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Seated devotees in white ritual clothing and yellow-orange garlands and rudraksha malas sit in a hall during a homa or tharpanam ritual. Brass lamps, bowls and kalasha-style vessels are arranged on the floor before them. A painted mural of figures and trees is on the wall behind. Several men in front have eyes closed in meditation or prayer, and the image is cropped at the edges with more people visible beyond the frame.

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July 01 20092009-07-01Several men sit cross-legged on a carpeted floor in an indoor hall, dressed in white kurtas with rudraksha malas, performing a ritual. The men in front hold small brass handbells and wave or touch brass puja vessels, lamps and a plate with offerings laid on a white cloth. Behind them, other seated participants in white clothes, some with palms joined, and a child in white watch, with a tall dark-clothed onlooker standing at the back. The scene resembles a padapuja or puja with bells and lamps, though no a person depiction is clearly identifiable.2013-12-09September 12 20102010-09-12July 01 20092009-07-01A large indoor hall packed with seated devotees in white dhotis and white shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on mats before brass plates, lamps and small offering dishes on orange cloths. Orange and yellow paper lanterns hang from the ceiling, and a decorated shrine with a deity murti and colourful floral decorations stands at the upper right. Several people in front hold their palms together in prayer or meditation posture. No clearly identifiable individual is singled out as a person from appearance alone.2010-09-12A seated satsang audience in an indoor hall with white walls and framed portraits. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a striped rainbow mat with orange cloth bundles beside him. Dozens of men in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, many with tilak or vibhuti marks. A large screen behind them shows a man with long hair in red and white clothing.2017-04-21March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20102010-09-06A row of devotees sits cross-legged on a floor covered with a patterned cloth during a seated puja. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and red-and-white beaded malas, and several have eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground, brass puja vessels, a small bell and a silver-toned ritual dish with flower petals sit on a white cloth at left. The room is an indoor hall with cream walls and a dark curtain behind the group. Five people are clearly visible, several more partially in the background.2013-12-13Seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange cloth mats in a hall during a puja or satsang. Several men wear white kurtas and dhotis with black-and-white beaded malas and pendants, and bare-chested young men wear white dhotis bordered with red and tilaka marks on their foreheads and arms. The man at centre gestures with his hands in front of brass plates, small brass lamps and bowls of yellow offerings. Plastic containers and green bowls sit on the floor.2010-11-14A row of men in white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, performing a puja. Several have white and red tilak markings on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates and bowls with flowers, yellow powder and fruit, oil lamps and a small brass kalasha are arranged on mats in front of them. Some people hold their hands in anjali, others hold a small lamp or bowl. Behind them, people in yellow and white clothing sit in the background, and a banner or sign is visible at the top left. The scene reflects a ritual padapuja-style ceremony.2010-11-24A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a large hall with a polished stone floor and warm light. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats before brass plates, small brass oil lamps, orange cloths and a small framed picture; one holds a brass dish. Behind them rows of white-clad devotees sit in meditative or prayerful posture, and a few people wear orange and lamp-lit pillars with painted panels stand at the back. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2012-05-19 +1 copies