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January 01 2016

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A courtyard satsang with a seated speaker on a raised wooden platform at upper right, wearing a saffron-orange robe and speaking into a microphone. Below, a large group of devotees sits on colourful striped mats, mostly in white ritual clothes with yellow-bordered dhotis and saris, many with palms pressed together in namaskar and clapping. A golden canopied palanquin-style shrine stands at center with a small golden deity murti inside. A brass bowl of flower petals sits on the mat at right, and bronze deity statues flank the platform. Red walls and hanging brass lamps frame the scene. The speaker is not visibly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is assigned here.

A courtyard ceremony at a temple-style hall with red walls and carved pillars. In the right background a woman in a red garment sits on a raised platform with a microphone, facing an audience. Seated devotees in white ritual clothes with saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas face her on striped mats, many with palms pressed together. A large brass bowl of flower petals and an ornate golden canopy shrine stand in front, with bronze deity figures and brass lamps nearby. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

Photograph of a courtyard ritual gathering at an ashram temple with red walls and golden pillars. A person in an orange-red robe sits on a raised golden seat in the back, speaking into a microphone beside a small lectern. Around them, many devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, several with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a brass bowl of flowers and fruit offerings sits on a multicolour striped mat, with brass trishul and lamp stands to the right and a golden canopied palanquin-style shrine to the left. Some attendees wear lanyards and a green-badged volunteer is visible. Bronze deity murti stand near the seat.

Devotees sit in rows on colourful striped mats in an open courtyard of a temple-like ashram. Many wear white clothing with green or orange-and-white lanyards, and several men in front wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls. A gilded ornate shrine canopy stands among brass lamps and a tall brass oil lamp stand, and a white-clad figure sits at the front near offerings. Palm fronds and greenery frame the courtyard behind.

A seated group of devotees in white clothes sits on colourful striped mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden palanquin-style shrine canopy. A large brass trident stands upright on the left, and a brass lamp stands nearby. Several men wear rudraksha malas and orange-and-gold shawls, while women in white saris with blue-green beads sit among them. A brass plate of offerings sits on the mat at right. A cameraman with a camera stands at the left edge. The setting is an ashram temple with red walls and green gates behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

A seated group of devotees gathers around a raised golden throne in a red-draped hall for a ritual session. A figure seated on the ornate gold throne wears an orange-red turban and orange-red robes with gold necklaces, and a candidate for a person by appearance; a lit brass oil lamp stands at left. Around them about two dozen devotees sit cross-legged on the floor, many in white kurtas and orange-red shawls, holding brass plates with flowers and small lamps, while bald priests in white dhotis with orange-red shawls sit in the foreground near the throne.

May 13 2015

Devotees in white clothing sit on striped woven mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden canopied shrine with a deity murti at centre. Many wear green and white lanyard-style garlands. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange-gold sash sits with his back partly to camera, and a brass trident stands at left beside a small brass lamp stand at right. A seated figure in saffron-red robes is visible at far right near a stone pillar, and an older woman in white sits in the background among other attendees. Banana and palm trees frame the open-air setting.

Outdoor temple-courtyard gathering under a corrugated roof beside orange-painted walls. A figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at right, facing a group. Seated on red mats around a low golden tray are several people in white dhotis and saris; some hold brass plates and a woman in green and yellow sits at left. A woman in orange shawl sits near the throne with hands joined. An older man in orange robes sits at far left beside a second gold throne. Brass plates with pink flowers rest on the tray, a steel flask sits at lower front, and brass lamps and a kalasha-style finial stand at right. Framed photographs hang on the wall at upper left.

September 05 2016

October 21 2015

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A photograph of a seated man in long-swept dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold armrests and a red cushion. He sits with hands folded in his lap while devotees gather on the floor before him. Women in white clothes with yellow shawls and orange wraps sit to the right, a man with a shaved head in white dhoti sits near a low gilded table holding brass plates with flowers, and a foreground woman with blonde hair faces the throne. Behind the throne stand a saffron-robed deity figure and gold-edged ritual objects, with orange and red-striped walls and curtains. The setting resembles a temple hall with a satsang or darshan.