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A photograph of a small indoor puja setup in a plain white-walled room with a red patterned rug. On the left, a blue-draped table holds an orange bowl of fruit, marigold and rose petals, a bouquet of white and red flowers, a brass lamp and a laptop. A wall-mounted television shows a pink graphic reading "Awakening". A person in white ritual dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala stands at the table, performing a gesture with raised hands, while a woman in a red-and-white plaid shirt and dark trousers stands facing them with her hands joined in namaste. At the far right, a woman in a red top and grey trousers holds a white paper and watches. The person in white has a red tilak and is not visibly identified as a person.

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A satsang setting in a plain white-walled room. A seated man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border wears a dark beaded mala and bindi, working at an open laptop on a low table. Beside him a flat-screen monitor shows an image, a small fruit bowl of oranges, green and red apples, a brass lamp and white flowers sit on draped cloth, and an orange-and-red cloth figure rests on the left. A woman in a plaid shirt and dark trousers stands with a paper in hand, another woman in a red top with a name tag watches, and a man in white shirt stands at the right. a person candidate appears seated in white ritual clothes with a mala, though the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-01-18July 02 20072007-07-02August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph taken indoors in a sitting room with white curtains, a flat-screen television on a wooden stand, and a dark wooden cabinet. A figure in a bright orange-saffron robe with a tilak on the forehead and a garland of pink flowers sits on a white cloth, leaning forward and smiling as he reaches toward a woman in a white sari with a red border. Beside him a wooden tray holds apples, sweets, packets, and rudraksha malas. A woman in a brown printed kurta with a white shawl and a man in a striped shirt and glasses kneel or sit nearby, watching. a person: the orange robe, flower garland and forehead tilak are the cues for the central figure.2010-02-17A photograph of an indoor ritual setting. A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl kneels with his palms joined and bends forward to touch his forehead to a seated woman in a red silk sari with gold embroidery, who extends her hand toward him. Beside them a woman in a cream sari with red border holds a silver plate with a red fruit or offering. A shaved-headed man in white stands behind, and seated devotees and onlookers fill the background, with a red banner on the wall.2012-07-21A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a white flower garland and a red-striped throne cushion blesses a kneeling man in a checked shirt by placing a hand on his head while holding a paper. Beside them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands, and a man in white with an orange shawl holds a yellow fruit. A fruit platter with apples and bananas sits in front, with gold deity figures behind. Three other people stand nearby, one in a blue checked shirt with hands folded in prayer.2014-06-06A seated man in a rust-orange wrap with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and hair in a bun places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, who kneels with eyes closed and hands raised. Behind them, a woman with a bindi and a long rudraksha mala sits, a woman in a white dress and a woman in white with an orange beaded necklace stand in the background, and an altar with fruit, bananas, oranges and a silver staff sits in the foreground beside potted plants and a purple draped backdrop with a gold-trimmed deity figure. This is a blessing gesture during satsang or darshan.2015-02-23January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04September 12 20102010-09-12July 25 20092009-07-25March 15 20142014-03-15 +1 copies