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April 27 2018

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Devotees sit cross-legged on a white marble floor during a group ritual. In the front row, a young woman in a white and gold sari with white jasmine garlands presses her palms together. Beside her, a fair-haired man in white dhoti and shawl, with white markings on his arms and chest, also holds his palms in anjali and wears white and red garlands. Next to them, a woman in a brown and maroon sari with a white garland sits with hands folded, and at the far right a woman in a purple blouse and red sari with curly hair has hands raised in prayer. Two small steel cups sit on the floor in front. Behind them, thirty or more women in orange and red saris, many with rudraksha malas and flower-decorated hair, chant with hands folded. No deity murti or a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the cues required.

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April 27 2018

A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang or ritual gathering in a hall with red-brown walls and metal railings. In the foreground, a woman in a red saree with gold border and orange shawl sits cross-legged, wearing a white and red flower garland and holding a small leaf offering in her hands with eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in a purple saree wears a white and red garland, and a man in white dhoti with a red and white garland sits with a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit on mats, some wearing garlands. A small speaker sits on the mat at left and a brass lamp at lower left, with a golden throne-like chair visible at the far right edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

A domestic living room during a padapuja house visit. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair, a white-and-gold flower garland, gold bangles and a gold earring, receives devotees; a silver staff stands beside him. Before him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl kneels with palms joined, while a young woman in a maroon sari and a girl in green sit near him. Behind, several women in saris and a man in white stand watching; two young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas kneel near the seated figure, and a cameraperson in orange is visible. A brass plate with flowers and a small offering sits on the floor, marking the padapuja ritual.

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Seated devotees in a hall during a satsang or puja, with palms pressed together and eyes closed. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta with a red-orange rudraksha-style garland sits with hands in anjali mudra. Beside him, a man in red-orange shawl and white clothing wears a face mask. A woman in a green embroidered tunic and red trousers sits with hands folded, and a woman in white with an orange-red shawl sits beside her. Behind them, more devotees in orange and red shawls sit on red mats. Two brass plates with oil lamps and flower offerings lie on the floor at lower left.