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August 26 2017

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A busy indoor ashram hall with a bright yellow decorated wall. On a golden throne-like seat at right stands a framed portrait of a bearded man in saffron head-wrap, draped with a garland of white and red flowers. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit on the floor and at low wooden tables, several working on laptops and paper forms. A man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and a shaven-headed man in white sits near a table with leaves. A woman in white sari and rudraksha beads writes on a paper at left, while a woman in orange with glasses at right types on papers. Potted plants and a wooden cabinet stand along the back wall.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26Indoor photo of a satsang hall with a stage at the front. A deity murti decorated with garlands and a gold-and-green cloth sits at left. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand and sit on the stage, including a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti near the centre and a woman in white sari with a red-orange shawl standing beside him. A woman in red and orange sits at a laptop on a white platform beside stones and potted plants. A camera operator and a red curtain appear at right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2015-02-12A group of saffron and orange robed devotees and sannyasis gathered on a stage in front of a golden ornate shrine with three deity murtis draped in garlands and a green backdrop. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest stands at right, while a seated man in orange with a rudraksha mala works a laptop beside a woman in red-maroon robes. A man in a maroon robe with long hair sits at left on the stage edge among potted plants and rocks. Several women in orange and red garments and rudraksha malas stand behind, with a bag and a portable air conditioner visible at the back. Approximately twenty people are visible in the scene.2015-02-12A group of devotees gathers around a raised altar draped in yellow cloth beside a green backdrop, with several ornately decorated deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold-trimmed fabric. A seated man in rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala rests his chin on his hand, while a woman in red sits at a laptop on the altar's edge. A bald man in orange and gold garments bends forward toward a white-clad man holding a phone, and a standing man in saffron with a mala looks on. About 20 women in red and orange saris and malas stand behind them, some with hands folded. Potted plants and stones decorate the foreground. The seated man has no distinctive visible cues to confirm a person identity, so the identification is left unsure; the people are described by role only.2015-02-12A seated congregation of devotees in a hall during a satsang or discourse. Many young men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, sitting cross-legged on orange cloth. Some raise palms in greeting or gesture with their hands. A woman in a white sari with gold border and gold jewellery sits among them. Older men in white dhotis sit in chairs at the back, and a bearded man in orange sits near the rear. Gold decorative items and a wooden throne-like seat appear at the left edge.2017-11-11August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes holds a tall golden trident (trishula). Seated beside him on a red patterned mat, a woman in orange sari with a white flower garland sits with hands folded. A bald elderly man in grey shawl sits in front. A woman in red and gold silk sari with a long braid and flowers in her hair sits at right. Further back, a figure in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands before a low altar table, while other people in white sit on the floor playing drums near an orange-clad attendant. Behind, a deity murti in a shrine is decorated with marigold garlands and a gold lamp.2008-12-26A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors where several men in orange dhotis sit and stand shirtless, with rudraksha malas and white sacred markings on their bodies. In the centre, a smiling shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala sits and extends his hand toward a seated long-haired figure with long dark braids in orange robes whose back is turned to the camera. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels at lower right beside a metal plate holding leaves and offerings. Other devotees in orange and white stand and sit behind them in a bright hall with pink walls and drapes.2016-09-30October 26 20102010-10-26A large hall with a polished floor where many women in saffron and orange-red saris sit cross-legged on mats, most with rudraksha malas around their necks and white or red forehead markings. Several are seated in rows with brass puja plates, small offering trays and flower petals in front of them, some with hands folded in prayer and others holding items. Behind them, women in yellow, cream and green saris sit or stand near the walls, and a hanging banner stretches across the upper area. No central figure is clearly visible, and the scene appears to be a group devotional ritual with puja offerings.2019-05-18