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Close-up photograph of several people seated in a row in white ritual clothing, performing a mudra with their hands in a homa or tharpanam offering. The foreground devotee wears a yellow lanyard with a dark rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and forms a mudra with one hand. Brass vessels and small gold-coloured offering dishes sit on a blue cloth in front of them, with flower-decorated plates visible at the left edge.

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Close photograph of a row of seated participants in white clothing at a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a person in white with a yellow lanyard and dark beaded mala makes a mudra with the right hand, fingertips touching, while the left hand rests on the knee. Further along the row, other hands rest over brass ritual vessels and small plates arranged on a blue cloth. The setting suggests a homa or tharpanam offering, with the ritual items in the background.2009-07-01August 29 20092009-08-29December 28 20142014-12-28December 02 20092009-12-02Close photo of seated initiates in a meditative courtyard session. Several men sit cross-legged on a red-and-white mat, bare-chested, wearing saffron/orange cloths and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas hanging across their chests and white sacred ash (vibhuti) marks on their arms and shoulders. Their hands form mudras, one holding a small object. In the lower left are brass oil lamps, small bowls, a glass bottle and a lit incense stick.2017-02-01July 06 20132013-07-06August 07 20172017-08-07July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesSeated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange cloth mats in a hall during a puja or satsang. Several men wear white kurtas and dhotis with black-and-white beaded malas and pendants, and bare-chested young men wear white dhotis bordered with red and tilaka marks on their foreheads and arms. The man at centre gestures with his hands in front of brass plates, small brass lamps and bowls of yellow offerings. Plastic containers and green bowls sit on the floor.2010-11-14December 08 20132013-12-08Close photo of several women seated in a row in white traditional clothing, with white shawls and gold-edged borders, wearing wooden bead malas and bangles. Their hands are raised in ritual gestures; one holds a small brass or metal vessel and another holds a thin brass implement. In front are oil lamps with flames, incense sticks, brass pots, flower petals and an orange cloth on a low table. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-09-09January 10 20172017-01-10