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A photograph of a stage ritual with a woman in a white sari bowing forward while a younger woman in a red sari with gold border applies a mark to her forehead with her right hand. The bowing woman wears a red shawl with printed design and a long gold bead necklace. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a long gold bead garland stands with white forehead markings and a red tilak. To the left, a man in a blue kurta holds his hands in anjali, and a man in a grey patterned shirt with a red bindi watches. Red drapery forms the background.

Photograph of a ceremonial gathering on a stage with red drapes and a golden canopy. A young man in a white shirt with a red and gold shawl stands at center holding a small gold-toned object. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth wears a tilak and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holding garlands of gold beads. To the right, a woman in a red sari with gold necklaces and an ID lanyard receives garlands, with other devotees in red and white garments around them. A shaved-headed person in orange and a teenager in white with glasses stand at left.

September 11 2013

2013-09-11 +1 copies

A photo of a devotional moment in an ashram hall beside a gold-and-red throne. A smiling person with a white-marked forehead, a garland of white flowers and a saffron-orange and red wrap raises an open hand in blessing toward a bowing man in a cream kurta holding a garland, who leans forward with hands together. A kneeling devotee in red garments sits on the lower left, with a seated monastic in saffron-and-gold robes in the foreground and standing figures in red-and-saffron robes behind. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl watches from the right beside a wall air conditioner. The face-like appearance of the blessing figure is uncertain and no visible name is shown.

Photograph of a stage event with a red draped backdrop and an ornate carved pale pink panel on the right. A central man in a white dhoti with a gold border wears a long gold-bead garland, a gold necklace and red bangles, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead; he holds and gestures toward the garland while speaking. Facing him, a woman in white with a red-and-gold shawl presses her palms together in namaste. Beside them, two women in red saris with gold borders wear rudraksha malas and hold a garland. At far right, a woman in a red sari with a white forehead mark stands with arms folded. A young man in a grey patterned jacket and a younger person in blue with a red scarf stand at the edges. a person's presence is not established by appearance here, so the central man is described by role only.

A photograph on a stage with a deep maroon velvet curtain behind it and orange cushioned chairs in front. A woman in a brown and gold-bordered sari with an orange shawl stands holding the face of a man in white robes and a white shawl who bows his head; he wears a garland of flowers and a tilak on his forehead, and has long hair swept back. Behind them a bald man in a brown wrap and an orange-clad person stand near the chairs. The scene reads as a respectful greeting or blessing on stage.

February 07 2013

September 21 2005

September 30 2013

A photograph of a devotional reception in a hall with a deity murti shrine at right. A man in a red saffron-toned dhoti-style garment with a heavy gold-coloured necklace garland stands centre-right, his right hand raised and extended toward a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, who bends forward with palms joined in namaskar. Several men in white shirts stand at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them a priest in white, and a man in orange with a gold necklace holds a silver tray at right. Golden lamp stands and a colourful draped cloth hang in the background. Count visible people: about eight.

May 24 2016