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A seated group of devotees in ritual attire sits on a striped floor mat in an indoor hall with red curtains and a ceiling fan behind them. On the left, a man with bare upper body, white sacred ash marks and a gold-bordered yellow-and-white dhoti sits with a rudraksha mala and gold garland. Beside him, a man in white with a yellow-bordered dhoti wears rudraksha malas. Center, a woman in a maroon sari and gold garland sits with hands folded on her lap. Further right, a woman in white with a gold-embellished garland sits with eyes closed, and at the far right a woman in white with a long dark braid sits facing a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala. Several people in white and gold garments sit in meditative or satsang posture.

June 27 2017

A group puja in a hall with a pink wall and dark red curtain. Several men in white dhotis and gold necklaces sit on the floor holding oil lamps and performing aarti, one with a holy-ash mark on his forehead. A woman in white with folded hands sits nearby, and a woman with a yellow-bordered white sari kneels in prayer in the foreground. Brass trays hold pink flowers, fruit and a kalasha-like vessel, and a gold-trimmed altar stands at the right. A microphone is visible near a saffron-robed man. Whether any of these men is a person cannot be determined from appearance.

A photograph of a seated group chanting during a puja in an orange-walled hall. Behind and beside him, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and beaded necklaces sit with white tripundra markings on their foreheads, and one holds a microphone while chanting. Women in white and a yellow shawl sit in front, one wearing glasses and speaking into the microphone, another with curly hair and a brown beaded mala. A woman with short white hair in white clothing with a mala sits at right. Incense smoke drifts across the upper right. A bag, a folded cloth and a small box rest on a shelf at the back.

A photograph of a seated group in a temple hall during a meditative ritual. Several participants sit cross-legged on a multicoloured mat with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and gold forehead ornament, and a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala and bangles, pray with hands folded. A man in a white and yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits with hands clasped. Young women in white tops and a woman in a cream sari sit facing them. Behind them stands a man in orange with white forehead paint, and a golden ornate throne with carved lions and a golden framed panel sits in the background.

July 25 2017

July 30 2017

2017-07-30 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated teacher in a leather chair speaking to a seated group in a hall with pink walls and a white floor. The teacher wears a rust-red robe with a gold border, a long gold pendant on a beaded rudraksha-style mala, and a white forehead mark; the hair is long and dark. Around him, delegates sit on red mats: many wear white or rust-red shawls, one man in white has his eyes closed in meditation, and a woman in a rust-red sari is seated near the front. Behind them stands a dark altar with draped red and gold cloth and a gilded deity murti. Men in orange and white are visible at the right, and a few heads of people in the foreground are in frame.

2016-02-10 +1 copies

A seated congregation in white and cream clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, listens attentively to a teaching in a hall. Foreground: a bald man in white with his back to the camera, a bare-shouldered man with a white-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, and a woman with dark hair in a bun wearing a cream sari with gold border and beads. Background: more seated devotees in white and gold-bordered garments, some with grey and blonde hair. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.

June 27 2017

Seated group meditation indoors during satsang, with devotees in white ritual clothing and sacred marks. In the foreground a young man in white shirt and dhoti with a red bindi and rudraksha-style mala sits with eyes closed. Beside him an older man in white with a mustache, glasses and a mala also meditates. Behind them, men and women sit cross-legged or kneeling, many wearing white or patterned saris and kurtas, several with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and beaded malas. A brass vessel sits on the floor at left, and mats cover the floor. No visible a person figure is present in the frame.

A seated group of women and girls with closed eyes sits in meditation during a satsang in an ashram hall. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with a gold border wears a long rudraksha mala and holds her hands together in her lap. Beside her a young woman in a green and black patterned saree wears a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on her forehead, with hands folded. Other participants in white and beige clothing sit behind them, with a red curtain in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.