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A photo of five people seated cross-legged on a rug in prayer posture with palms pressed together at a temple-style stage. From left: a boy in a light grey shirt, a girl in a pink blouse and maroon skirt, a woman in a blue blouse and purple-and-gold sari with white flowers in her hair and gold bangles, a boy in a white shirt and dark trousers with a rudraksha-style mala, and a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, wearing glasses and a mala. Behind them is a turquoise wall with painted pink and green decorative bands and a deep maroon velvet curtain, and a partial deity murti with a golden hand holding a bell is visible at left. No identifiable a person is visible.

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April 21 20122012-04-21A family of five sits cross-legged in a row on a red rug before a painted wall with a colourful temple-style pedestal in green, pink and orange, while a hand holding a brass vessel is visible at the top left. They sit with palms pressed together in namaskar as if in prayer or meditation. A woman in a blue and gold saree with white flowers in her hair sits at the centre, flanked by two boys in school shirts and a girl in a pink blouse and red skirt. The man at right wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha-style mala, with reading glasses. A maroon velvet curtain hangs behind them, and a brass pot sits on the right edge.2012-04-22April 21 20122012-04-21Four people sit on a red patterned rug on a stage before a teal wall with painted temple-style panels and a gilded figure at upper right. At left, a man in cream kurta and an orange shawl sits with palms joined, listening. Beside him a young boy in cream and gold silk kurta and white dhoti, wearing glasses, sits cross-legged and speaks or chants. At right, a woman in an orange saree with a red border and a beaded necklace reads from printed sheets at a microphone, and another woman in a cream saree with red border and orange shawl sits beside her, also reading. Maroon curtains frame the left edge. Four physical people are visible.2012-04-21A seated group performs a devotional puja in a hall, with devotees holding hands in namaskar. A bald young priest in orange-saffron robes, sandalwood tilak and a rudraksha-style mala sits front centre with palms pressed together. Beside him a shaved-headed boy in orange cloth and a white tilak also joins his palms. Women in red and gold saris, a girl in a blue dress and men in white and checked shirts sit on a floor mat. Silver puja vessels, a bowl of flowers and a brass lamp lie before them, and a golden deity murti decorated with garlands and a blue-green cloth stands at right. A wall-mounted air conditioner and fan are visible behind.2013-05-12A photograph of a satsang on a stage with a painted backdrop of a large golden deity figure with rounded pink and green decorative borders. A seated man on the left wears a white dhoti-style outfit and an orange shawl, with his hands together. Beside him a young boy with glasses wears a cream silk kurta and white dhoti. A woman in an orange sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds papers and speaks into a microphone, while a younger woman in cream clothes with an orange shawl beside her also holds papers at a second microphone. A man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera at the right edge, and an orange-wrapped bundle sits on the glossy floor. Four people are visible.2012-04-21May 12 20132013-05-12August 12 20172017-08-12Monastic disciples in orange and saffron robes sit in a long row on the floor in a hall, hands pressed together in namaste during a Maheshwara Puja offering. Banana leaf plates in front of them hold rice, papadum-style flatbreads and other food, with steel cups and water bottles along the white cloth. The front figure is a young person with white tripundra markings and wooden bead bracelets; behind, bald monks wear rudraksha malas and red-orange shawls. Behind them, seated devotees and a few standing attendees fill the room, with framed photos on the walls and an ornate wooden panel at the right.2016-02-23 +1 copiesA seated congregation of many devotees, mostly women and men, sits on striped mats in a richly decorated hall with red-and-gold wall panels. Foreground: a man in white kurta with an orange lanyard and a man in a pale green shirt with a vibhuti mark press palms together in prayer. A woman in white with an orange lanyard and folded hands sits beside them. Behind, a woman in red sari holds a lit oil lamp, and women in yellow and cream saris sit with hands folded in namaskar. Small brass items and a tray lie on the mat. Metal railing posts run through the scene.2012-08-25October 23 20082008-10-23A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A woman in an orange sari holds a small metal bowl and gestures toward a woman in a blue patterned sari who stands with two young boys, one in a red shawl with gold border. A woman in a red sari with gold border holds a small bowl, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a silver ceremonial vessel. Brass oil lamps stand on a shelf before a deity murti. The scene suggests a ritual offering or puja, with participants holding bowls and silver vessels.2008-10-15