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October 25 2006

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A photograph taken through a doorway of an interior room where a group of women sit cross-legged on mats in colourful saris, including green, pink and orange, with flowers in their hair. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth bends forward before a small shrine holding a framed deity image, with oil lamps and offerings of fruit and flowers spread on the floor in front. Two standing men in white dhotis and kurtas watch from behind, and a shelf with figurines and framed pictures is visible on the right. The scene appears to be a home puja or aarti. A timestamp reads 25 10 2006 in the lower corner.2006-10-25A seated group of women and a few others sit on the floor of an ashram hall during a satsang or discourse. Several wear white or cream salwar and sari, one in a pale green top and grey trousers, another in a deep maroon sari with a bindi and glasses, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Brass lamps and small steel containers with fruit and offerings rest on a glossy floor in front of them, with a folded stack of striped mattresses and red curtains behind. The women sit quietly with hands folded in their laps, attentive to an unseen speaker.2011-10-03A seated satsang gathering in a plain hall with pink walls and red curtains. At the centre front, a brass oil lamp burns on a striped floor mat before a gold ornate throne with a framed portrait on its back showing a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A woman in white sits near the throne. Many women and girls, in white, orange, red, teal and yellow salwar or saris, sit cross-legged on mats facing the throne, several with hair in long braids. Chairs line the back wall.2011-02-27Indoor photo of a devotee house in Pudukkotai with aqua-painted walls and a window grille. A crowd of women in saris, many seated on mats and some standing with palms pressed together, watch a ritual. At right a man in white dhoti and a checked shirt stands beside a priest in a brown shirt and white dhoti who holds a brass tray of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a red sari bows forward with her head to the floor, while a seated woman in a yellow sari sits with palms joined. A small child sits at left. The image is cut off on the right edge.2014-07-01A photograph of a devotional gathering in a living room with red carpet and cream walls. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a seated woman in a green sari with gold border, who presses her palms together. Across the floor, seated devotees in white, red and green saris and white kurtas sit with folded hands, facing a framed picture of a deity and a small metal figure. Yellow and pink flowers and brass bowls sit on a cloth in front, and a few people stand or sit in the background near a sofa. The scene resembles aarti in a home gathering.2011-03-29Indoor photo of a devotee in a cream and gold sari kneeling with head bowed on a striped rug, with flower petals scattered before her. A man in a white shirt and cream dhoti bends forward to offer something to a seated figure in an orange top and red sleeveless garment with a dark-haired head. A woman in a red sari sits nearby with hands folded, while a man in a red polo shirt and others stand behind in a room with a small shrine above a cabinet and garlanded doorway. Several onlookers stand at the left, including a woman in red holding a water bottle. A crimson-and-orange clad figure in the foreground holds rudraksha beads near a white seat.2009-07-27A photograph of a room with cream walls, wooden blinds and a framed picture of a seated deity above a small altar. A central figure in orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland sits holding a trident (trishula) upright, while devotees kneel around a low rug. A kneeling woman in pink and orange sari and a white-robed man bend forward, and young saffron-robed sadhus sit nearby. Brass bowls, flowers and a woven tray of items lie on the green mat. A woman in a pink sari stands at left and a man in a light blue shirt stands at right, watching.2014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a home pada puja ritual indoors. A woman in a white sari with a gold border waves a lit oil lamp in front of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a white and red floral garland and rudraksha beads, who sits on an orange cushioned seat with a metal staff leaning beside. Petals and marigold flowers cover the floor in front of them. Around them, devotees kneel or stand with hands folded: a man in a white shirt with palms joined, an older man in a light shirt, girls in green and purple dress, a bald man in orange, and women in white and orange saris.2014-06-26August 20 20162016-08-20April 08 20122012-04-08