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A seated group of devotees in a festive gathering, many wearing white flower garlands with red rose accents. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a light sandalwood-coloured body mark sits beside a woman in a dark blue and checked sari with a long braid, her hands raised toward him. On the left, a woman with long dreadlocks in an orange top and purple skirt faces the group, reaching out with open hands. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in pink and gold saris sit closely together, smiling. A rainbow-striped cloth lies across the lap of a man on the right, and a partly visible printed photo of a person is on the cloth at the far right. Colourful mats cover the floor.

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A seated group of devotees at an evening ceremony wears white jasmine garlands with red roses. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits with hands folded, next to a woman in a purple and green striped silk sari with red-beaded garland. Behind them a bare-chested man with an arm band sits on a striped mat, and a man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned arm band sits beside them. Other people in orange, pink and red saris and robes sit and stand in the background, and a shaved-headed man in white stands in the back row. The people appear to be taking part in a seated group ritual with garlands.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07December 19 20162016-12-19A wedding ceremony photograph in a decorated hall with white drapes and floral arrangements. A bride in a dark green silk sari with gold jewellery and a gold maang tikka sits on the floor, smiling, with flower garlands around her neck. Beside her, a groom in a white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered shawl sits with palms cupped, also wearing garlands. Around them, women in red, pink, yellow and purple saris and a standing man in a green-and-gold silk shawl and white dhoti look on, some holding brass plates and lamps. Several people gather closely around the couple during the ritual.2013-09-16A seated group of devotees in an open hall at night, many wearing floral garlands of yellow and white flowers. A woman in a purple sari holds a garland in the lower left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a garland in the foreground. Several women wear orange and saffron clothing, and a man in maroon holds a garland. People sit on red and orange mats and blankets, with bright lights overhead and a yellow box on the left. The scene suggests satsang or a group ceremony, with no clearly visible central figure in the frame.2012-10-14Photograph of a seated ritual gathering where several devotees wear white jasmine garlands with red rose accents. A bespectacled man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a white cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari with a gold necklace and a red bindi sits attentively. On the right a man with white forehead tilak and red-and-white garlands sits in front of wooden beads. Background shows more women in saris and a child with a bindi.2016-12-19A crowd of devotees surrounds a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red-beaded bracelet, who stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, saffron and white saris, and rudraksha malas reach toward the central figure, some holding red apples and garlands. A child in a teal shirt watches closely near the front. The setting is a pink-walled room with a shelf of framed pictures and a red door behind the crowd.2014-07-02September 16 20132013-09-16A photo of a VIP reception at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, an orange saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland sits on the left, smiling. a person is a candidate given his long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain. An older man in a white checked shirt bends forward to touch the ritual copper kalasha and offering trays wrapped in white and orange marigold garlands. A man in a white kurta on the right holds a brass ritual vessel. Behind them, several women in red, pink and green saris stand watching, and a cameraman films with a video camera on a tripod.2016-04-26May 10 20142014-05-10A wedding ceremony photograph in a decorated room. A bride in a green silk sari with a gold border and jasmine in her hair bends forward, pouring or offering from a brass vessel over a seated groom in white dhoti and shirt wearing a garland of pink, red and white flowers. A smiling bride in an orange-red sari and floral garlands sits beside him. An older bare-chested man in a green shawl and white dhoti sits at left, smiling. Women in colourful saris and a man in a white shirt stand around, and a steel bowl with turmeric or rice powder sits on the floor.2013-09-16