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A crowded outdoor ritual scene in front of a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with red, white and yellow flower garlands, set on a red platform beside red-walled shrine buildings with corrugated roofs and palm trees. Many devotees, mostly women, sit closely packed on the ground in cream, white and gold saris and orange clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and kumkum or bindi marks. A monk in orange robes sits in the foreground with a mala, and a bald man in white stands on the far left of the shrine area. Several figures move among the seated crowd, and a robed attendant stands in the background near the shrine.

A seated satsang gathering of women in a hall, many in saffron or orange and rust-red sarees with rudraksha malas and orange shawls, others in white sarees and white garments. Front-row women sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, one with grey hair in a red saree and orange shawl, others with hands folded. Behind them, a lamp, purple water bottle and a golden deity murti are visible at the back. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance, so no one is labelled as Swamiji.

A large seated ritual gathering in a hall with yellow and maroon draping. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari with a gold border holds a small oil lamp, and beside her a woman in white with a white forehead mark holds a brass lamp. A bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and a white dhoti holds a small lamp, and an older man in white with glasses holds an offering. Behind them, many men in saffron-orange robes sit with palms joined in prayer, and a bearded man in orange holds a microphone. The scene reads as a puja or aarti with lamps being offered.

A seated group of devotees sits on a striped white-and-red stepped platform and a paved courtyard during an outdoor satsang. In the foreground, a woman in cream salwar kameez sits cross-legged at left, and several women in white and cream saris sit on a mat; one woman in a red sari with a name badge sits at center, and a woman in yellow-and-green sari sits at right. Behind them, rows of people in white garments sit on the steps, some with eyes closed in meditation, and one figure with a shaved head in white sits near an orange-draped deity murti at the upper right. A yellow wooden pillar stands at left, with a blue bag on the ground.

October 26 2016

January 01 2012

A large seated gathering of devotees in a hall during a ritual, with many people in saffron/orange cloth and others in white dhotis with gold borders. Several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash marks foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a woman in white with a gold border holds a small oil lamp, a man in a green and gold sari-style garment holds a lamp, and a bare-chested young man with a moustache and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp beside an older man in glasses holding a lamp. Brass vessels and plates of offerings sit on a green leaf on the floor, and a microphone stand is visible at right. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues, so the presence of a person is treated as uncertain.

September 16 2015

2015-09-16 +1 copies

A large hall of seated devotees, mostly women, sit on the floor behind a line of stanchions and a chain barrier. Many wear red and orange saris with gold borders, while the women in front wear white saris; some have rudraksha malas and vibhuti on the forehead. Red curtains hang behind them, and at the back a small framed picture of deities is visible. A water bottle and a clear container sit near the front row. The mood is attentive and orderly.