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A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual ceremony. Devotees stand and kneel in a crowded line with palms pressed together in anjali, faces lifted upward toward a bell hanging from the ceiling. A man on the left wears a white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala and glasses. A woman in an orange sari with gold border kneels in the foreground with folded hands; another woman in a lilac sari and several children in checked and plaid shirts join in. A golden tiered object stands in the centre background beside green foliage decorations. Ceiling has a white floral plaster medallion.

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January 12 20092009-01-12October 02 20142014-10-02Seated devotees fill the foreground of an evening satsang, most with hands in anjali mudra or pressed together in prayer. A bald man in plain white with a gold-bordered dhoti and sacred thread sits at centre, while a young man in white wears sandalwood tilak and glasses at right. Several boys in striped shirts and white clothes sit in front, a few with eyes closed. Behind them are orange-wood seating and a white-clad man with folded hands. No swami figure is clearly visible in this frame.2011-10-05A crowded indoor hall with white walls, a tent-style ceiling and white metal scaffolding, where devotees queue in a line. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe stands at the right, a striped wrap over his shoulder, with tilak on his forehead; he is receiving documents or cards from hands reaching toward him. Nearby, a woman in a pink saree with gold jewellery holds a paper, a man in a yellow striped shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala, and several men in white shirts and dhotis wait. Elderly people sit at the left edge. A hanging textile banner with geometric patterns is visible in the background. Exact identification of the orange-robed man is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-03-12A group photograph taken indoors in a plainly furnished room with pale yellow walls and white floor tiles. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a pink flower garland and bare feet sits at the centre with palms joined, flanked by a standing family group. Around him, a woman in a maroon sari and an elderly man in a yellow shawl stand on the left, a man in white dhoti with a bare chest and a man in white shirt and glasses stand behind, and a young woman in white salwar with hands folded in namaste stands to the right. Children include a girl in red top and white skirt with flowers in her hair, a boy in a checked shirt, a girl in red top and purple skirt wearing a mala, and a toddler held by a woman in a navy and gold sari. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall above. Ten people are visible in the scene.2010-02-17May 31 20122012-05-31December 03 20092009-12-03A group photograph of a family posed indoors in a plain white-walled room with white floor tiles and a framed deity picture hanging high on the wall. A central seated figure in an orange robe with a long pink flower garland and a red bindi sits on a white cushioned seat, raising one hand in blessing. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at far left, an elderly woman in a pink sari stands beside a girl in a red top and white skirt, and a bespectacled man in a white shirt holds a boy in a blue checked shirt. Behind them stand an older man in a yellow dhoti, two women in white, a woman in a green blouse, a young woman in red and purple, and a woman in a blue-purple sari holding a toddler. Several people stand with hands folded in greeting.2010-02-17June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesAugust 08 20092009-08-08Photo of a seated figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a red flower garland and white jasmine-style necklace, hands pressed together in namaste on a gilded throne with carved lion-like armrests. Around him, devotees in white clothes sit on red and patterned mats; several women wear yellow shawls and braids, and an older man in white holds a brass or silver offering. Nearby are plates of fruit, flower petals, brass vessels, a framed photo, a fan and stacked books. The setting is a draped, tent-like room with yellow and cream curtains. The scene suggests a puja or padapuja offering in front of the seated figure.2009-11-20