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Outdoor evening ritual at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, with a group of devotees gathered before a stone shrine. A man in saffron robes and a saffron shawl with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame and rings a handbell. Beside him a woman in white with a dark mala watches, while an older woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and folded hands stands at right. Other devotees in white with orange shawls, including a young girl with palms together, stand with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine.

A large crowd of devotees stands in an outdoor courtyard, most with palms pressed together in namaskar, gazing upward toward something out of frame. Women wear saris and salwar in red, orange, yellow, teal, magenta and green, with ornate necklaces and kumkum on their foreheads. A white-haired woman in a white sari with a red border stands at centre-front holding a woven bag. At right, a man in a light blue shirt and cream trousers, wearing a garland, stands with hands folded. Green leafy garlands hang from poles at top, and a decorated yellow-and-red canopy is visible at upper left. Visible people number over twenty.

Outdoor temple courtyard at Aadi Kailaasa with carved stone pillars. A man in orange saffron robe with white tilak on his forehead holds up a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and ringing a small handbell in the other. Around him, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste: a young girl in a floral dress, women in white saris and orange shawls, and an older woman in an orange shawl with glasses. A golden kalasha-style vessel rests on a stone ledge at right. Aarti being performed in devotional ritual setting.

June 13 2013

October 12 2007

A seated ritual gathering in a plain hall with grey walls and windows. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before a white-draped altar holding a brass bowl, a silver cup, a metal ewer and scattered orange flowers. Behind him, many people in white clothes sit cross-legged; a young woman in white with a red border and a second woman in white with folded hands sit near the front, and a figure in orange robes stands at the back wall. Several people wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks. A white-clothed group fills the room, with a few visitors among them.

April 08 2012

Night-time photograph of devotees gathered at an illuminated entrance decorated with tall painted pillars in blue, red and yellow with floral motifs and orange bases. Several people in white traditional clothing stand together, a man on the left in a white shirt holds a brass pot, and a younger boy in white dhoti stands centre. Women and girls at right wear saris in green, orange, pink and purple, and one woman in a dark floral sari stands near offerings with flowers and fruit. Potted plants and strings of lights frame the scene. a person is not visually distinguishable here.

A photograph of a line of devotees standing outdoors on a tiled courtyard in front of a red-orange temple wall, with a dark doorway behind them. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing: women in white saris with coloured borders, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a sacred thread, and a woman in white tunic and trousers. Several have palms pressed together in prayer or hands folded at the waist, and one woman in green patterned trousers and a green scarf stands at the right. A few have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A golden ceremonial palanquin or decorated structure is visible at the far left edge. Some figures are partly cut off, and a few people are visible in the background near the doorway. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering, though no one is clearly identified as a person.

June 26 2014

October 08 2007

A seated group of devotees sits on a green mat in an ashram hall with glass display cabinets behind them. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders, a woman in a red blouse and blue sari sits at left, and a woman in a blue salwar kameez sits center with hands joined in prayer. Children in white and red and white school uniforms sit at right with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a stool near the back wall. Rose petals in pink and red are heaped on plates and trays on the mat in front of the group. The attendees are attentive, facing forward toward an unseen focal point.