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October 30 2006

October 30 2006

A photograph taken inside a temple hall with warm lighting, showing a crowd of devotees behind several men in front. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with white hair and glasses holds a large woven basket of pink and yellow flower petals, as if for an offering. Beside him, a man in a peach shirt with a white forehead band holds petals in his hands. To the right, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala and a second man in white with a mala stand near a man in white shirt photographing with a camera. Behind them, women in saris and men in white and light shirts stand near painted pillars with yellow and blue decoration and a painted deity figure. Many people are visible in the background.

A crowded indoor satsang hall with many seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, some in orange and red. In the centre, a woman in an orange-bordered white saree holds a steel plate, while another woman in white stands beside her carrying a tray with flowers and a lit oil lamp. Speakers hang on the back wall beneath a draped cloth, and a framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban hangs on the right side of the wall. Several people in the foreground wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and glasses, with the audience packed closely together.

A crowd of devotees presses forward with cupped, outstretched hands toward a woman seen from behind in an orange and yellow sari with white jasmine garland and a rudraksha-bead hair band, who is distributing items from a tray or basket. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a tilak and bare shoulders, and a woman in white with clasped hands stand among them, some with spectacles. Several children and a man in pink shirt are visible at the edges. Light streams in from the left.

A dense crowd of devotees gathers in a hall with golden temple carvings and red curtains. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-brown shawl holds a silver tray of fruit, flowers and betel leaves, smiling. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and a bald priest with a white-marked forehead in cream clothing stand close. On the right, a figure in a saffron-yellow shawl wears a rudraksha mala and red and white flower garlands, with a gilded lion-shaped object in the lower foreground. Many people in white and cream clothes watch, and a camera operator stands in the background.

October 31 2006

Overhead view of a crowd gathered on a paved street during a ritual outdoor event, with devotees reaching toward a large white dish or plate held at the centre. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas or white shirts, and several women wear sarees in green, teal, cream and pink. One young woman in a green saree and a woman in a deep red blouse with a red bindi are prominent, and a small child in yellow stands among adults. A man in white wears an orange shawl, and a woman in the lower right wears an orange shawl with white vibhuti marks on her forehead. A small flame and rose petals on the ground suggest an offering. A tall painted wall with colourful posters stands behind the crowd. The page does not establish the specific ceremony shown in this frame.

June 24 2014

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Photograph of a crowded satsang hall with a dense audience of devotees seated on the floor. In the foreground, an elderly man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a rudraksha-style pendant and bangles, carries a bamboo basket heaped with yellow marigold flowers. Behind him, another man in a checked shirt and a man in white shirt carry a second basket of flowers overhead. Women in saris and men in white and orange garments stand and sit along the back. A framed picture hangs on the white wall above the doorway. Several people in the crowd have tilak marks on their foreheads.

May 10 2014

Seated devotees fill a hall during an evening ritual, with brass pots and bowls on white square platforms and marigold petals scattered before them. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari with gold borders sits with hand to chin, beside a man in white dhoti and shirt and a shaved-headed man in white clothes. To the left a woman wears a purple sari with gold border, and a woman in a red blouse sits nearby. Behind them many people in white and colourful saris watch, some holding children. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no presence claim is made.