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A seated group of devotees sits on a green mat in an ashram hall with glass display cabinets behind them. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders, a woman in a red blouse and blue sari sits at left, and a woman in a blue salwar kameez sits center with hands joined in prayer. Children in white and red and white school uniforms sit at right with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a stool near the back wall. Rose petals in pink and red are heaped on plates and trays on the mat in front of the group. The attendees are attentive, facing forward toward an unseen focal point.

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June 21 2014

2014-06-21 +1 copies

November 05 2006

A photograph of a devotee household puja inside a home with white walls and framed pictures. In the foreground a seated elderly man in white dhoti and orange-brown shawl receives a flame from a small child in white dress holding a lit oil lamp. A woman in orange-red sari with red garland and gold necklace sits at right, holding a silver trident-shaped staff and white flowers on a brass plate. Behind them a crowd of about 25 devotees stand and sit with hands folded in namaskar, many women in saris and men in shirts.

Indoor photo of a devotee house in Pudukkotai with aqua-painted walls and a window grille. A crowd of women in saris, many seated on mats and some standing with palms pressed together, watch a ritual. At right a man in white dhoti and a checked shirt stands beside a priest in a brown shirt and white dhoti who holds a brass tray of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a red sari bows forward with her head to the floor, while a seated woman in a yellow sari sits with palms joined. A small child sits at left. The image is cut off on the right edge.

A large seated congregation in a marble-walled hall, apparently a satsang, with devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sitting on the floor and clapping. Several shaved-headed men and children wear rudraksha malas. A man in cream kurta with an orange shawl sits near the centre, a man in a blue shirt sits behind him, and a child in maroon kurta sits in front. A small patterned rug lies at left. No clear a person candidate is visible among the seated devotees, so the figure is uncertain and the description uses roles only.

2012-07-23 +1 copies

April AF 2012

June 26 2014

A photograph of a pada pooja in a devotee's home, a plain room with pale yellow walls, a white-covered sofa and a small window with flower garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland sits on the sofa with hands pressed in anjali, and a second robed figure in orange sits beside him. Seated on the floor in front of them, devotees in white, cream and pink clothes, some wearing a sari or kurta, kneel with hands folded in prayer. Two people in orange also sit with folded hands on the left and right. A woman in orange and gold sari sits at the lower left, and a girl in white with a white hair ribbon sits at the front. A ceiling fan and wall speakers are visible. The orange-robed figure seated on the sofa is a candidate for a person by appearance, with long dark hair and a garland, though this is uncertain given the distance and the seated pose.

June 21 2015

A seated group of women and a few others sit on the floor of an ashram hall during a satsang or discourse. Several wear white or cream salwar and sari, one in a pale green top and grey trousers, another in a deep maroon sari with a bindi and glasses, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Brass lamps and small steel containers with fruit and offerings rest on a glossy floor in front of them, with a folded stack of striped mattresses and red curtains behind. The women sit quietly with hands folded in their laps, attentive to an unseen speaker.