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A photograph of a crowded indoor ceremony hall with grey draped fabric backdrop and a framed deity image garlanded with flowers and lit lamps. In the foreground, a man with white hair and glasses in white kurta stands with his hand extended toward a long-haired person in white clothes, while a woman in a white blouse and gold-bordered sari folds her hands in namaste. Several men in white shirts wear red lanyards and name badges. Other devotees in white and a woman in yellow and red check clothing stand nearby, and a small deity display and oil lamps appear at the back. Scattered petals cover the floor.

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A crowded indoor hall with pale blue walls and columns, strung green leaves overhead. In the foreground an elderly man in white clothes bows forward with his hands together. Beside him a woman in a green sari with red bindi stands with eyes lowered, and a man in white shirt wears a tilak on his forehead. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a red bindi, orange-red rudraksha-style mala and sandal-marked forehead, stands with eyes closed. Behind them a woman in a grey-and-gold patterned sari with orange cord and badge is standing, and many other devotees fill the background. Text on the image reads a copyright line and archive credit.2003-12-19A photograph of an indoor gathering in a room with cream walls and yellow curtains. A man in the centre wears an all-white kurta, a small pendant on a cord and a red thread on his wrist, and stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, many people in white traditional clothing stand with hands folded, and a woman in a pale blue striped sari with red bindi stands in the foreground with head bowed. Several others in white and a woman in a white sari with a pastel border stand nearby. A purple logo appears in the upper right corner, and the photo is watermarked at the lower left with a copyright and source line.2004-07-26Photograph at an indoor tent event under string lights and bunting. A man with hair in a bun and a rudraksha and beaded mala, wearing a white embroidered outfit, sits or stands at left, smiling and extending his hand toward a man in a white shirt who bends forward to touch his feet. Around them, devotees in white shirts and yellow or saffron-trimmed shawls, a woman in a white sari, and a man with a lanyard ID badge stand close, some holding papers. A man in white with grey hair and moustache stands at right. The lanyard badge and crowd suggest a registered devotee gathering. The man in the embroidered white outfit with mala is a probable match for a person from the distinctive garlanded cues, but his appearance is only partly visible.2009-11-29March 13 20132013-03-13October 08 20062006-10-08July 17 20082008-07-17August 27 20092009-08-27 +1 copiesAugust 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a healing darshan at an indoor hall. A long-haired person in an orange sleeveless robe leans forward and places a hand on the head of a seated older woman in a green and gold sari. Beside them, a shaven-headed man in orange palms his hands together. Other devotees in white and cream clothes, including an older woman in a white sari with glasses, press close behind a white ritual seat. Red curtains, a loudspeaker and colourful hangings frame the scene, and rudraksha malas and printed material lie on a tray in the foreground.2008-03-26Crowded indoor photo in a plain cream-walled hall with a maroon curtain and wooden doors at the back. Dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Several shaven-headed priests in orange-saffron robes and beads stand at the rear near a silver-framed shrine area. A young shaven-headed boy in an orange cloth and beads stands at right with a vibhuti mark on his forehead. A white-haired man in white with an orange shawl stands at left, and a man in white with glasses and a striped shawl stands centre. Women in white saris with flowers in their hair are visible. Air conditioners and a small deity murti area are at the back.2014-06-29 +1 copiesIndoor hall with an orange carpet and blue-patterned mats where a crowd stands with hands pressed in anjali, many in white traditional clothing. A white-robed man in the centre holds a bundle of flowers. A woman in a white saree with red blouse stands in front, a man at the far right wears a rudraksha mala and white kurta, and a bald man in dark glasses and white clothes stands near the foreground. Hanging woven banners with elephant motifs decorate the ceiling, and white draped fabric lines the walls. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from visible cues, so this reads as a group devotional gathering.2010-07-24A photograph inside a clothing shop lined with folded shirts and fabric on shelves. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, stands at right with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a small girl in a white dress bends forward, touching a mala to the ground near a small lit oil lamp on a counter. An older woman in a red and gold sari with a red flower garland stands at centre, and an older man in white with glasses and a mala stands behind her. A man in an orange shawl stands at left, and several onlookers in casual clothes watch from the back. A glass case at right holds a small framed deity image with flowers.2007-02-22