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April 28 2008

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A face-painting activity at a community event. A woman in a blue apron with colourful patterned top and butterfly face paint holds a paint palette and brush, working on a table covered in green cloth with orange flowers. A young girl in a pink hoodie holds the palette steadily while a girl in a navy sweatshirt with a braid has a purple and pink butterfly design painted on her face. A person's hand holds a small device at the right edge. Paint jars and brushes sit on the table; no a person depiction is visible.2008-04-28A young girl with a long dark braid sits while a hand holds a fine brush to paint a purple and pink butterfly design around her eye on her cheek. She wears a dark blue top and a small gold stud earring. In the blurred foreground, another child with curly hair is partly visible at left. The setting appears to be an indoor event with warm reddish furnishings in the background.2008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28July 19 20122012-07-19July 08 20172017-07-08April 28 20082008-04-28Indoor satsang or discourse hall where a woman in a navy blue top with orange embroidered trim and an orange shawl stands speaking into a handheld microphone. Beside her, a young woman in orange sari with a black blindfold and gold jewellery sits on a gold-carved chair holding a microphone. Seated in front, women in white and orange garments, some with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks, listen attentively, one with hands in anjali. A young man in white dhoti with rudraksha and gold necklaces stands at right. A white wall air conditioner and fan are behind them. Five to six visible people.2017-07-08A photograph of an indoor ashram gathering where a woman in a yellow tiger-striped garment with a rudraksha mala leans forward toward a young boy in white kurta with an orange-red shawl and glasses. Behind them, a woman in orange-and-yellow robes wears a rudraksha mala, a girl in white stands at right, and colourful garlands and yellow cloth hang at left. The woman's hair is pinned up and she appears to be speaking or listening closely to the boy. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2013-07-12A photograph of a healing darshan in an indoor hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless top and a rudraksha mala, reaches out with his right hand toward a seated woman in dark clothing, while holding a white card. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a lanyard sits nearby. Several young men in white shirts and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stand behind the group. A table with flowers, a red-and-white floral arrangement and offering plates is visible in the background, along with a trident on a white stand at right. Several people in the foreground lean in, one holding banknotes.2008-03-23A seated group of about ten women in colourful saris and salwar kameez sits on floor mats in a ritual setting before a row of deity murtis dressed in colourful garments. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with a red blouse and rudraksha mala sits with a brass plate of offerings, next to a brass kalasha and a pink flower on a stand. Women in pink, red, teal and black sit behind her. A man in white kurta sits among them near the murtis, which stand on a red-draped platform with silver and white drapery. The scene suggests a puja or satsang, with women holding offering plates before the deities.A photograph of a healing blessing at an indoor hall. A long-haired figure in a sleeveless orange robe and an orange-saffron garment stands at right, placing a hand on the head of a woman in a green salwar kameez with a white dupatta, who bows with hands joined. Beside them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and round glasses looks on, holding a small object. Behind them stand an older man in white with an orange shawl and a man in an orange shawl, with a crowd of devotees in white behind. At top right a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a fruit basket and flowers. A red curtain and a yellow-and-white ceremonial setup are visible. Several people in the crowd wear white clothing.2008-03-26Devotees sit cross-legged on leopard-print mats before silver plates in a temple hall with a canopied shrine on the left holding a deity murti and a framed photo. A woman in a teal blue sari with a gold-edged border sits in the foreground, her hands resting in her lap. Beside her, women wear red and pink saris and a child in white sits among them. Rows of white and gold seated figures.