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A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang or ritual gathering in a hall with red-brown walls and metal railings. In the foreground, a woman in a red saree with gold border and orange shawl sits cross-legged, wearing a white and red flower garland and holding a small leaf offering in her hands with eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in a purple saree wears a white and red garland, and a man in white dhoti with a red and white garland sits with a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit on mats, some wearing garlands. A small speaker sits on the mat at left and a brass lamp at lower left, with a golden throne-like chair visible at the far right edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

November 29 2011

A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and paper bunting, showing a padapuja-style ritual. In the foreground a musician in a green shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden flute. Seated women in blue and teal saris and white-clad men wear white and red flower garlands. A woman in a white sari with red blouse bends forward offering a silver tray, while a man in white kneels beside her. A standing figure in orange robes stands at left, and a person in orange sits near a tripod-mounted camera at centre. Smoke rises near the back and a decorated golden chair stands at right. Background wall shows framed photographs and a painted pillar.

A photograph of a large hall where many seated devotees, mostly women in white and orange-saffron clothing, sit on mats before rows of brass thalis, lamps and offering plates set on orange cloths for a puja. In the foreground a woman in orange sari sits with her hands near the offerings. Near the front, several people in white and orange shawls sit on a red carpet beside a camera on a tripod. On the right, a man in white sits cross-legged at a low table. The hall has painted red-and-yellow pillars, a tin roof and a banner on the wall above a shelf with steel vessels.

A photograph of a temple hall with orange walls and a gold-and-red ornate throne on the left, empty. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a yellow top with folded hands sit on orange and blue-striped mats facing a homa-style brick fire pit surrounded by offerings. A white-robed priest with a bare chest and sacred thread kneels at the pit, and another priest in white sits to the right beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Behind them, deity murti garlanded with white flower necklaces stand on a pink-draped platform under a canopy. A standing attendant in white and a seated person are visible in the background.

A photograph of a seated satsang gathering in a hall with red-and-beige walls and curtains. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged, and beside him a bald man in white with gold-edged dhoti sits with a sandalwood-marked forehead. Rows of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange or red shawls, sit on blue-striped mats. Some sit with eyes closed in meditation, others take notes, and brass puja items, a pink dish and small bowls lie on the mats. A chair and a person in dark clothing sit at the right edge. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person.

December 16 2009

Photograph of a seated group ritual in a hall with a large crowd of devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and orange-and-purple wrap sits behind a silver puja platform decorated with red and white flowers, with a kalasha-style vessel and brass offerings. Nearby a man in white with palms joined sits with devotees. Behind them stand tall brass oil lamps and a golden deity murti in an arched shrine, with a framed deity image on the left. Marigold garlands and offering plates lie in front of the platform.

August 15 2017

April 27 2018

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December 26 2008

Indoor satsang or initiation gathering in a tiled hall, with devotees seated on the floor in white dhotis and mundus with gold borders and red shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat at the left, with a microphone and orange-draped table in front. Other devotees in white hold their hands to their faces in a gesture of prayer and sit in rows. A golden deity murti stands in an alcove at the back, with a red-draped table at right and a standing man in white with a mala at far right.