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September 28 2014

A row of about seven devotees stands barefoot on a terracotta-tiled floor beneath a white cloth canopy during a homa or samaya deeksha ceremony. They wear white kurtas, shirts and dhotis or saris with rust-red shawls and orange-red beaded malas. A bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms folded at the centre, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands at the right. A white-clad ceremonial table or fire area is behind them, and a partial figure in white is at the far right edge.

Photograph of a line of devotees standing on a stage before a pale pink wall and a draped red curtain. On the right, a bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a microphone. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and wrist beads stands with hands clasped. Further left, two women in orange saris with gold borders and a man in an orange dhoti stand together, and at the far left a man and a woman in orange-gold robes with rudraksha malas stand near a figure in white robes on the right edge. Seven physical people are visible.

A photograph of devotees at a sangha gathering, standing and clapping with palms together. On the left, a woman in a green sari with a yellow border and orange shawl smiles beside a woman in a multicoloured floral top and orange shawl. In the centre foreground, a seated young man in a maroon kurta and orange shawl claps. On the right, a smiling man in white dhoti with an orange-patterned shawl and rudraksha mala claps, with a man in white behind him. Beneath a plain white backdrop, the crowd is seen and a few heads blur in the foreground.

Six devotees in saffron-orange robes stand in a row on a red-carpeted stage before a deep red curtain, with a camera on a tripod at left. Five are women and men, some with rudraksha malas, tilak marks and bindis. The man in the centre wears an orange dhoti with a shoulder bag and a rudraksha mala. At right, a seated figure in white with a long dark braid, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments sits on an ornate golden throne flanked by lion figures. Two people in white are seen from behind in the foreground. The person on the throne has long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces, which the page identifies as a person, but the face is not clearly enough visible to confirm.

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A seated puja gathering in a bright room with pale peach walls and a tripod at the back. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, sits with palms pressed together and eyes closed, with a small red bindi. Beside him a man in a light teal kurta with glasses sits in prayer. A woman in an orange sari with a red border stands behind a microphone with hands folded, and a man in white kurta sits at left with hands joined. Brass and silver offering plates with fruit sit in the foreground. Hindu ritual chanting or prayer.

A hall with white walls and a tiled floor, where a line of devotees in orange and saffron clothes stands on an orange cloth. A bald man in an orange dhoti wears a long gold-coloured necklace and a pendant, and touches the wall near a seated priest. The seated priest wears white with a red-bordered shawl and performs a ritual at the wall, with brass vessels nearby. Women in orange saris and a woman in white with an orange shawl stand in the line. Ceiling fans, wall lights and a microphone stand are visible, and a seated attendant in a white dhoti sits at the lower right.