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Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a light-walled room with a beige sofa. A woman in a green and pink patterned sari and glasses holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and flower petals. Beside her, a man in a cream-coloured kurta and white dhoti with a beaded necklace holds a red envelope while smiling. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, wearing a gold necklace and bracelet, stands with palms pressed together. Behind them, several people stand with hands joined in greeting, including a man in an orange kurta and another in a white shirt. A framed artwork hangs on the wall at upper right.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with red carpet and white walls. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt with grey hair and a lanyard stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a long-haired person in a sleeveless orange robe with a beaded necklace also holds hands in prayer. Next is a bald, bespectacled man in orange robes and an orange head cloth wearing a gold chain, hands clasped. Behind them, a young boy in orange stands, and a man in orange and an orange-garbed devotee are visible. A grey metal case rests on the carpet and a white garland lies near a wooden door on the right.2009-10-11October 14 20082008-10-14March 26 20082008-03-262003 -World Tour LosAngeles USA2003-08-01A warmly lit indoor home gathering with devotees seated on white cloth on the floor and on a sofa. A woman in a white sari on the left swings a small brass lamp or incense vessel, while a man in white holds a small child. A man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and orange turban sits cross-legged at the lower right, hands pressed together in prayer, with brass plates, flower offerings and a basket of petals on the floor in front. Other devotees in orange, navy and white sit in the background, and a framed textile artwork hangs on the wall with bookshelves nearby.2008-05-03April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsMarch 25 20082008-03-25Photograph of a crowded indoor event hall with white canopy and red curtain backdrop. A man in white kurta is greeted with clasped hands by a woman in orange sleeveless top and white pants at a seated table laden with fruit, a tray of offerings and a basket of flowers. Behind them a man in orange robe stands near a woman in orange-and-yellow shawl. A blonde woman in yellow shawl stands at right edge. Several people in white and orange move through the background, and a camera tripod stands at left.2008-03-26A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste on a pink and red draped throne-like chair. Before them a red cloth holds a silver plate with flower petals and a small bowl. Around them kneel devotees: a woman in white at left, a young man in white beside her, a woman in a patterned shawl, a woman in maroon, and a bald man in an orange robe in the lower right foreground. A white fan stands at center and a brown partition wall forms the backdrop. The scene appears to be a seated puja or darshan in a meeting room.2009-10-11Photograph inside a hall with orange and red-draped ritual participants during a fire ritual. On the left, a bare-chested priest in yellow dhoti with white tilak holds a woven basket of grain over a small fire pit with fruits and offerings. Center, a bare-chested elderly man with a long white beard, glasses, rudraksha mala and red-orange shawl holds a tray with a red cloth bundle and green leaves. Beside him, a man in yellow dhoti walks barefoot. On the right, a figure with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments smiles with palms pressed together in greeting, and another man in orange stands nearby. Several men in white shirts and dhotis watch in the background. Garlands hang from the ceiling and a microphone stands by the fire.2008-10-09March 28 20082008-03-28A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron/orange garment and rudraksha mala, sitting on a white-draped seat with hands resting on the knees while an older man in white with a grey beard and white shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, men in white kurtas wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, one holding a white tray of prasadam and rudraksha beads on a table. Seated women in the foreground watch, and a red curtain hangs in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues, so it is a person receiving a devotee in an in-person setting.2008-03-22