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Evening ritual gathering of seated devotees in white traditional clothing on a concrete floor. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a dark beaded mala sits behind a silver tray holding a red kumkum-covered yantra or shrine object decorated with white flowers, with red kumkum-dotted diyas arranged around it. On the left, a row of brass and steel bowls holds fruits including apples, bananas and pineapple, nuts and sweets, set out as offerings. Behind them, several men and women in white sit in meditative posture, some with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and one woman wears a white head covering. Potted palm plants frame the left edge.

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A group puja in white ritual clothing around a gold kalasha-style vessel on a gold tray, decorated with a white jasmine garland and red kumkum. An older man with long white hair and a white beard, wearing white clothes and a rudraksha mala, sits at the centre, with several people beside him touching the vessel and sprinkling kumkum. Behind them, metal bowls of grains, fruits and offerings line a raised platform among potted palms, and more seated devotees in white and orange sashes fill the background. a person candidate by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala) but uncertain given the white ritual dress.2006-10-21Indoor satsang or puja gathering with a large seated audience on a light tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths sit cross-legged with eyes closed or hands folded, some with red-bordered cloths and a rudraksha-style neck cord. Brass and steel trays hold yellow flower petals, fruit and offerings in front of them, with orange mats and a plastic container nearby. Behind them, rows of devotees in white clothing, several boys in colourful shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border sit attentively. Monks in saffron-orange robes sit near the back, and a few men in white shirts stand at the edge of the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2011-02-18November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a group ritual on a floor covered with white cloth. A man with long swept-back white hair, white clothing and a white-and-gold pendant with beads sits at the centre, his hand raised over a brass tray set with a garland of white flowers and red kumkum. Around him, several people in white dress kneel and offer kumkum and flowers from the tray. Behind them, many brass bowls of grains, sweets and fruit are arranged in rows, with potted palms at the left and devotees in white seated in the background. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a person for the central white-haired figure, who holds the ritual centre as a presiding figure.2006-10-21December 10 20122012-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesNovember 06 20112011-11-06December 04 20102010-12-04Several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on a polished floor during a puja. In the foreground, a man with folded hands and rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed. Near the centre, a man with white tilak and rudraksha mala holds an object while chanting; brass plates, small cups, flowers and a lit oil lamp rest on a green cloth and orange mats. Behind them, more white-clad devotees and a few onlookers in white and red sit in a yellow-walled hall. No figure here is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the role is described only as priests and devotees.2012-05-14 +1 copiesOctober 11 20102010-10-11 +1 copiesA large hall with pink walls and red curtains in front of rows of windows, with framed portraits hanging on the walls. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing the same direction, performing a pada-puja style ritual with small oil lamps (diyas) lit in front of them. Brass plates hold offerings and small brass vessels sit on the mats. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti and a red-bordered white shawl, holding a lit lamp in his hands. Next to him an older man in white clothing and a white shawl also holds a lamp. A man in an orange robe sits at the left edge, and children and young people watch from the right side. A projector screen is visible at the far left.2011-07-23A row of men sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra before brass puja plates. Several wear saffron/orange robes; others wear white dhotis with red-striped cloth, one with a gold-bordered shawl. Brass lamps with lit wicks, fruit, flowers and small brass bells sit on orange and green mats in front of them. Behind them, others sit in a line with eyes closed, and women in orange and yellow saris are visible at the left edge. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in an indoor hall with tiled floor and a wall fan.2011-08-01