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Indoor photograph of a seated group during a devotional ritual in an orange-walled hall with a striped tiled floor and hanging paper decorations. A woman in a white and gold sari stands at the left holding a round tray with a yellow powder heap and a flower. Several seated people in white, cream and saffron clothing wear white flower garlands, including a man in white at the lower center and a man in cream clothes on the right. A mat-covered floor is filled with seated devotees, and tripods with cameras stand at the right. A banner on the upper wall shows a figure in saffron, and a large framed sign with text hangs on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is confirmed in appearance.

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November 29 20112011-11-29December 30 20092009-12-30November 29 20112011-11-29A seated Hindu wedding ceremony in a large hall with a low-ceiling strung with colourful paper lanterns and orange and green streamers. A bridegroom in white dhoti and shirt, garlanded with white and red flower garlands, pours something into a small fire on a red tray. A bride in a maroon sari sits beside him, with a second couple nearby, the woman in a green silk sari and garlands. Small oil lamps, brass plates and flowers sit on mats in front of the participants. Behind, many devotees in white and saffron clothing sit on the floor, with smoke drifting through the room. Framed pictures line the wall. a person's presence is not clearly visible in this frame.2008-12-26A crowded hall with a corrugated metal roof hung with paper star decorations, and a red carpet runner leading toward a doorway at the far end. Many women in white and cream saris and white kurta-style dress fill the aisle, several holding small metal vessels or cups. In the foreground a woman in a white churidar-style outfit with a white shawl stands facing away, arm extended toward the aisle. A woman in a pink sari with a sindoor-marked forehead and a woman in an orange sari sit among the crowd. Banners and a striped decorative column line the walls.2008-12-31A photograph of a seated congregation in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, hung with banana leaves, garlands and framed pictures. A standing figure in white dhoti and an orange-red shawl stands centre-left, near a banana-leaf arrangement and microphone stand. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange sashes, and others in yellow or orange lanyards, sit on a concrete floor in rows. A printed banner with a text panel and portrait images hangs on the back wall, and an orange drape hangs at the left edge.2009-06-09A photograph of a festive hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with hanging colourful cylindrical banners and paper streamers. Seated devotees on mats face a ritual scene at the right: a priest in white dhoti and shawl with orange-bordered cloth bends forward with a brass plate, while another white-clad priest stands beside him holding a garland-laden figure. A man in a green shirt plays a stringed instrument in front, and many people wear white flower garlands. A standing figure in orange robes stands in the background near a camera on a tripod. A framed photo strip hangs on the wall.2011-11-29A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange walls. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, long swept-back hair and a gold-and-flower garland stands centre, smiling with palms pressed together. Beside him to the right, a shaven-headed young man in orange robes and a white dhoti with a red border holds a brass vessel topped with mango leaves. Left, a woman in a cream sari with a green border and a woman in yellow with a floral sari bow with folded hands; several women in white and blue saris stand at the metal railing behind. Hanging decorations, palm-leaf festoons and a framed picture on the wall complete the scene. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, long hair, gold-and-flower garland, central position) is in person.2010-11-12A large hall during a ritual ceremony, with many seated participants in white dhotis and garlands, and women in saris of pink, orange, green and maroon. Red trays of sand and small ritual items sit on mats in front of the couples. Above, strings of colourful paper lanterns and orange flags decorate the ceiling. Behind the seated crowd, standing figures in white and saffron move through the hall, and framed portraits hang on the windows at left. Some of the seated people are wearing cloth marigold garlands.2008-12-26January 17 20102010-01-17October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang or ritual gathering in a hall with red-brown walls and metal railings. In the foreground, a woman in a red saree with gold border and orange shawl sits cross-legged, wearing a white and red flower garland and holding a small leaf offering in her hands with eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in a purple saree wears a white and red garland, and a man in white dhoti with a red and white garland sits with a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit on mats, some wearing garlands. A small speaker sits on the mat at left and a brass lamp at lower left, with a golden throne-like chair visible at the far right edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2013-03-07