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July 10 2013

2013-07-10 +2 copies

A large indoor gathering of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with white and red tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, arranged in rows facing a central seated figure. The central man sits cross-legged on a cloth in a deep red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak, with brass plates and water bottles set before the group. Around him, orange-clad devotees sit with hands pressed together in namaskar, while others in white and red-bordered garments stand in the background with palms joined. In the foreground, devotees' backs are visible as they face the centre. The setting is a plain hall with pale walls and a red wooden door.

2016-03-30 +1 copies

A large group of saffron-robed monastics sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall, their backs to the camera in the foreground. Rows of seated devotees in orange and red garments press their palms together in anjali behind them. Banana leaves in front of the foreground figures hold small cups, fruit, rice and sweets, offerings for a puja. A tripod camera stands at left and a deity murti is visible on an altar at the back of the hall. The scene suggests a Maheshwara Puja ritual offering of food to sannyasis.

March 30 2016

July 10 2013

2013-07-10 +2 copies

October 04 2013

2013-10-04 +1 copies

August 02 2016

2016-08-02 +2 copies

A satsang gathering in a bright hall where a large group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit cross-legged on mats with flower petals and small cups placed before them. In the foreground, three people face a seated group: a woman in white with a red shawl, and two men in white and blue-grey clothing with red shawls, all seated on striped mats. Their backs are to the camera, and the three shaved-headed sannyasis in orange-red robes with gold borders sit in the front row. A smartphone lies on the floor at the bottom edge. The scene shows a teaching or meditative session with the audience focused forward.

2013-11-10 +1 copies

May 20 2013

2013-05-20 +1 copies

A seated group of devotees, mostly men with shaved heads, sits on the floor of a white-walled hall in prayer with palms pressed together. Most wear saffron/orange robes and some wear white dhotis and shawls. Banana leaves and small brass cups are set in front of them, and a steel vessel and leafy greens are laid out on a stainless steel table at the back. A few women in orange saris sit at the left, and on the right a man in white with a striped shawl sits beside a leaf plate of food. A red-framed door and a wall-mounted fire extinguisher are visible in the background.

Photograph of a long row of women seated on the floor in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra during a ritual. In front of them lie rows of green banana or leaf plates holding rice mounds, fruit, and small white cups, an offering arrangement suited to a Maheshwara Puja pinda tharpana food offering. A white statue stands at the upper left and gold columns frame the hall. The women are the physical participants; no man is clearly visible in the row, and no identifiable a person appears in the frame.

A photograph of a seated group performing a pada puja in a tiled hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged before brass plates of offerings, small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, one holding a small lit wick. Behind them, white-clad men with white shawls and striped borders sit with brass trays. Further back, women and girls in yellow, white and pink saris and salwar kameez sit in rows, some holding offerings. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance cues, so the a person field is unsure.