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December 11 2012

A photograph of a darshan line inside a hall with grey metal stanchions. A figure in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban, multiple rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed clothing stands at centre holding a small offering, with a hand raised in greeting. Behind him an attendant in an orange shawl carries a wooden tray. To the right, shaven-headed priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand with hands folded. Devotees in saris and Western clothes line the left side with palms pressed together; a child in a yellow top is visible at lower left.

October 12 2015

Indoor ballroom session with a crowd of standing and seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing orange-and-white lanyards with name badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A foreground man in white kurta stands with palms pressed together in anjali, next to a man in white shirt, and a woman in black top and patterned skirt with hands folded in prayer. Golden-backed banquet chairs fill the foreground, a microphone stand sits at right, and a framed portrait of a deity or saint with a green-and-gold turban hangs on the back wall. The scene suggests a satsang gathering.

December 13 2012

2012-12-13 +1 copies

A crowd of devotees stands in a line at a temple, many wearing white clothes and rust-red beaded rudraksha malas around their necks. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered pallu presses her palms together in anjali, while a man in a white shirt on the right bows with eyes lowered and hands folded. Behind them, a gold-coloured ornate arch or frame decorates the white wall. Several people wear name badges on their clothing. Some are bare-headed, others wear sunglasses, and a bald man in glasses stands near the left.

September 24 2016

A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a ritual gathering indoors. Most wear orange and maroon dhoti-style garments with gold-bordered cloth, and several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Rudraksha malas hang around many necks. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bead mala and a gold-bordered cloth stands in the front left, and a man in maroon and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala stands centre front, both with hands folded. Brass lamps and offering items are visible on a table at the lower edge, and a wall with framed pictures and a colourful display stands behind.

2014-08-27 +1 copies

A photograph of a crowded hall during a ritual where a man in white clothes with a red sash and red-beaded necklace raises a small oil lamp on a dish with one hand while holding a bell-like object in the other. Beside him, a man in white with a white forehead mark and red shawl stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in red shawl holds a small brass dish. Several participants in white and red shawls stand in prayer with folded hands, and a black-draped table is at left.

A small indoor room during a puja beside a window with vertical blinds. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a red shawl stands at a metal tray holding a burning oil lamp and brass vessels, offering to a framed portrait on an easel. Around him, several people with orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a pink salwar kameez and a person in a white shirt at the left edge. An orange-draped table holds a brass plate with offerings. Framed portraits appear on the right. a person's identity is not established by appearance here, so no candidate is named.

A photograph of a group of devotees standing in a row in a warmly lit hall with purple-patterned pillars and an ornate panel on the wall. Most wear white clothing, many with red lanyards or red-and-white malas. Several raise their hands in greeting or prayer, and a woman in a white outfit at center raises one arm high. A man in white near the front holds his hands together in namaste. A man at left in white holds a small bundle of red cloth. Petals are scattered on the floor. A partially visible woman at lower right has curly hair. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.