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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a temple hall. In the foreground a woman with a braid, white forehead marking and red bindi, wearing a cream and gold sari and an orange cord necklace, sits with eyes lowered while a man with a shaved head, white forehead marking and blue striped kurta places a hand on her shoulder. Both wear yellow marigold garlands with red flowers. To the left, a man in a striped teal shirt and red shawl with a red bindi also wears a yellow garland. Behind them, a priest in orange dhoti stands near offerings, and devotees sit on the floor.

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February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with patterned striped mats. In the foreground a smiling woman in a cream and gold sari with a yellow marigold garland and red flowers in her hair is being touched on the cheek by a shaved-headed man in a blue striped kurta with a rudraksha mala and a badge lanyard. Both are smiling. Behind them rows of seated participants wear white and orange garments, some with malas, and marigold garlands lie on the mats. Portraits hang on the back wall.2016-02-02December 19 20162016-12-19 +1 copiesIndoor hall with seated devotees on striped cloths during a ceremony. In the foreground, a man in glasses wears a cream shirt, red-brown shawl and yellow marigold garland, with a red bindi. Beside him a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a yellow garland and a red-brown bindi has her hand on her chest while a man in a blue kurta and white dhoti places a garland or adjusts her hair. Another man in a striped green sweater and red shawl sits with a garland. Behind them, many people sit or stand, some in saffron robes, and framed pictures hang on the walls.2016-02-02May 10 20142014-05-10July 09 20122012-07-09A photograph of a couple seated on a white marble floor in a temple hall, both garlanded with white jasmine and red rose garlands. The woman on the left wears a cream and gold silk sari, a gold headpiece with a white flower in her hair, and smiles while her hands rest in her lap. The man on the right is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, wears white dhoti-style pants, a rudraksha mala, and sits with his palms joined in namaste. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas and palms joined fill the frame. A name tag is visible on the woman's clothing.2018-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph of two people seated on a white marble floor for a ceremony. On the left, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari wears jasmine garlands, a white flower in her hair, and a gold headpiece. Beside her, a bare-chested man with light, swept-back hair and white ash marks on his forehead, arms and chest sits with palms pressed in namaste, wearing a rudraksha mala, white dhoti and a white jasmine garland with red flowers. Behind them, several children in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit in rows, and a copper water bottle rests on the floor.2018-04-27 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated devotional gathering inside a hall with a red carpet and steel crowd barriers. A woman in a teal and gold sari sits with eyes closed while a man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a visitor badge and white and red flower garlands, places his hand on her forehead. Another man in a white shirt and a bald-headed man in white ritual clothing sit nearby. Several garlanded people in white and a man in white shirt stand behind, with a crowd of onlookers, including several Western-looking women, watching from behind the railing. An orange cloth hangs at the top of the frame. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2011-11-29Three people stand close together under a corrugated metal roof in a sunlit ashram hall. On the left, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a gold-edged border and gold necklaces faces the others. In the centre, a smiling woman in a maroon sari and yellow top wears a red bindi and a white jasmine garland with red roses. On the right, a bald, bearded man in a grey sweatshirt and wristwatch presses his palms together in anjali, also wearing a white and red flower garland. A red-and-orange wall and framed notices are behind them. No a person candidate is visible.2010-12-23November 27 20142014-11-27