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A photograph of a seated ceremony in a hall with metal railings. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and gold sari with a white flower garland sits before a man in white kurta and glasses, who is placing a garland of white flowers and red blossoms around her neck. Behind them, a row of people in orange and saffron clothing and white garlands sit on a red-carpeted platform, and a larger audience of seated devotees in saffron, orange and red fills the rows beyond, with orange banners hanging on the back wall. The visible count of people is large.

A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors. In the foreground a woman in a peach-pink sari with an orange shawl and white jasmine garland looks to the side, a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, seated devotees wear white jasmine garlands and orange shawls; a woman in a red sari with palms pressed together receives a blessing. A man in white robes with a gold border stands at left, his bare hand with gold bangles raised over a devotee's head in a blessing gesture. Other seated devotees in white and orange sit behind. Setting appears to be a temple hall with metal railings. Indicative of a darshan or blessing ritual.

September 16 2013

A wedding ceremony indoors on a white floor with scattered petals. A bride in an orange-red silk sari with gold jewellery and flower garland sits at right, clasping hands with a groom in white dhoti and white head cloth with gold border, who wears a flower garland. A woman in a green sari with a jasmine flower in her hair leans forward, joining hands with the couple. Behind them, older women in saris and an older man in white stand and watch. At left, a seated man in a white dhoti and green shawl, with rudraksha beads, smiles. Before them sit a metal bowl of rice or grains and a tray with offerings and a sweet, marking a Hindu wedding ritual.

Devotees receive a blessing at a gathering. A bearded man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and white jasmine garland rests his hand on the head of a woman with a red bindi and a red-marked forehead, who keeps her eyes lowered. Beside her, a man in a striped white shirt and orange shawl, also garlanded, looks on. On the left, an older woman in a green sari and orange shawl with a jasmine garland watches, and a gold-bangled hand holds a small white object. Metal railings and a red-cushioned seating area are visible behind.

December 19 2016

March 07 2013

Crowded indoor satsang hall with devotees seated on mats behind a steel railing. In the foreground, a woman in a white and orange-bordered dhoti-style garment bends forward, pressing a hand to the eyes of a seated woman in a brown and blue patterned sari with a white flower garland. A man in white with a flower garland and a grey-haired man in a white shirt sit nearby; a woman in a green and blue sari with a garland holds a small object to her face. A man in an orange robe stands near a camera tripod at the back. Many devotees in white clothes and garlands fill the background.

Photograph of a seated devotional gathering inside a hall with a red carpet and steel crowd barriers. A woman in a teal and gold sari sits with eyes closed while a man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a visitor badge and white and red flower garlands, places his hand on her forehead. Another man in a white shirt and a bald-headed man in white ritual clothing sit nearby. Several garlanded people in white and a man in white shirt stand behind, with a crowd of onlookers, including several Western-looking women, watching from behind the railing. An orange cloth hangs at the top of the frame. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

December 19 2016

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A photograph of a traditional garland exchange at a temple event. In the foreground a young woman in a teal and gold saree with jasmine in her hair places a long white jasmine and red rose garland around the neck of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who wears glasses and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Both hold additional garlands. Behind them an older man in glasses sits among seated onlookers, and a young girl in white watches. At the right edge a person in a purple saree and gold beaded necklace sits near a red cloth backdrop.

A seated devotional gathering inside a temple hall with metal railings. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari with gold border and red blouse, wearing a white jasmine garland with red flower accents and an orange shawl, sits holding hands with a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and white jasmine garland. Behind them, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl and garland sits, and several women in saris and salwar with garlands sit among a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing. A basket of fruit sits at the lower left. Many people are visible in the background.