and brown saris and salwar, several with palms pressed together, stand in a line, one wearing a green scarf. Some are greeting with folded hands while others watch.

July 02 2007

A home ritual in a small room decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands and pink petals. A seated figure in orange and maroon robes with a long white-and-red flower garland and gold necklaces holds a white plate of offerings while a kneeling woman in white with folded hands receives the rite. A man in a red shawl kneels with hands together in front. A robed attendant in orange holds a lit oil lamp, another holds a trident, and a woman in a cream sari with red border stands behind, with elderly people in white and cream seated at left. Petals are scattered on the floor.

A hall with hanging colourful woven tassels and orange fabric banners. A bare-chested man with long swept-back black hair, wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with gold ornaments, stands at centre receiving a tray or plate from a shaven-headed man in an orange robe with a dark red border. Several white-clad devotees stand on the left with palms pressed together in namaste, including a woman in a green shawl and an older woman in a tan top and patterned sari. Other men in white dhotis and a man in a saffron-coloured garment stand nearby. A brass or silver tray with a red fruit or offering is visible in the foreground.

A photograph inside a home with orange curtains and patterned walls. A seated figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, shown from behind on the right, faces a second seated monk in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace and a shaved head, who holds a tray of fruit and offerings. Two young girls in white dresses and a woman in a green blouse and white skirt bend forward with a brass plate, and a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a puja plate. A man in orange with a cameraman behind him stands at left, and an older man in glasses is at the lower left edge. The scene looks like a padapuja or home blessing visit.

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