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Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in front of a blue and white striped draped backdrop. A young person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at left, looking toward the scene. In the centre, a man in white clothes with a white cloth over his head bends forward, placing a long garland of white and yellow flowers over a white-draped seat or cushion. Other people in white clothes stand behind, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a striped cloth covers a low platform at left. Garlands are arranged on the floor in the foreground.

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Photograph of a seated figure in a white robe viewed from behind, draped with long garlands of white and yellow flowers with orange and red accents, and a cascading garland pendant at the centre back. Standing beside and around him are several men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with a beard, one with glasses, and a man in a saffron-orange top with long dark hair who leans in. A man in a white head covering bends forward at left, appearing to attend to the seated figure. Behind them hangs a blue and white draped backdrop with fringed swags, and a white block wall stands at left. The scene suggests a garland-offering or seva moment during a gathering. The seated figure's face is not visible.2005-08-07A small tiled room during a padapuja ritual. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, draping a long white and red flower garland over a seated woman in an orange sari. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at far left with hands folded in namaskar. At right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with maroon border leans forward, hands extended toward the seated woman. Brass vessels and a plate of white flowers sit in the foreground on a white cloth, with a yellow flower arrangement at right edge.2009-07-25Indoor photograph of a white-walled hall with a blue tarpaulin ceiling and yellow metal scaffolding. A large white-draped seat or dais in the centre is decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. Several people in white clothes bend over a white cloth laid on the floor, arranging yellow marigold petals and flowers. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left. A seated figure on the dais in white garments with a garland is partly visible, but the appearance is too uncertain to identify him as a person. Two standing people at right wear white.2005-08-07A photograph of a hall with a green upper wall and a balcony, where a ritual is underway before a flower-decorated stage draped in gold and magenta cloth. Several saffron-robed monks stand with long poles topped with red-orange pennants. A tall figure in flowing orange robes with a long-haired head stands at right, wearing a beaded necklace, beside a man in white clothes. Men in white kurtas and dhotis stand near a brass lamp on a stand. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground, and a small framed portrait is visible on the stage.2005-11-11Outdoor covered hall with a striped mat floor where several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around a seated figure in orange robes wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland. The seated person is in saffron/orange clothing with long dark hair, their arm raised, while a young man in white holds a white cloth bundle with flowers overhead and another man in white applauds nearby. Behind them a large audience in white clothes sits on the floor, with a white statue of a bull visible at the right and palm trees beyond the open sides of the pavilion.2007-02-24August 17 20062006-08-17September 17 20062006-09-17September 15 20092009-09-15November 24 20062006-11-24Indoor monastic training ceremony. A young woman with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a man in white kneeling before her on a white cloth. Behind them a standing man in white with an orange shawl holds a thread or cord, and several young people in orange robes stand in a line. On the right, a seated woman in white watches beside a purple mat, and a large portrait of a woman playing violin hangs on the wall. A silver tray with incense sticks and a bottle of water sit on a white-draped table at the left.2006-08-17Interior photo of a plain hall with corrugated metal roof and white walls, showing a puja with a murti. A standing figure with long, wavy dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap, facing a white marble seated deity murti draped in garlands of white and red flowers, seated on an orange-draped table with shelves below. Two people in white clothes kneel or bow on the concrete floor in the foreground, one with hands pressed on the ground. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with palms together in namaskar, a man in a light shirt stands at the open doorway, and a hanging blue, yellow and green decorative banner with red flowers hangs from the ceiling. Approximately six people are visible.2010-09-13July 21 20102010-07-21