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Warm, sunlit photo of women in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls working together over a large metal vessel on a dusty floor, one woman in the centre bent over the pot with her hands in it, others leaning in around her. Several women have dark hair in plaits or buns. Brass and steel pots sit in the background. The scene suggests preparation of ritual offerings. No identifiable figure in saffron or ornate dress is clearly visible.

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May 18 20082008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18Several women in white and orange-trimmed clothing gather around a large brass vessel in a sunlit interior, preparing an offering for a ritual. One woman in white with a long side braid pours or stirs from a container, another in orange and white leans in beside her, and a third in yellow works at the pot's edge. A tall metal vessel and a brass dish sit on a low red platform behind them. The scene appears to be a preparatory abhishekam or homa setup. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2008-05-18A photograph of a ritual in which a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged shawl smiles while pressing white powder onto the forehead of a shaved-headed devotee in orange clothing who bows his head. A bowl of white powder sits in the foreground. Behind them, several women in orange and red saris stand or reach forward, some also smeared with white ash, and onlookers in white and cream saris watch from the right. The setting is an indoor hall with a red curtain at left.2013-03-10Night-time outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard where several women in saffron, orange and white ritual clothes prepare offerings. A standing woman in white with an orange shawl pours or tips contents from a large copper vessel, while other women sit on the ground beside stainless steel pots, bowls and orange cloth bundles. A white building with a red-trimmed doorway and a statue at right form the background. The preparation resembles items being readied for a ritual, with the women's attention focused on the copper vessel.2008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18May 13 20152015-05-13May 18 20082008-05-18A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.2013-12-20November 20 20102010-11-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor covered workshop with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A man in saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala talks while gesturing, standing beside two women in orange saris with gold-bordered yellow trim, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A third woman in an orange sari and red kumkum points at a dark carved stone sculpture held up by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Another saffron-clad person with a shaved head and tilak stands at right; a red office chair and a worker in white are in the background.2013-07-14