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Four devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra against a grey concrete block wall with a metal rail. On the left, a man wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a purple-blue border and a vertical sacred mark on his forehead. At centre, a woman in a green blouse and a green, yellow and purple patterned sari with a red bindi and nose ring holds her hands in prayer. Behind her, another woman in a maroon sari and gold earrings stands with hands folded at her side. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti has white sacred ash marks on his forehead, and his hands are pressed together. Part of a figure in white is visible at the far right edge, with a tray of offerings nearby.

August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India

Night photograph of a group of devotees standing in a line outside a plain concrete-block wall at what appears to be an outdoor evening event. In the foreground, an older woman in a teal green sari with gold bangles and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside her, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a folded cloth. At centre, a man in an all-white kurta and dhoti with a red bindi and a green-and-gold rosette on his chest holds his hands together. To the right, men in white dhotis and shirts wear beaded rudraksha-style neck malas and rosettes. Lights glow faintly at the right edge.

Four devotees sit in a row in prayer pose with palms pressed together and eyes closed during a satsang setting. Left to right: a young woman in an orange sari with a dark ponytail, a woman with hoop earrings in an orange-red sari, an older woman with glasses, red bindi and a rudraksha mala in an orange sari, and a man with a shaved-looking head, white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, gold bracelets and a white and yellow dhoti. Blurred gold and green temple pillars form the background.

Night photo of a devotional gathering outdoors in front of a plain concrete-block wall. A woman in a teal green sari with a red bindi stands at left with hands clasped. Beside her a man in a white kurta holds a small object and a yellow-and-green rosette, and to his right a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a dark beaded mala and gold chain. Behind them a line of men in white dhotis and shirts stand attentively, several wearing malas and rosettes, and one holds a folded cloth. The scene appears to be a night observance, with a lit light visible at the right edge.

Several devotees sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, during a satsang. Foreground right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a mala of rudraksha beads wears white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead and arm. Beside him a woman in a rust-red sari with gold border and red rudraksha mala holds hands in prayer, and further left more women sit similarly with white forehead marks. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the upper right, and a blurred hand is in the left foreground. No one is identified as a person in this image.

A photograph of devotees at a sangha gathering, standing and clapping with palms together. On the left, a woman in a green sari with a yellow border and orange shawl smiles beside a woman in a multicoloured floral top and orange shawl. In the centre foreground, a seated young man in a maroon kurta and orange shawl claps. On the right, a smiling man in white dhoti with an orange-patterned shawl and rudraksha mala claps, with a man in white behind him. Beneath a plain white backdrop, the crowd is seen and a few heads blur in the foreground.

Four devotees sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, in front of a temple-style backdrop with brass lamps and painted panels. The man on the right wears a white dhoti with a gold border, bare upper body, rudraksha mala, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms. The three women wear red and orange saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, gold bangles and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A lit oil lamp glows at the upper right.

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