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Photograph of a seated puja or satsang gathering before a deep red curtain. In the centre, a person with long matted dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe and multiple rudraksha malas, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. On the left, a woman in a white and cream sari with rudraksha malas and a red bindi watches upward. On the right, a man in glasses, white dhoti with a golden border and rudraksha malas also presses his palms together. Brass lamps, flowers and offerings sit in the foreground, and more devotees fill the background.

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A photograph of a seated puja ceremony in a red-curtained hall. In the centre, a person with long matted hair, a red-brown saffron-toned robe and a long rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Beside them on the left, a woman in a white-and-cream sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak presses her hands together, and on the right a man in glasses wearing a white dhoti-style garment, rudraksha mala and gold wristwatch also sits with hands folded. Brass bowls, oil lamps with flames, flowers, and offering plates stand on a golden tray in front. Other seated devotees in white are behind them. Person with long hair in saffron robe may be a person, seated in an offering ceremony with devotees.2016-12-23Crowded indoor satsang with devotees seated close together against red and blue drapery. In the centre, a man with short dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with a white shawl sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a woman in glasses and a red bindi also has hands folded, and others wear white and cream garments with gold borders. Several men near the back have white tripundra markings on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas and brown robes. Foreground heads are blurred. Whether the central man is a person is uncertain; no distinctive presentation cues are clearly visible.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Crowded seated devotional gathering with a central man in white dhoti and cloth, brown rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, a man in a saffron-brown garment with a long gold necklace sits behind him, and several devotees with white tilak on their foreheads and women in saris or glasses are seated in the blurred foreground. Deep red drapes form the backdrop. The page links this to the 40th Avatardinotsava celebration, but the central man's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm a person's presence.2016-12-23A photograph of a seated devotional gathering with many people in the foreground. In the centre, a man with short black hair, closed eyes and palms pressed together in anjali sits in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a woman in white with glasses and a red-bead mala also sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, several people wear white and yellow-bordered clothing, white horizontal forehead marks and beaded necklaces. A red and blue draped backdrop fills the background. Blurred heads in the lower foreground frame the image.2016-12-23July 19 20132013-07-19A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, at a satsang or puja gathering. In the foreground an older woman in an orange sari with magenta border and a rudraksha mala, and beside her another older woman in a maroon sari with gold border and rudraksha malas, both with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Behind them a woman in white with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds her hands together, and younger women in orange saris with red and magenta borders sit in the background with white tilak. A small paper cup sits on the floor at lower centre.2014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11Several 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.2014-10-02October 06 20142014-10-06