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Inside a plain room with a warm-lit ceiling and hanging fabric, a group of devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand close together. In the foreground, a woman with blonde hair in a bun, a white sari-style garment and a brown rudraksha sash offers her cupped palms to a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on his bare shoulders, who holds a small white dish. Several other devotees with white forehead markings stand behind them, some with hands folded in prayer.

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Indoor photograph of a crowded ritual gathering in a hall with ceiling fans and hanging banners. In the right foreground a man with long hair tied up, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare skin, and rudraksha beads, holds a small spoon and offers a substance to a woman in white and gold sari with rudraksha mala who cups her hands. Her forehead bears white ash markings. Around them devotees in white and orange robes, some with white-painted foreheads and rudraksha malas, stand closely together. Several women wear white saris with gold borders. The scene resembles a prasad or vibhuti distribution during a puja.2017-06-09Jun 09 2017June 09 20172017-06-09July 28 20172017-07-28A photograph of a ceremonial gathering indoors. In the right foreground a man with long dreadlocked hair, a gold-framed face, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm and a gold ornamental necklace wears a rust-brown wrap over his shoulder and bare torso. He is looking down and appears to be guiding or blessing a woman in a cream and gold-bordered saree who has her hand raised near her ear and holds a small white stick. Behind them a bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands with folded hands, and other people in orange and white dhotis and saris move in the background. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-07-28October 11 20162016-10-11Indoor satsang scene in an ashram hall with a wall clock and ceiling lights above. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, silver bangles and a white tripundra with red bindi, holds a folded paper and a small red offering. Beside him stands a shaved-headed attendant in orange with a gold chain and white markings. At the right edge, a bald man in orange holds a tray with a red cloth. On the left, a woman in a white sari with red-bordered trim and a red bindi stands near a woman in white with a long braid, hands pressed together in namaskar. Devotees stand in the background. The scene is an in-person darshan or satsang-style ritual exchange.2012-09-22A crowded indoor room with ceiling fans and framed pictures on the walls, where devotees gather for a puja. In the right foreground a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth and a shawl holds a small object and applies sacred ash, with rudraksha malas visible. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a white tilak stands with folded hands, and in the left foreground a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking leans forward. Several other people in orange robes and white dhotis with forehead markings stand behind them. A video camera on a tripod is set up in the center. About 20 people are visible.2017-06-09A photograph from a seated satsang-style session in a large hall. A person with long swept-back dark hair, a yellow tilak, a saffron garment, many rudraksha malas and bead bracelets sits on a wooden chair, reaching to touch the head of a bare-torsoed devotee in a white dhoti with gold border who bows forward with hands clasped. Seated beside them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border wears rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Around them, an audience sits on the floor and chairs, including people in orange, white and blue clothing, and a microphone stand is visible at left.2015-12-09August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16July 11 20172017-07-11