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A group of devotees stands in a hall at an Inner Awakening mandala session, several holding colourful striped sticks in pink, yellow, green and purple. The central young man with long dark wavy hair wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured shawl, and gestures as he holds a stick. Beside him a bearded man in a maroon kurta and an orange-red shawl with white beaded necklaces also holds a stick. An older bald man in white with glasses and a teal beaded necklace stands at right. Other participants and a hazy crowd fill the background under a warm haze, with a red digital clock and an ornate shrine at the top left.

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October 02 20162016-10-02October 03 20162016-10-03Photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with warm lighting. In the foreground and midground, several men in white kurta-style clothing wear red-and-white checked shawls over their shoulders and hold thin colourful sticks or wands. A bearded man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard stands at the centre-right, while a younger man in a white t-shirt with a red shawl looks toward the side. Blurred figures in red clothing occupy the left foreground. Blurred shrine decorations and lamps glow in the background.2016-10-03October 02 20162016-10-02Two smiling men dance holding colourful striped sticks raised overhead in a bright hall with a white drop ceiling and fluorescent lights. The man on the left wears a white kurta, a red-orange shawl, a black cap and a beaded mala. The man in the centre wears a salmon-pink kurta and has grey hair and a beard. Other people in white clothes stand behind them, and a wall with framed pictures appears at right.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A photograph of a large group of men performing a stick-based ritual dance in a marble-floored hall. Many dancers wear white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and red waist sashes, holding thin decorated sticks. In the centre foreground a man in a white shirt, red shawl and red-tipped strings holds a stick. To the right a bare-chested dancer with a white forehead band, rudraksha beads and a saffron cloth around his waist also holds sticks. A man at left wears a teal shirt and white dhoti. Behind them a wall displays framed deity pictures and an orange ceremonial umbrella.2016-10-03Indoor photo of a large hall with white walls, framed photo panels and ceiling lights, where devotees perform a dance with colourful sticks. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds up a sticks, beside a man with long dark hair in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads. Others in white kurtas and orange shawls swing bright pink, purple and yellow sticks, and a child in pink stands at lower left. Behind them, participants in white clothing and orange sashes gather, and a golden decorative fan hangs on the left wall.2016-10-03A photograph of a crowded group dance during Navaratri-style celebrations inside a hall. Many participants hold up thin colourful sticks in purple, green, pink, yellow and red, raised into a crossing pattern. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis with red-and-orange shawls dominate, several wearing white headbands. In the foreground at lower left, a person in an orange and yellow garment with rudraksha beads and long dark hair stands out. A framed devotional painting of a goddess hangs on the far wall, and a window with an orange-toned view sits to the left.2016-10-03