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A photograph of a seated congregation during a homa or tharpanam ritual inside a hall with a painted mural at the top right. Many devotees in white clothes sit in rows on the floor, several with orange and yellow garlands, and many have hands raised near their faces or heads in prayer. Brass ritual vessels, lamps and small containers sit on coloured cloths in the foreground. Several people are closed-eyed in meditation. The scene is crowded with people across the frame.

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July 01 20092009-07-01A large hall of seated men and boys in a ritual gathering. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, bare chests and white-painted tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms sit on mats before brass plates, lamps and small offering dishes. Several have their hands folded in prayer or hold ritual items. On the left, a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together. Behind them, rows of seated children and young men in colourful shirts watch and sit quietly. Red curtains, windows and a metal railing line the back of the room.2011-10-05Seated devotees in white ritual clothing and yellow-orange garlands and rudraksha malas sit in a hall during a homa or tharpanam ritual. Brass lamps, bowls and kalasha-style vessels are arranged on the floor before them. A painted mural of figures and trees is on the wall behind. Several men in front have eyes closed in meditation or prayer, and the image is cropped at the edges with more people visible beyond the frame.2009-07-01Photograph of a large seated congregation on orange floor mats at a satsang. Rows of men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged, many with hands joined or pressed in prayer. Brass plates, small brass lamps, flowers and offering bowls are arranged along the mats in the foreground. A bearded man with grey hair in the lower right wears white, with a red bindi and a lanyard badge. A young man with curly hair in a white kurta and red striped lungi sits in the centre, looking forward. Other men wear rudraksha malas and identity badges. Women in colourful saris sit in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2010-11-14Photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing during a padapuja or satsang-style gathering on a carpeted floor. In the foreground, a woman with curly light-brown hair and a dark beaded mala sits with eyes open and hands near a red hibiscus flower. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a lavender border sits with hands together, and another woman in white with a patterned shawl sits with palms joined. On the right, a woman with long brown hair in white clothes holds her hands together in prayer. Behind them, more participants in white sit, and offering trays with yellow flowers, a small bowl and a ritual plate rest on the floor at the lower left.2013-12-08December 04 20102010-12-04Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and yellow-orange garlands perform a tharpanam offering in a temple hall. Brass plates, small lamps, bells, and offering trays are arranged on mats in front of them, with a few plastic containers of materials nearby. Several men in the foreground have rudraksha malas and bracelets. Roughly fifty to sixty people are visible in the scene.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01September 12 20102010-09-12A seated congregation in white and cream clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, listens attentively to a teaching in a hall. Foreground: a bald man in white with his back to the camera, a bare-shouldered man with a white-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, and a woman with dark hair in a bun wearing a cream sari with gold border and beads. Background: more seated devotees in white and gold-bordered garments, some with grey and blonde hair. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.2017-07-30October 15 20102010-10-15October 23 20152015-10-23