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October 10 20122012-10-10A woman in a white sari with an orange-red border stands at left, waving a round metal lamp or aarti plate in front of a home shrine. The shrine holds a large framed photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, garlanded with marigolds and green leaves, set beside brass lamps and a flower-covered murti. A red brocade cloth drapes the upper shelf, and a second framed portrait of a turbaned figure with garland hangs at right. Brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a kalasha sit on the floor, and a barred window lights the room. The framed images are depictions on the wall, not physical people.A photograph of devotees at a temple puja. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red kumkum dot on her forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, gazing upward while incense smoke rises around her. To the left, a bald man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold edged cloth and gold beaded necklace and glasses looks on. On the right, another man holds incense sticks in folded hands, with a shaved head partly in frame at the bottom. Wall behind shows a red and cream surface.2010-11-02A woman with grey-streaked hair pulled back and a red bindi holds a brass oil lamp aloft with her right hand, its flame lit, while wearing a white sari with a gold border and a dark beaded necklace. Behind her, other women in white and cream saris with gold borders also hold lit lamps during a group ritual, and a bangle and beaded wrist mala are visible. The setting is a hall with red mats on the floor. a person is not visibly present in this frame; the page reference to satsang does not establish any visible figure.2013-06-05Indoor homa ceremony in a small room with a fire burning on a brick fire pit surrounded by offerings and pots. A woman in a white sari with an orange border pours or offers into the flame from a metal vessel, while a man in white kurta sits behind and a second seated man in white with glasses tends the fire. Behind them a framed picture shows a figure in orange robes with flowers, and a portrait of a woman hangs to the right. Fresh flower garlands and a red cloth decorate the altar.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA woman in a white sari with gold border stands at the centre, swinging a silver vessel of lit camphor or oil flames in a blurred circular motion during a ritual. She wears a red bindi and a dark braid. Behind and around her, seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha-style beads watch; a man in white with a dark bead mala sits to the right, and several women in white and yellow saris sit along the wall. Brass hanging ornaments and a bead garland hang at the upper right, near a window and a wooden door.2006-02-27A photograph of three people kneeling on a concrete floor in a hall beside a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp with many cups. A woman on the left in a white sari with pastel border and an orange cloth beside her looks toward the lamp, holding a small packet. In the centre a man in white clothes bends over the lamp tending it. On the right a woman in white with hair in a bun leans forward. A green-painted step and a white wall with a red stripe are behind them.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border stands at left in a home shrine room, holding a round metal fan or umbrella-shaped puja implement in her right hand. Behind her is a window with iron grille. At right a red and gold patterned cloth drapes a shelf holding a framed portrait of a man in saffron robes and a mala, garlanded with marigolds and flowers, with a brass oil lamp in front. Small figurines and a flower vase sit on the shelf.Four people sit together on a white floor in a plain room with pale green window frames. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black rudraksha-style bead mala closes her eyes in meditation. Beside her, a smiling young woman in white sits near a smiling young man in a white shirt. On the right, a woman in an orange shawl with a red bindi and a dark bead necklace sits with her hands folded. Behind them, a man in white stands at the edge of the frame. Two framed portrait photos on the window show a figure in orange and white robes and a turban, and a flower garland hangs nearby.2005-11-01January 19 20132013-01-19