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November 24 2010

A group of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls gathers in an indoor hall with plain walls and a tiled floor. A seated man in white with an orange shawl and a bead necklace holds a small offering up at chest level while a shaved-headed man in white stands beside him. Around them, standing devotees in white and orange shawls raise their hands in prayer or hold items. At lower right, a person in orange robes sits on a patterned cloth before a leaf plate of fruit and flowers, and a woman in a gold-and-green sari stands at the edge. Silver vessels and small cups sit on the floor. The scene suggests a ritual offering or satsang.

Dim night-time photograph of a small group seated on the ground near a sandy floor and a stepped platform. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and yellow shoulder cloth reaches forward with bangled arms, hands together over an object held low between the group. Behind her, a person in an orange-red wrap sits upright beside another person in white, with a figure in a dark top at the left edge. Several people are partly visible, cropped at the edges. Activity suggests a ritual preparation, possibly the Navapashanam offering for consecrating a Linga, though the object itself is not clearly visible. Soft warm lighting dominates the scene.

Several women in saris are gathered closely on a floor during a ritual in an ashram hall. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border, wearing bangles, pours or applies something from a small brass vessel onto a deity murti or metal object. Beside her, a woman in a yellow shawl and cream sari holds a small plate and bends forward, while others in orange and cream saris stand or sit nearby, some holding brass items. Behind them, an altar with brass lamps and orange cloth is visible. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja offerings.

October 10 2010

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A large group of women seated on the floor in an ashram hall, dressed in saffron-orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Many hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames, some with palms pressed together in prayer, some with eyes closed. Several have white vertical forehead markings. Background shows more seated devotees in orange and maroon, a red-draped stage area, and a plastic water bottle and small brass vessels in the foreground. Appears to be a lamp-lighting or aarti moment in a group ritual.

Outdoors in a sunlit courtyard against an orange wall, a woman in a white cream-bordered sari and an orange shawl stands bending forward and holds a metal plate of yellow and red offerings. One seated woman in an orange sari has her hand raised to her head, and a red-and-gold canopied shrine sits against the wall at right. Several women in saris and salwar kameez sit in a row on the floor. Visible people number roughly ten.

A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a ritual. In the foreground, a young woman in orange robes with a maroon-and-orange sash and a white forehead band holds her hands together, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her, several women in orange and maroon saris sit before brass puja trays, kalasha-style vessels, small oil lamps, bowls and flower offerings laid on red and pink cloths. Behind them, more participants in white and orange sit on the floor, and additional people in white clothing sit along the back wall beneath a window with red curtains. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings.

A photograph of a group of young women seated on mats in orange saffron robes with white forehead bands, performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps. A girl in the foreground holds a lit lamp near a red-and-white woven basket, brass vessels, a pink tray and flower offerings on the floor. Several others behind hold lamps and pour from brass cups, some in red and gold garments. Rudraksha malas are visible on some necks. No specific deity or festival is clearly identifiable.

Indoor darshan at an ashram hall: a long-haired figure in orange robes sits on a white chair, placing one hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white clothes. Other devotees in white and cream sarees and dhotis sit or stand around, one woman in a cream saree with an orange shawl near the left edge. A standing man in white with an orange shawl stands behind the chair, and a tray of offerings with flowers and brass items rests on the front right. A red curtain and a white chair setup frame the scene.