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Photograph inside a large tented hall with blue-and-cream bunting along the top. A man in a white embroidered kurta with a floral garland smiles broadly while extending his hand to a man in a plain white shirt with a dark beaded necklace who bows his head and reaches to take an object from him. A woman in white with a dark beaded necklace and gold bangles smiles beside them. At right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and dark shoulder-length hair stands at the edge of the frame. A large seated audience dressed mostly in white fills the background behind a white curtain.

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November 29 20092009-11-29Indoor photograph of a ritual exchange in a hall with a crowd seated behind. In the foreground, a bare-headed man in a white shirt bends forward to receive an offering held in the hands of a woman in a red blouse and white sari with a rudraksha mala, who wears an ID badge. Beside her stands a man in an orange garment. On the right, a person in a sleeveless orange-red robe with a white flower garland and dark hair pulled back holds the woman's hands. Warm lighting, white and orange clothing, and seated devotees in white and orange in the background.2009-08-02A seated man in a cream embroidered silk kurta with a red shawl and a white and pink flower garland touches the forehead of a devotee in a white kurta during an energy darshan in a tented hall. Behind them a woman in a yellow garment looks on, and a row of seated devotees in white fills the background beside floral garlands and a bouquet. Hanging bunting and a loudspeaker are visible at the top right.2009-11-29November 29 20092009-11-29November 29 20092009-11-29November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual exchange in a hall decorated with yellow-and-gold banners and framed panels. A man in a plain white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands centre, leaning forward with open hands extended toward a man in an orange-saffron robe at right, who holds his palms together and reaches out. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a red bindi stands with hands joined in namaskar. Seated devotees in white clothing fill the background, and a bouquet of yellow and purple flowers appears at the right edge. The setting suggests a padha pooja-style offering, though the exact ritual is not clearly legible.2009-08-25A photograph of an outdoor ashram-style gathering under a white canopy with striped fabric. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and red-and-gold bangles, stands at right touching the forehead of a devotee in white with his fingers and holding a silver tray of offerings. a person: the long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial beaded necklaces are visible cues, though his face is not clearly shown. Next to him, an orange-robed monastic with a shaved head holds the tray edge. Devotees in white kurtas and a green-striped tracksuit stand around, one with eyeglasses and folded hands, others bowing with palms together.2011-02-14 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a hall where a devotee in a red sleeveless top and orange-red skirt, wearing a white flower garland, holds a red fruit or offering and passes it to a man in a light blue shirt with rudraksha mala and gold bangle. A woman in a white sari with orange border and rudraksha mala stands beside them, watching. Behind them a man in white shirt and other devotees in yellow and white clothing stand in the hall, with a seated crowd further back. Ceremonial pada puja style offering scene; no a person candidate visible.2009-08-02A photograph of a ceremonial offering at an indoor hall. A man in a long-sleeved white shirt and a red-beaded rudraksha mala holds a pineapple-shaped fruit toward a man in an orange-red garment who leans forward to receive it. A woman in a white sari with pink floral print, gold bangles and a dark braid leans in to touch the fruit. Behind them a tall pillar of red, yellow and white flower garlands stands at right, and seated devotees fill the blurred background. The man in orange shows an appearance-based candidate for a person, with long swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange garment, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2009-07-25December 24 20092009-12-24February 07 20102010-02-07