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A photograph of a group sitting cross-legged on a striped mat in a pink-walled hall, holding small oil lamps in both hands during a lamp-offering ritual. In the foreground a woman in white with a red scarf and a red-beaded mala holds a lit lamp, a woman in white with a red scarf and glasses holds another, and a man in white with a red shawl and glasses holds a lamp. Behind them an older man in white with grey hair holds a lamp aloft. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the background, and a cameraman films at right. A gold-framed shrine niche and hanging orange-yellow banners decorate the wall.

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May 06 20122012-05-06October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor in prayer, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. In the front row a woman in a pink shawl and pink-and-white patterned kurta sits cross-legged before a small brass puja tray with lit oil lamps and offerings. Nearby women wear white and saffron/orange clothes, some with rudraksha malas. Brass lamps, plates and bowls are arranged on the floor, with orange draping, banners and a shrine area with a deity murti in the background.2012-05-02December 18 20102010-12-18A photograph of a seated audience in a pink-walled hall during a satsang-style gathering. Most attendees wear white clothing and rudraksha malas, sitting on striped mats. In the foreground a woman in a yellow dress smiles beside a woman with short blonde hair in white, and an older man in white sits next to a woman in a green sari. Behind them, a golden ornate throne-like chair and deity murti stand near the back, with hanging orange and colourful tassel decorations overhead. The attendees appear to be listening attentively to a discourse.2010-09-03September 17 20102010-09-17October 10 20102010-10-10September 13 20142014-09-13Indoor gathering in a metal-roofed hall where devotees in white clothes with red-and-saffron shawls stand and sit on mats. Foreground women in white with red shawls and beaded lanyards sit near the front. Behind them, a row of men in white with red shawls stands. To the left, a Malaysian flag hangs beside an ornate golden palanquin and a decorated deity murti under a green leafy arch. Orange and yellow hanging decorations are visible overhead. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person, so no candidate is labelled.2015-09-12April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies