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July 05 2017

2017-07-05 +1 copies

Seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with red-and-saffron shawls printed with script sit in meditation with eyes closed in a large hall. Many wear wooden rudraksha malas. Behind them, a wide crowd in white and orange clothing fills the room, and tall golden-tipped wooden posts stand in the foreground.

2017-09-23 +1 copies

A seated puja ceremony in a bright hall with many lit oil lamps in the background. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged, holding a lamp and a small offering, with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his body. Smoke from incense rises before him. To the right, a priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered necklace, sits with hands together. Other bare-chested priests in orange cloths and white ash sit in rows behind them, and a small white deity figure and brass vessels sit on the mat. Many more people are visible in the blurred background.

July 05 2017

2017-07-05 +1 copies

October 03 2017

January 16 2013

February 27 2017

A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in orange and white clothing during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala raises her palms in devotion, with a white vertical tilak on her forehead and a red bindi. Beside her, a woman in white with a brown rudraksha mala covers her face with her hand, and an older woman in orange with a long rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Other participants in white and orange clothing, some with white forehead markings, fill the rows behind them under overhead lights.

Photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing during a padapuja or satsang-style gathering on a carpeted floor. In the foreground, a woman with curly light-brown hair and a dark beaded mala sits with eyes open and hands near a red hibiscus flower. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a lavender border sits with hands together, and another woman in white with a patterned shawl sits with palms joined. On the right, a woman with long brown hair in white clothes holds her hands together in prayer. Behind them, more participants in white sit, and offering trays with yellow flowers, a small bowl and a ritual plate rest on the floor at the lower left.

A seated congregation in white and cream clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, listens attentively to a teaching in a hall. Foreground: a bald man in white with his back to the camera, a bare-shouldered man with a white-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, and a woman with dark hair in a bun wearing a cream sari with gold border and beads. Background: more seated devotees in white and gold-bordered garments, some with grey and blonde hair. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A seated group puja in a bright hall, with rows of devotees behind small marble puja stands holding brass lamps, bells, a conch-like vessel, flowers and fruit offerings. In front, a man in white dhoti and shawl with white sacred markings and a rudraksha mala performs the ritual with raised hands, eyes closed. To the right, a man in a rust-coloured robe and rudraksha beads sits with hands folded. Behind them, many boys and young men in saffron and orange robes with forehead markings and beaded malas sit attentively. Floor mats and steel barriers frame the scene.

A seated puja in a large hall with a crowd of many participants sitting cross-legged on mats behind them. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala sits with hands in a mudra over a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, a man with shaved head and white dhoti with gold border sits with palms pressed together in prayer. A third man in white dhoti with gold border holds a small object. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bananas and flowers lie on the floor. Crowded seated devotees in white and colourful shirts fill the background, with a man in a red shirt at right.

2012-04-14 +1 copies