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Photograph of a seated devotional gathering on a grey carpeted stage. In the foreground, an older woman with silver hair in a bun, wearing a white sari with a red-and-gold border and rudraksha beads, sits with palms pressed together in namaste. To her left, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red shawl sits with his head bowed. Behind them, men in orange robes sit near a silver table, and a plastic water bottle and a small silver tray with rudraksha beads rest on the floor. A tall gold-toned pillar stands at the right edge. Several people are seated in a ritual setting, with an ashram-style ceremony in progress.

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January 05 20182018-01-05Close view of seated figures on a grey stage floor. On the left, a bare-backed man in white dhoti with a gold border and a red shawl sits with a rudraksha bracelet and white sacred ash on his arm. Centre-right, a person in white robes and a red-and-white shawl with rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaste near a wooden walking staff. A plastic water bottle and a rudraksha mala rest on a phone in the foreground.2018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05May 18 20142014-05-18January 05 20182018-01-05Devotional padapuja scene in a seated gathering. An elderly woman in a white sari with gold border kneels at lower left, reaching toward a brass plate of flowers, fruit and garland-wrapped offerings. Another older woman in white sits behind her. In the centre, a seated figure in a deep orange-red robe has bare feet extended onto the plate while devotees touch them. Behind, several young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, and a seated young man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl rests his hands together. A white-clad man with a shaved head sits at upper left. Pink floral cloth lies on the floor and a metal stand stands at right.2014-07-04 +1 copiesOctober 29 20112011-10-29Devotees sit in prayer with palms pressed together at a ritual gathering in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground a bald man in white ritual dress with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali mudra with white body markings on his arms. Beside him a man with long light hair wears a white dhoti with gold border, a red shawl and mala, and a man at right wears white dhoti and red shawl with prayer hands. Behind them many people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats, some with malas, and small brass puja vessels and lamps lie on a low table. A white-robed woman in a red shawl also sits among them. Several people visible, about 20.2014-04-28January 05 20182018-01-05A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a row along a floor, with brass lamps, flowers and small oil lamps set on a low tray before them. A woman on the left wears white clothes and a long braid and sits with hands folded in her lap. Several women in maroon and gold-bordered cream saris and bangles fold their hands in prayer or hold offerings, and men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain pale wall.2014-08-24September 02 20162016-09-02 +1 copiesOctober 06 20142014-10-06