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January 05 2019

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A photograph of a young woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala arranging brass pots filled with yellow and purple marigold flowers on a table in a hall. Behind her, several women in orange saris stand in a line, and a large yellow cloth bin holds dried fruit or nuts. The background shows a seated crowd in a warmly lit hall with red drapes and banners.2019-01-05A photograph of a hall with a young girl kneeling at the front with palms pressed together, wearing an orange saree and rudraksha mala, with a vertical sacred mark on her forehead. Beside her is a brass plate of flowers in yellow, white and purple, with brass vessels. Three women in orange sarees stand behind her with hands folded in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A yellow-draped basket holds nuts or fruit at the right edge. An audience sits in the background and orange lamps hang along the walls under a maroon canopy. No swami figure is clearly identifiable in this frame.2019-01-05July 23 20132013-07-23January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A large indoor hall with cream walls and framed portraits holds a seated congregation in saffron, orange and maroon robes with gold borders. In the foreground, women in orange saris with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on white cloth, some with hands raised in mudra, beside brass plates, flowers, small oil lamps and kumkum-marked offerings. Behind them, rows of devotees in red and maroon and others in white sit attentively, and red curtains line the windows. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering; no presiding figure is clearly identifiable here.2013-07-06A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11A woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a raised platform, holding a brass tray of yellow and purple flowers and small brass vessels over a red-cushioned ornate pedestal. Beside her, a person in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala leans forward, hands near the offering. Scattered yams or tubers lie on a yellow cloth in the foreground. Behind them, red drapes, golden canopy structures and a figure in orange are visible in a hall setting. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is set to unsure.2019-01-05A photograph of several women in orange and saffron sarees with red borders and rudraksha malas, standing in a row and holding small brass plates or offerings of flowers and grains in their hands during a ritual. The woman on the right has a white tilak on her forehead and holds a bundle of yellow petals. Behind them, an ornate pink and gold canopy and a red backdrop suggest a temple-like hall, with other devotees in orange moving in the background. No appearance-based a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-10-23A seated group of devotees performs a padapuja-style ritual indoors on a white tiled floor covered with straw mats. Many women sit in rows wearing orange, saffron and maroon saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and forehead markings. Brass plates with flowers, small lamps and metal vessels sit on red cloths in front of them, and several women have their hands folded in prayer. In the background, more participants in red and orange attire sit among white-clad people. A printed copyright and source line appears across the photo.2013-07-28July 23 20132013-07-23Indoor ceremony in a hall with dark wood panelling and a white projection screen on the right. Several women in saffron-orange saris and blouses stand in a long row, each holding and offering a handful of yellow flakes or rice over banana-leaf plates set on a red cloth. Some wear white flowers in their hair, rudraksha malas and bangles. On the left a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a mala stands near a decorated altar with brass lamps. Behind, a gilded canopy with a red top shelters a seated figure and a deity murti, with more people in white and orange in the background.2016-07-12