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A photograph of a courtyard outside a white-washed building with red and white painted stripes on the wall. A man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white kurta and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, holds a silver bowl and offers something from it to a woman who stands with her hands together in prayer. Around them, several people in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas and yellow-and-white cords, watch the exchange. A woman with braided hair and gold bangles receives the offering. Speakers and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.

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June 17 20092009-06-17A photo of a line of devotees in white and light clothing standing barefoot on a concrete courtyard under a corrugated roof, during a morning procession at an ashram. A bald man in an orange robe with an orange shawl and a mala stands at right, with another man in white and an orange shawl beside him handing something to a devotee. A woman in white at left has hands folded in prayer beside a maroon cloth-draped table with gold trim holding a small kalasha-like object. Several other people in white and casual clothes wait in line; a woman in a white sari with gold border stands in the middle. Wheat stalks sit in the foreground and framed photos hang on the wall behind. The orange-robed man is a candidate for a person by appearance, but his identity is uncertain.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17A crowd of devotees in white clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, moves through a covered walkway at an ashram-style venue with red-pillared corridors. A man on the left wears an orange robe and a garland, and a woman in the foreground holds a silver vessel while an attendant in orange and white reaches toward her. A woman in a cream sari and a woman with long dreadlocks in white stand on the right, both with rudraksha malas and hands pressed together. A red-and-orange flag is visible in the background. Several people in white with malas fill the middle ground. The scene looks like a satsang or darshan gathering.2009-06-01Outdoor courtyard scene at a temple-like setting with a carved grey stone panel and a banana plant on the left, a blue cloth hanging behind, and a white building with a small multicoloured canopy in the background. In the centre, a woman in white with a flower garland and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together, while a woman in white sari bends low in reverence before her, and another woman in an orange sari with a long braid bows nearby. A row of women in white and pink clothing stands with hands folded in namaskar behind them, and a seated elderly woman in pink sits at the right beside white plastic chairs. The mood is devotional greeting or respect.2009-06-01June 15 20092009-06-15Inside a plain room with a warm-lit ceiling and hanging fabric, a group of devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand close together. In the foreground, a woman with blonde hair in a bun, a white sari-style garment and a brown rudraksha sash offers her cupped palms to a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on his bare shoulders, who holds a small white dish. Several other devotees with white forehead markings stand behind them, some with hands folded in prayer.2017-06-09Photo of devotees seated on a wet concrete floor before a red-and-white painted wall during a pada puja setting. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace and bangles sits with eyes lowered, and beside her a woman with braided red-tipped hair and glasses sits with hands joined. On the right, a person with shoulder-length dark hair in a sleeveless orange top holds palms together in anjali. Behind them, two men stand in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls and rudraksha malas near a doorway.2010-07-27Outdoor event under a white canopy where a long-haired man in a red garment and orange shawl, with a white floral garland and an orange flag-topped staff, extends his hand toward devotees. Beside him a man in an orange shawl with beaded gold-coloured necklaces stands near a gold deity murti in the foreground. Before them, a woman in a purple wrap and a man in white with a yellow-beaded lanyard hold out cupped hands to receive something, possibly prasad or water. A young woman with a long braid in white stands at left, and another man in a white shirt with a lanyard watches at back. Each person's role here is devotee or attendee receiving blessings during a darshan-style gathering.2009-07-07October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in an orange-walled hall. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth, shaved head, gold necklace and sandalwood tilak, extends his arm toward women with cupped hands. The women, one in a maroon shawl and one in orange, hold their palms out to receive something. Nearby a person in white bows low with hands on an orange cloth, and other devotees in white with yellow shawls stand behind. Gold-trimmed throne-like seat and scattered petals are visible. No identity cues establish the seated priest as a person, so he is described only by role.2010-08-11