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Night outdoor gathering on a lawn at a padapuja or satsang, with devotees seated on grass and paving stones in white clothing, many with hands joined in namaskar. A woman in the left foreground wears a rust-red sari with gold border and sits with her back to the camera. Small oil lamps and a lit fire pit with offerings sit in the centre, and a canopy edges the top left. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits near a raised platform. Lit lamps and an apartment-style building with balconies form the background, and roughly fifty people are visible.

Night outdoor ceremony on a lawn in front of a multi-storey building with balconies and lit windows. A standing figure in a red-orange robe and matching headwear raises a lit lamp high with both arms, its flame glowing. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on mats and grass, many with hands raised palm-up in worship. In the foreground at left, a seated figure in a red-orange garment sits on a leopard-print cushion facing the lamp-bearer. Small lamps and lanterns light the lawn, and a white canopy edge appears at upper left. The scene resembles an aarti being offered at an evening satsang.

December 13 2013

December 13 2013

A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.

December 20 2013

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Night-time photograph of a crowd of men and women in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls, standing and sitting around a construction site lit by a tube light. In the foreground a young man in white kneels with hands pressed together in prayer beside a white cloth-draped object and an orange cloth on a stone ledge. A small golden kalasha-shaped vessel stands on a golden base with orange cloth. A wooden pole rises between the people. Several devotees wear orange shawls and rudraksha-free white attire, and a man at right holds a camera.

August 21 2016

A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with a concrete floor and a metal railing. Women in white and cream traditional dress with gold borders and orange or yellow shawls sit cross-legged on woven mats, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Several wear gold bangles and bracelets, and one holds a steel water bottle beside her. Many more devotees sit in rows behind them. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and the foreground is filled with devotees rather than a presiding figure.

Night-time outdoor gathering on a paved open area, with a large crowd seated on the ground and many people standing behind them. Many seated participants wear saffron-orange tops, some with lanyards and name badges, while others wear white. In the left foreground, a standing man in white with a saffron-yellow shawl raises one hand toward the crowd. Nearby, several people in white clothing stand with arms raised or open. A woman in a red-orange shawl stands near the centre. Dim lights and a dark sky frame the scene, with a wooden structure at the far left.

December 13 2013

Outdoor evening ritual at night in front of an illuminated colonial-style building. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, wearing a red-orange shawl, a leopard-print lower cloth and a rudraksha mala with a gold-toned ornament, stands on the right holding a brass bell in one hand and an aarti lamp with flaming wicks in the other. Seated on the grass before him, a large crowd of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A few small oil lamps glow on the ground in the foreground, and incense smoke rises in the background. The man's appearance with long hair, shawl and mala gives a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate performing aarti, while the seated devotees are attendees. The crowd fills the lawn and the steps behind it.