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A young woman in a white chikankari-style kurta and an orange-red shawl printed with Sanskrit text stands on a red-carpeted stage scattered with rose petals, holding pink petals in one hand over a red tray carried by another attendant. She wears a green volunteer lanyard and orange-red beaded mala. Behind her a person in white with an orange tilak on the forehead holds the tray. Seated devotees in white and orange lanyards watch from the audience, including an older woman in glasses and a beige cardigan in the foreground.

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July 11 20132013-07-11December 16 20132013-12-16December 12 20132013-12-12 +1 copiesJuly 06 20172017-07-06A photograph of a padapuja-style devotional offering. A young woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and a nose stud sits cross-legged in an orange shawl over a white sari with green borders, holding a small white item in her cupped hands. Beside her, an older woman in a white sari with gold border presses her palms together in prayer and wears a beaded mala. In the foreground are silver trays holding pink lotus flowers and a yellow fruit. At right, the orange robed feet of a seated figure rest on a gold and red throne, and a blurred head of another person appears at lower right. Two people are visible in the frame.2010-11-03July 12 20162016-07-12A seated congregation during a satsang or puja in a large hall, many people in rows wearing white, orange and maroon clothing. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari with gold border holds a small red flower in her cupped hands while looking down. Beside her a woman in white with a red rudraksha mala and a red pendant sits with hands folded, gazing forward. At right a young woman in orange clothing wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band. Brass plates with flower offerings and a small brass vessel rest on the floor in front. Many more devotees in white and orange sit behind them.2014-08-24July 15 20162016-07-15May 02 20142014-05-02A woman with a red bindi and dark hair pulled back sits cross-legged on a white marble floor, wearing a white kurta and white pants with an orange-red shawl printed with script across her shoulders. She wears a red-stone pendant necklace and a gold bangle, and extends one palm upward while gazing ahead. Around her, other seated participants in white clothing and orange-red shawls sit on the floor and on red-cushioned chairs, some with water bottles nearby. A yellow floor marking runs across the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from the visible cues.2017-07-05 +1 copiesSeated devotees attend a ritual session, with a woman in the foreground wearing a floral yellow and white kurta and an orange-red shawl with a red and white beaded necklace, eyes closed in meditation. Behind her, women in white garments with orange-red shawls sit in rows, some with hands resting in laps. Metal stanchions and red chairs frame the hall. No a person candidate is visible; the page refers to a Rudrabhishekam and padapuja event.2014-09-15A woman with long dark hair, a white tilak on her forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a cream sari with an orange border leans forward to touch the forehead of a seated participant with dark hair. She holds a small brass vessel. Around her, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls fill a hall, and a figure in an orange-red sari stands in the background. Blurred oil lamps and warm lights appear behind them.2017-03-17 +1 copies