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A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor in a pada puja style ritual, dressed in white dhotis and shawls, many with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. Several hold small brass cups or spoons and press their palms together in prayer. Brass lamps, small silver vessels and offering plates sit on orange cloths laid along a glossy floor. A few people in the background are partly visible behind the seated group.

Several people in plain white clothing sit cross-legged in a long row on the floor of a hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, as in a puja. Before them on blue and brown mats are brass thalis with fruit, flowers, small oil lamps, bells and cups, and a lit lamp burns in the foreground. The front men wear rudraksha malas over white kurtas, and a woman in white with a green-and-white shawl sits further back. Background shows a decorated stage and a tall painted backdrop.

A large hall with thick rows of seated men in white dhotis and white shawls, many with bare upper bodies or white upper cloths, foreheads marked with white and sandal lines, performing a group puja. Each person sits before a brass plate holding small oil lamps, flower petals, bowls of offerings and incense, on orange and purple cloths spread across the marble floor. In the left foreground a figure in an orange robe sits with his back partly turned, and a visible lit lamp stands among the trays. Many participants hold open notebooks or read from papers.

October 09 2010

February 03 2013

Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on orange mats in a bright hall, several performing ritual hand gestures and some marking their foreheads with white and sandalwood tilak. Brass plates, a bell-like pot, small brass oil lamps with lit flames and white shells sit on the orange mats in front of them. A golden ornate chair with red cushions stands at the left of the room, and a patterned cloth hangs on the right. Rudraksha malas hang around some necks. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang practice.

A large seated gathering of devotees in white dhotis and shawls with gold-bordered yellow-and-white cloths, palms pressed together in prayer on a hall floor covered with orange mats. Brass plates holding flowers, fruit and small oil lamps sit in front of them, and several flames are lit along the rows. A foreground man with a tilak on his forehead and a woman with long hair in a gold-bordered sari are prominent, eyes closed. The scene appears to be a ritual satsang or puja in a hall with a red and white draped ceiling. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

November 14 2010

2010-11-14 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual gathering of men seated cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis and white upper cloths, with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and sandalwood or ash markings on their arms. Several hold small brass vessels and incense sticks, and brass lamps, a copper plate with flowers, and orange cloth mats are arranged in front of them. Rudraksha malas hang around some necks. In the background a golden throne-like seat with red cushions is visible on the left, and red curtains hang at the window. The scene suggests a puja or homa-style offering in an ashram hall.

2010-10-29 +1 copies

A row of devotees in white clothes sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. Men in front wear rudraksha malas over white kurtas and dhotis, and a woman in a white sari with a green border sits among them. Before them stand brass puja plates with oil lamps, bowls of offerings, bells and small brass vessels arranged on striped mats. A large framed photograph hangs on the wall at the top, and a framed image appears at the upper right beside brass pots. No a person candidate is visible.