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Evening devotional gathering seated on mats and a rug outdoors. In the foreground a man in a dark red-brown shawl and brown dhoti, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, holds out yellow flower petals with both hands. Beside him a man in a white kurta with a grey-haired head bends forward offering petals. Around them many men and women in white clothes and rust-red shawls sit attentively, some with folded hands, others looking toward the front, with a blonde woman in white at centre. A man in a blue turban sits at the left edge. No clear evidence identifies a person as present in this frame.

May 04 2014

May 04 2014

May 04 2014

May 14 2015

A satsang gathering seated on red floor mats in a temple hall. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-red and saffron-yellow robe with a thick gold-toned rudraksha-style necklace sits on a wooden seat, seen from behind and slightly to the side, with a bare arm and foot visible. Around him, devotees sit in white and cream clothing with red and orange shawls, some wearing green or orange lanyards and beads; one woman in white has a bindi and a long plait. A man in white kurta stands in the background, and a gold-coloured ornate structure and red drapery frame the hall. Several participants have a red shawl over the shoulder.

A seated person in a rust-brown and orange-brown garment, wearing a long garland of golden and red flowers, a large rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold jewellery, sits before a red throne with gilded edge. Another person in a crisp white shirt leans in from the right and hands over a yellow cloth bag, while a bare arm reaches in from the lower left. Behind them, devotees in white garments, one with palms pressed together, and a girl in orange with glasses stand watching in a dim hall.

December 24 2014

Outdoor photograph on red stone steps at a riverside gathering. A seated man on the right, with long swept-back dark hair, a red and white floral garland, layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces, gold bangles and an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border, sits on a leopard-print cushion and accepts a yellow cloth bag from a woman in a white sari-style dress and bangles, who kneels before him. A shaved-headed young man in orange robes with white markings on his arm stands on the left and gestures toward the bag. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothing and other saffron-clad attendants sits on the steps, with a colourful ratha-like structure and orange flags in the background.

A seated man in an orange-brown saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant places his right hand on the forehead of a devotee in a white T-shirt and brown shawl with a rudraksha-style mala. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, and a silver tray with a dark cloth sits near his left hand. Behind them stand several onlookers in white and yellow garments and a yellow bag, and a red throne-like backdrop is visible at left. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment in an evening setting.

February 10 2016

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Indoor ceremony in a hall with maroon curtains and framed banners on the walls. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a large pink flower garland sits on the left, extending his hand toward a woman in orange and holding small red fruits. Around them, several women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas and a man in a white and gold dhoti stand or bend forward, with a crowd of onlookers in the background. The scene resembles a devotional offering or puja.