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A seated group of devotees gathers on the floor of a hall for a darshan-style initiation. In the foreground, a bare-backed person in white dhoti holds up a red and orange fringed cloth over a seated woman in a yellow saree with gold jewellery and a forehead mark. Around them, many people in white clothes with red shawls and rudraksha malas sit attentively, some looking upward. Red chairs and a pink mat line the background.

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A photograph of a seated group initiation or darshan in a hall with red-cushioned chairs. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow sari with a gold head ornament leans over a person in white and orange cloth, and a red and gold cloth is held over them. Around them sit many devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls, many wearing beaded necklaces, with several men bare-chested in white dhotis at the right edge. Water bottles and a red mat are visible.2017-06-27Indoor hall scene of a seated group during a Sadashiva Bhava darshan-style gathering. A woman in a yellow and cream sari with gold jewellery sits on a red-cushioned chair at left, facing the crowd. In the foreground a bare-backed person with a white cloth draped over the shoulder sits beside a red and gold cloth. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with red and saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beaded malas, sit on the floor in rows. Chairs, a pink wall, and a white gate are visible in the background.2017-06-27June 27 20172017-06-27A seated speaker in a gold-bordered cream and yellow sari with long dark hair and a gold headpiece holds a microphone while addressing a seated group in a hall. She sits on a red cushioned seat beside a gold lion figure. Around her, a crowd of devotees sits on the tiled floor wearing white kurtas and dhotis with red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas; several women wear white saris with red-orange borders. Behind them are chairs, a wall-mounted fire extinguisher and a few people standing near the doorway. The speaker is not visibly identified as a person; she is a female speaker seated on a raised throne-like seat.2017-06-27A seated group of devotees in white clothes with red-and-white shawls listens during a darshan-style gathering in a hall. In the left foreground, a woman in a yellow-gold saree with a gold headpiece and forehead mark sits near a red-and-orange patterned cloth. Central figures include a woman with white forehead paste and rudraksha mala, a young woman in white with a long mala, and several bespectacled participants. Floor mats, armchairs and a pink cushion are visible in the background.2017-06-27A seated group gathers closely on a tiled floor for a ritual or teaching circle. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white markings on his body sits with hands pressed together beside a golden lion-shaped object and a red-and-gold cloth draped over the knees of a woman in white. The woman in the centre wears a white blouse, red-and-saffron shawl, white forehead marking and beaded jewellery, and looks downward. Around them, women in white and saffron, a woman in a pink-and-gold sari, and children in white with red beaded necklaces sit attentively, some with hands folded. A woman in a yellow-gold blouse with a gold headpiece and tilak is at left. The scene appears to be a darshan or satsang gathering; no clearly identifiable a person is visible.2017-06-27June 27 20172017-06-27February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees at a Sadashiva Bhava darshan gathering, many in white clothes with red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a red shawl with a red tilak on his forehead holds up a red-and-gold embroidered cloth, while a figure at left partly visible reaches toward it. Women and children sit around them on the floor, and rows of chairs and more seated attendees fill the background. A camera stand is visible at right.2017-06-27February 07 20162016-02-07July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesJuly 14 20152015-07-14