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Indoor evening scene at a devotional gathering. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-and-white floral garland clasps her hands to her head near a man in a white shirt with dark hair and a painted forehead mark; a gold bangle is visible on her wrist. A young boy in a white t-shirt stands behind them, and a man in a white shirt with a red garland sits at right with a forehead mark. Behind them a large screen shows a green-lit shrine or temple structure with a lit flame. Offerings with white flower petals and a gold-edged tray sit on the floor. The people are seated and standing among a crowd of attendees.

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A candid indoor photograph of a devotional blessing. In the foreground a man in a white long-sleeved shirt and dark-rimmed glasses leans forward, his arm around the bowed head of a woman with long dark hair in a green top. A red thread is tied on his wrist. Behind them an older man in a light yellow kurta raises his hand toward the top of the seated figures' heads, and a bare arm reaches in from the upper left. On the left a young boy in a white t-shirt watches, and a bright screen glows in the background. At the right edge, a figure in a maroon garment stands. Warm, dim lighting fills the room.2013-05-12A crowded ritual gathering in an ornate hall with gold and maroon draping. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and shawl wears a white jasmine garland and ties a red thread on a child's wrist. Beside him, an older man in an orange-gold dhoti and white garland tends another child's hair. Devotees in white, orange and red saris and kurtas sit around them, with a child in a green dress at center. Brass items and flower offerings lie on the floor. No clearly ceremonial figure in saffron, crown or rudraksha is identifiable as a person, so no identification is claimed.2013-05-12A photograph of a temple or ashram ritual in which a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands bent forward, tying or fastening a red thread on the wrist of a seated devotee, whose dark hair and white garment are visible in the foreground. Both wear white jasmine garlands. Behind them, several seated devotees in colourful saris and salwar kameez, including a girl in blue and another in green and yellow, sit on a green-and-red cloth before brass and silver offerings and fruit, with a gilded altar area visible at right. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, with partially visible figures included.2013-05-12Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a dim hall, viewed from behind. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with his back to the camera, his head bowed. Around him several devotees in white, cream and blue clothing sit on a floor covered with a red and green patterned cloth, with a tray of yellow sweets or offerings. A woman in a blue sari with floral pattern and an older woman in orange-red with a white jasmine garland sit nearby. Some people raise their hands, and a child in a yellow top is visible. Lights and a potted plant appear in the background.2013-05-12July 26 20152015-07-26July 30 20062006-07-30February 09 20122012-02-09Candid photograph of a long-haired figure in a plain white garment with a gold necklace reaching toward a seated man's forehead with the right hand, as a marking or blessing is given. The man in the foreground wears a white shirt and a brown bead mala. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in a room with a blue cooler and orange and white flower garlands at the left edge. A person in an orange garment appears at the bottom right. The figure's presentation has long swept-back hair, a gold chain and white clothing, which is a partial appearance match to the page's a person reference, so this is a person with uncertain confidence.2006-07-30Indoor photo at a person Spurana Convention in Salem, Tamil Nadu. A woman with long dark hair and a thick gold bead necklace, wearing a pale yellow sari, presses her palm to the forehead of a seated man in white shirt and white dhoti who wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in white shirt holds a camera on a tripod, another man in an orange-trimmed garland stands at left, and several men in white clothes crowd the room. A blue portable cooler and a wall fan are visible at right, with a flower garland at lower left.2006-07-30A photograph of a hall at a convention. In the foreground, a figure wearing a white and yellow turban and a multicoloured flower garland places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white clothes stand with hands joined or raised, one wearing an orange shawl, and a man in the background holds a camera. Other people in white and a red-carpeted floor are visible. The scene suggests a blessing being given during a gathering.2006-07-30February 09 20122012-02-09A photograph of a crowded indoor satsang at a convention hall. In the foreground a smiling woman with dark shoulder-length hair and a long rudraksha mala stands beside a bald older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and eyes closed as she touches his forehead. Behind them a woman with hair pulled back and a red bindi watches, and several people in white and saffron-orange shawls sit or stand. A pedestal fan and an electronic device are visible at the upper right. The image is blurred from motion. The man has no distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or ornate saffron clothing, so his identity is not established.2006-07-30