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A photograph of a devotional reception in a room with cream walls and red curtains. A seated figure in an orange-red saffron dress, with a red-orange turban and white jasmine garlands, extends a hand while devotees bow. A woman in a pink patterned sari with gold earrings stands at left with hands folded. Men in white shirts and dhotis crowd behind, one wearing rudraksha beads. Two women bend forward at the lower foreground, one in a red blouse and the other in cream with flowers in her hair. A cardboard box of red apples sits at right. A faint copyright overlay appears across the image.

Evening satsang in a open-sided tent with red carpet and scattered white petals. Seated devotees wear white and marigold garlands: a woman in a pink silk sari with a red bindi, a woman in an orange sari, a boy in red with glasses, a girl in white with gold border, and a man in a patterned shirt. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at the right, while a man in white dhoti gestures toward the stage. Hanging clay diyas and string lights decorate the ceiling.

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A wedding ceremony indoors on a white floor with scattered petals. A bride in an orange-red silk sari with gold jewellery and flower garland sits at right, clasping hands with a groom in white dhoti and white head cloth with gold border, who wears a flower garland. A woman in a green sari with a jasmine flower in her hair leans forward, joining hands with the couple. Behind them, older women in saris and an older man in white stand and watch. At left, a seated man in a white dhoti and green shawl, with rudraksha beads, smiles. Before them sit a metal bowl of rice or grains and a tray with offerings and a sweet, marking a Hindu wedding ritual.

A photograph of a seated ceremony in a hall with metal railings. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and gold sari with a white flower garland sits before a man in white kurta and glasses, who is placing a garland of white flowers and red blossoms around her neck. Behind them, a row of people in orange and saffron clothing and white garlands sit on a red-carpeted platform, and a larger audience of seated devotees in saffron, orange and red fills the rows beyond, with orange banners hanging on the back wall. The visible count of people is large.

A wedding ceremony under a canopy of flower arrangements in orange, red, pink, purple and white. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt lifts a white cloth over a couple, while a bride in a red-and-gold silk sari with a white and pink floral garland stands with palms pressed together. The groom in white dhoti and shirt wears a white and red garland. Nearby, a bare-chested man in a green-and-gold shawl stands beside another priest in orange robes, and a man in white holds a tray of fruit and offerings. Pots of flowers and a white-draped stage frame the scene.

A photograph in a yellow-walled room during a devotional ritual. A seated man with bare upper body, white forehead markings, and layered white and red garlands sits on an orange cushioned seat with palms pressed together in reverent greeting. Before him, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp and other offerings, while a woman in a red blouse and cream sari extends her hands toward the lamp. Around them, women in white and cream saris with folded hands and sindoor and bangles stand and kneel in prayer. Two saffron-robed attendants stand near a doorway, and a photographer with a camera is at right. Framed images and garlanded pictures hang on the walls, and a green leafy decoration frames the doorway. Photo shows devotees performing aarti with an oil lamp.

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