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May 11 20162016-05-11July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 19 20132013-07-19March 25 20082008-03-25Photograph of a stage ceremony at a Kumbh-style event with a silver-and-red shrine backdrop. A man in orange robes with long dark hair and a crown-like mark sits center, cross-legged, holding a red-covered item and a small book, with marigold garlands on silver trays before him. Beside him a bald elderly man in orange robes and an orange turban sits, and to the left an older bearded man in orange sits near a microphone. A blindfolded young woman in white with a red-and-white shawl and rudraksha mala is guided by a bare-chested man with white dhoti and gold border, with a woman in white and several young people in red and white stand nearby, one holding a booklet. A man in orange with a red-striped robe and rudraksha beads sits at the right. Silver ornate decorations and a deity figure appear in the background.2015-09-12December 12 20162016-12-12A ritual offering scene outdoors. A woman in a rust-brown dhoti-style sari with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands at left holding a silver-and-pearl ornamented tray with green leaves and offerings. Beside her, another woman in a rust sari with glasses, a rudraksha mala and red kumkum on her forehead holds a blue bowl of red flowers. Facing them, a woman in a cream-white sari with long brown hair receives the offering. At right, a smiling man in rust clothing with a rudraksha mala and white tilak holds a small green bowl. Background devotees in white and orange clothing and white forehead markings stand beneath orange canopies and a crowd, with a child at lower left in white tilak.2015-05-13A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in orange and white clothing during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala raises her palms in devotion, with a white vertical tilak on her forehead and a red bindi. Beside her, a woman in white with a brown rudraksha mala covers her face with her hand, and an older woman in orange with a long rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Other participants in white and orange clothing, some with white forehead markings, fill the rows behind them under overhead lights.2014-08-24A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.2013-12-20December 29 20102010-12-29March 21 20142014-03-21A seated man in a rust-orange robe, long dark hair, a rudraksha mala with a thick ceremonial necklace and gold bangles, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne and places his palm on the forehead of an elderly man in a pink shirt with an orange shawl who kneels before him. Behind them, women in cream and gold-bordered saris, one in a green sari, and a young girl with gold necklaces stand in a red-draped hall with potted plants and a pedestal fan. The seated figure has a person appearance by his flowing hair, saffron robe and mala, and the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing, giving the scene a darshan character.2016-05-11