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March 27 2008

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A photograph of a healing blessing. A woman with dark hair pulled back and a red bindi, wearing a white garment with a brown beaded mala, holds a young child in a pale yellow ruffled dress. A man's hand, with a gold-toned bracelet and wearing white clothing, rests on the child's head in blessing, while another hand supports the child from below. A second person in white is partly visible at the upper edge.2008-03-27October 07 20062006-10-07A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, in white and cream saris with yellow and orange borders, performing a ritual. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds a small burning incense stick and a cup-like offering, while a woman on the right presses her palms together in prayer and wears a dark beaded mala and bangles. Brass plates with offerings and pink flowers sit in the lower right. Other seated devotees, some men in white, fill the background, with smoke from incense rising through the scene.2010-11-01December 25 20072007-12-25A crowded indoor photograph of devotees packed closely together, seen mostly from behind. Women and girls wear white and cream clothing, including cream saris with gold borders, a white churidar-style outfit, and a girl in a white and gold checked dress with a blue hair clip. One woman wears a magenta blouse under a cream sari. Hair is pulled back in buns, one with a gold hair ornament, and several women wear gold earrings and bangles. The setting appears dim with a plain stone wall at the upper left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.January 01 20082008-01-01Photograph taken in a bright indoor hall of a darshan moment. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange top with a necklace of large yellow flower garlands is seen from behind and partly at left, turned toward the people in front. A woman in a white sari with a green blouse, wearing glasses, a red bindi and white forehead markings, leans forward with a small girl in a floral dress who has yellow hair clips. Other devotees in blue and orange saris and white clothes press in around them, with hands reaching toward the central figure. The left side is blown out in white.2010-02-15A photograph of a ceremony on a woven mat floor. A woman in white clothing holds a small girl in a white dress, who is turning her head away. Beside them a woman in a red sleeveless top with a white and purple flower garland touches the child's hand. Behind them a shaved-headed man wearing orange and white clothing with white forehead markings stands among people in white garments and orange shawls, with a brass vessel visible at lower centre.2007-12-25June 22 20082008-06-22A toddler in a white outfit with gold-patterned trim sits among seated devotees, holding a long gold spoon up near their face while looking off to the side. Around them are women in orange-red saffron garments and rudraksha malas, and a woman in white at the top left. Silver foil packets and an orange container sit on the white floor in front of them.2018-05-21A blurred photograph of a crowded devotional gathering. In the foreground, a person with dark hair tied back and a rudraksha-style beaded garment faces away, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt who has his palms pressed together in namaste. Around them, people in white clothes and orange shawls stand close, some with hands folded. The motion blur suggests a darshan or blessing line during a satsang.2006-07-30February 24 20072007-02-24