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A seated group of devotees at an evening ceremony wears white jasmine garlands with red roses. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits with hands folded, next to a woman in a purple and green striped silk sari with red-beaded garland. Behind them a bare-chested man with an arm band sits on a striped mat, and a man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned arm band sits beside them. Other people in orange, pink and red saris and robes sit and stand in the background, and a shaved-headed man in white stands in the back row. The people appear to be taking part in a seated group ritual with garlands.

May 10 2014

A seated devotional gathering of many people wearing marigold and yellow-orange garlands. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair and a white-striped shirt sits to the left, a woman in a teal-blue sari with a red blouse sits centre, and an elderly man with a white forehead marking and rudraksha-style beads wears white ritual clothes. A younger man in an off-white kurta with eyes closed sits in front, and a woman in a green sari with a red-bordered blouse sits at right. Behind them, more attendees in white and red clothes sit along the hall, with a painted banner at upper left. A cameraman is visible at the left edge. Several garlanded participants appear to be taking part in a satsang or ritual sitting. No person in the image is identified as a person.

Photograph of a seated congregation in a hall, with many devotees wearing white-and-jasmine garlands and red flower accents. In the foreground, a bald man with glasses and a white vibhuti line on his forehead wears a white shirt, rudraksha mala and white jasmine garland; beside him a woman in a teal sari with a gold-and-green border smiles. Other women in saris and salwars, some with kumkum, sit close together, and a wooden lectern stands at left. No clear a person candidate is visible.

A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on the floor adorned with flower garlands, including orange and pink marigold and rose strands. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and white kurta with a striped shawl sits with head bowed while a woman in red and white with a long braid and gold hair ornaments, and a woman in a green and red saree, offer garlands. Older men and women in white and saffron stand and sit nearby, and a row of seated devotees with garlands fills the background under warm ceiling lights. Petals are scattered on the floor. No individual with clear a person cues is clearly identifiable, so presence is unsure.

A photograph of a seated audience at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a smiling man with grey hair and glasses wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, with a garland of yellow and red flowers around his neck, and holds the garland at his chest while petals lie on his white clothing. Beside him a woman in a coral-and-pink sari with a yellow flower garland and red bindi presses her palms together in anjali. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange shawls clap, and a woman in a blue sari sits at the left edge. The room is filled with seated people, many in orange and white. a person's appearance is not confidently established, so no identification is made.

February 09 2012

A photograph of a house visit where devotees gather around a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a long garland of red flowers and beaded ornaments. The seated figure, on the right with short dark hair, is smiling. Several people crowd in on the left: a woman in a red sari and gold necklace leans forward, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends over, a shaved-headed man in white with a red sash kneels and holds red flowers, and children reach forward with flowers. A woman with white hair in a red sari with gold border also reaches in. Hands offer red flowers and petals toward the seated figure. Background shows orange-clad attendants standing near a pole.

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November 29 2011

A crowd of devotees surrounds a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red-beaded bracelet, who stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, saffron and white saris, and rudraksha malas reach toward the central figure, some holding red apples and garlands. A child in a teal shirt watches closely near the front. The setting is a pink-walled room with a shelf of framed pictures and a red door behind the crowd.

A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a room with green walls and a ceiling fan. A smiling woman in a rust-orange sari and a garland of white flowers, yellow lemons and red roses reaches out to touch the head of an elderly bald man with white hair and a green leaf garland, who bows with palms pressed together and holds a folded paper. Behind them, a young shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas stands near others in white and saffron, and a decorated backdrop with floral garlands is visible at right.