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November 27 2012

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A photograph of devotees performing an offering ritual at a satsang. In the centre, a woman in a white dress with a yellow shawl and a vermilion bindi holds a silver plate with an orange cloth and white cloth pieces, eyes closed and chanting. To the right, a woman in white-and-gold saree with a dark beaded mala and red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other women in yellow shawls and white clothes hold orange-wrapped trays at left, and silver bowls of fruit including a red apple and offerings sit in the foreground. A man with a white shirt and gold chain stands at the upper right, near a microphone.2010-11-10MAy 20 20212021-05-20September 15 20112011-09-15Night photograph of a festive procession or gathering. A man in an orange-saffron shawl with a long red and white flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala stands smiling with hands at his chest. Beside him a woman in a white and pink patterned sari with gold jewellery and a bindi smiles broadly, and a young woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a pendant stands at right. Other devotees in saffron and white clothing stand behind, and a long ceremonial staff with a golden top is visible at left.2008-01-01A photograph of a devotional ritual at a crowded event. A woman in a white and grey patterned sari with a red bindi and bangles presses her palm to the head of a younger woman in a pink top with a gold pendant, who holds a small cup or offering. In front, a person seated with their back to the camera wears an orange-red garment and is surrounded by orange and yellow marigold flowers. Partially visible people and stage lighting appear at the edges, with a dark backdrop behind.2009-07-25April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesNovember 08 20132013-11-08July 30 20062006-07-30Close photograph of a woman in a white sari with a purple floral border, wearing a dense multi-strand rudraksha mala and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. She has a white vertical tilak and a red dot on her forehead and stands before a pink backdrop. Beside her, a second woman wears a black blindfold, a red top and a rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace. A grey-haired head is visible at the bottom edge.2015-09-11June 28 20142014-06-28 +2 copiesNight outdoor ritual photograph. A person with long, dark, flowing hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears a saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold bead necklace, plus beaded bracelets. They hold a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand near a pair of large gold-and-white painted deity murti figures, with a small vessel nearby. Behind them, a second man in an orange-and-yellow cloth with gold beads and a white forehead mark also tends the murti. Blurred seated devotees in the foreground, with lights and smoke in the background. Appearance-based cues for the lamp-holder include long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with ornate gold necklaces, so Swamiji (probable) is the lamp-holder performing aarti at the deity figures.2011-12-202008 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities