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A 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.

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February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02Two women kneel on striped woven mats in a hall while one places a long garland of yellow and red flowers around the other's neck. The woman receiving the garland wears a green blouse and a rust-and-brown striped sari with a red shawl. The woman garlanding her wears a white top and a red shawl. Behind them a large seated audience of devotees fills the room; many wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, and others wear white. Dark wooden benches and a framed picture are visible on the back wall.2016-02-02A 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.2016-02-02Photograph 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.2011-11-29Indoor 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.2016-02-02February 09 20122012-02-09May 10 20142014-05-10December 19 20162016-12-19 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees at an evening ceremony wears white jasmine garlands with red roses. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits with hands folded, next to a woman in a purple and green striped silk sari with red-beaded garland. Behind them a bare-chested man with an arm band sits on a striped mat, and a man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned arm band sits beside them. Other people in orange, pink and red saris and robes sit and stand in the background, and a shaved-headed man in white stands in the back row. The people appear to be taking part in a seated group ritual with garlands.2016-12-19Smiling devotees seated on orange-striped cushioned chairs at a satsang. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with gold jhumka earrings, a gold maang tikka and a floral garland laughs and gestures toward a man in a white shirt wearing a marigold and red flower garland, a black rudraksha-style mala and a red bindi, who also smiles. Behind them, rows of attendees in white and orange-red shawls sit in an audience hall, and a few people in the back wear white.2014-05-10November 27 20142014-11-27