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Seated devotees wearing white-and-gold ritual dress and long garlands of white jasmine strung with red roses and rudraksha malas, in a crowded ceremonial gathering. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms sits beside a woman in a multicoloured rainbow-striped yellow sari with a red bindi. Other people behind them wear similar garlands, and a man at right with white tilak marks looks to the side. Background devotees are partly cropped.

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Photograph of a seated ritual gathering where several devotees wear white jasmine garlands with red rose accents. A bespectacled man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a white cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari with a gold necklace and a red bindi sits attentively. On the right a man with white forehead tilak and red-and-white garlands sits in front of wooden beads. Background shows more women in saris and a child with a bindi.2016-12-19A seated crowd of devotees in an evening gathering, many wearing white-and-flower garlands. In the foreground a man with a thick moustache and a forehead tilak wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, with white sandalwood-paste markings on his arms and shoulders, and a white garland of jasmine and red roses. Beside him a woman in a yellow, green and blue checked sari also wears white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. To the right a man with a white vibhuti forehead line wears a white garland and red roses over bare shoulders. Behind them more devotees sit in saffron, white and colourful traditional dress, some with white forehead markings, and a woman in the upper left wears a yellow-and-pink sari. Lower left corner shows part of a bright red fabric backdrop.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19 +1 copiesMay 10 20142014-05-10March 07 20132013-03-07A seated group of devotees at an evening ceremony wears white jasmine garlands with red roses. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits with hands folded, next to a woman in a purple and green striped silk sari with red-beaded garland. Behind them a bare-chested man with an arm band sits on a striped mat, and a man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned arm band sits beside them. Other people in orange, pink and red saris and robes sit and stand in the background, and a shaved-headed man in white stands in the back row. The people appear to be taking part in a seated group ritual with garlands.2016-12-19Seated devotees in a satsang hall wear garlands of red and yellow flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari with a striped border and a man in white with an orange shawl sit with vermilion marks on their foreheads. Beside them, a woman in a red and cream sari with a gold necklace sits with folded hands, and behind them others wear white and orange clothing. No a person figure is clearly visible, and the white-clad man in the upper left is not clearly identifiable.2014-05-10December 14 20112011-12-14A South Indian wedding ritual photographed indoors. A bride in a red-and-gold silk sari with pink and white flower garlands and gold jewellery sits beside a groom in a white shirt and matching floral garland. Both have their hands near terracotta-lidded pots decorated with red and yellow powder, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in front. An older man in white dhoti and green shawl, with rudraksha beads, bare-chested, assists the rite. Other women in silk saris stand behind, and a red-and-gold column is visible at right.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16February 09 20122012-02-09December 19 20162016-12-19