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Indoor photo in a bright, plain room with cream walls and a wooden-framed window. A crowd of devotees stands and sits closely packed. In the centre, a smiling woman in a cream sari with gold borders sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Facing her, a woman with dark hair decorated with green flowers wears an orange sleeveless top and holds an orange cloth, her hand raised toward the seated woman. Around them, men in white shirts and women in cream and gold saris or blue-and-white sari wear rudraksha malas. A small girl in white with a floral print and beaded necklace stands at left. No person in the room is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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A photograph of an indoor room with cream walls where a crowd of devotees stands and kneels around a small girl in a white dress with a black headband and rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and black beaded mala places his hand on her head, while a man in white kneels to her left smiling and gesturing. A woman in an orange sari and green-stemmed beaded wreath stands at right, and women in red, orange, yellow and white saris stand behind. No individual is clearly identified as a person; the scene shows devotees in white ritual clothing and orange saris gathered in blessing.2009-08-08A photograph of a crowded room in a plain house with white walls and a window with grille. In the centre, a man in a white shirt, white trousers and a dark rudraksha mala gestures with raised hands toward a kneeling woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a yellow blouse, her palms pressed together. Behind her, a woman in an orange-and-red top with green flowers in her hair faces them, hand raised. Around them stand a dozen or more women and a few men in white and pastel saris and white shirts, plus a small child in white on the left. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the person in the centre is described by role only.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a house visit in an indoor room with cream walls. A long-haired person in an orange-red garment and a garland of green fruits sits on the floor at lower right, appearing to be a sannyasi; the appearance cues are a long swept-back hairstyle and an orange garment, but these are not sufficient to confirm identity, so this is a sannyasi/guest role. Around him, a man in white shirt and dark rudraksha-style mala gestures while speaking. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders stand or kneel with folded hands, and a woman in a blue sari with gold jewellery kneels with hands pressed together. Several others crowd the doorway behind them.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Indoor photograph of a devotee house visit. A seated figure in a red sleeveless top and white cloth, with long dark hair tied back, sits on the floor facing a group of standing and kneeling devotees. A woman in a light blue and white shawl kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around them, men in white shirts with rudraksha malas and women in saris, one in blue and one in a cream and brown sari, stand with hands folded. A young man on the right in white with a saffron stole stands near a wooden chair. A framed picture hangs on the wall behind the group, and a kalasha-style floral decoration is visible at the lower right. a person depicted as a presenter is not visually confirmed.2009-07-10A photograph of a house visit inside a tiled-ceiling room with a grilled window, where a crowd of devotees gathers. In the foreground a woman in a green and orange saree bows low with her hands together while a man in a white shirt and beige trousers, wearing a black beaded mala, extends his hands toward her in blessing. At the lower right a long-haired man in an orange-red garment sits on the floor with one hand raised toward the bowing woman. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and women in sarees stand with folded hands.2009-08-08Indoor photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain-walled room. In the foreground, a woman in a beige sari sits on the floor holding an infant wrapped in a pale green cloth. Beside her, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands looking down at the baby. A young man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at left, and a woman in orange and red garments with a green-fruit garland in her hair sits at lower right. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris with gold borders stand with hands pressed in anjali, and older men in white dhotis and shirts watch. No deity or swami is clearly visible; the central figure's appearance is not clearly identifiable.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Indoor photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain room with white walls and a window. A bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, pressing his palms together and holding the hands of a seated woman in a red top; she sits on a white cloth with a steel plate nearby. Beside him, a man in white with a red-and-white marked dhoti stands, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti kneels at the front. A standing person on the left in an orange robe holds a bouquet of flowers and a green leaf. Around them, devotees in white, saffron, red, yellow and blue saris and dhotis, with a red-and-orange shawl and rudraksha mala on one standing man, crowd together watching. Appears to be a padapuja or blessing moment; no tall figure with cues is clearly shown.2009-08-08A photograph of a crowded indoor meeting room where a man in a sleeveless orange robe and dark red cloth sits cross-legged on the left, smiling and facing a group of devotees. Around him, people dressed in white and devotees with rudraksha malas stand close, including a woman in a red and orange sari, a young woman in a white and orange sari with white flowers in her hair, a small boy in white with a mala, a toddler held by a woman, and an older man in white. A man in a saffron robe stands at the far right with a mala. Windows, a fan and curtains are visible in the background.2009-09-14