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A woman in a magenta and orange silk sari with a yellow marigold garland kneels on the floor, smiling broadly, holding and touching the bare foot of a bald man in a pale yellow kurta and white churidar, who bends forward with a yellow marigold garland around his neck. Scattered yellow petals cover the floor. Behind them a second woman in a dark red sari bends over, a seated man in white dhoti and another garlanded man stand nearby, and a wall banner reads Growing Consciousness with photographs of a saffron-robed ascetic in the mountains. A small framed photo of a woman in orange hangs on the wall.

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December 26 20092009-12-26A photograph of a wedding-style ritual at an ashram courtyard. A bald man with glasses, wearing a pale cream silk kurta and churidar with a rudraksha mala and a yellow marigold garland, stands barefoot while a blonde woman in a magenta and orange silk sari with a yellow garland kneels and touches his feet. Her hands are decorated with henna. Behind them an older man in white with a yellow garland and a grey-haired man stand nearby, and a red brass-lined fire pit with a small flame sits on the floor. Yellow petals scatter the ground. A wall with red painted lotus motifs and a glass door with framed photos is behind them.2009-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a ceremonial ritual in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-red walls. In the centre, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a yellow blouse, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands while a man in a grey shirt and light trousers kneels on an orange cloth to touch her feet, a padapuja-style honouring. A young priest in white dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace stands to the left holding a folded paper. Along the right, a seated woman in a green and red sari and a seated man in white with a garland sit near a red and gold peetha throne, with brass plates of food and flower petals on the mat. Several seated devotees in white and green saris line the left side. A banner on the back wall shows a text panel and several photographs.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of a ritual scene in a covered hall with orange-painted walls. A kneeling man in grey kurta and white trousers, wearing a white flower garland, washes or touches the bare feet of a woman in a maroon saree with gold border and a yellow blouse, who wears a white and red flower garland and stands on an orange cloth. A young priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, holding a small object, assists beside her. Seated on the right are a woman in a red and green saree and a bald man in white with a garland, near a gold-framed empty chair. Flower petals and red flowers lie on the cloth. A banner above shows framed photographs labelled with the name of Sri Ganesh Maharaj and Yogi Ram Surat Kumar. Other devotees sit at the edges. Setting resembles a padapuja or ritual honouring of guests.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A ceremonial couples' ritual in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange walls. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, holding a small white tray, stands before a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a yellow blouse, wearing a white flower garland. A man in grey top and pale trousers kneels on an orange cloth with a purple-edged mat, touching her foot, while a second woman in green and red sari and a bald man in white sit nearby, both garlanded. Yellow flowers are scattered on the floor, with brass vessels and yellow blocks in the corner. Behind them hang a banner of photographs and an ornate gold-framed red throne. Several seated devotees in white are visible at left.2010-12-23A ceremony in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. Centre, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a white flower garland stands facing a woman in a red sari with a green and gold border and a green-and-white blouse, who holds a garland and offers it. To the left a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a yellow top faces them, a man in grey stands behind her, and a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala sits near a metal railing. To the right a golden ornate throne with a red cushion stands empty. In the foreground a seated priest in white with an orange-and-gold shawl and a rudraksha necklace tends offerings on a brass plate with flowers, a small bowl and a red cloth. A wall panel above shows framed photographs and printed text about spiritual experience. Marigold petals are scattered on the floor, and a standing man in white is at the far right.2010-12-23December 26 20092009-12-26