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A photograph of devotees at an indoor gathering. A woman with grey hair and glasses in a pink and floral print top, with a rudraksha mala and a pendant, smiles while holding a small bowl of yellow offering. In front of her, a figure in an orange robe with a saffron shawl faces away from the camera, and to the left a person in white clothes with an orange shawl has hands raised over another person's head in blessing. Other people in white and light clothing stand around in a bright, sunlit hall.

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Devotees gather at an indoor event. In the foreground, a woman in a floral print top, rudraksha mala and red bindi holds a small metal bowl of yellow offerings toward a person in an orange and maroon sari-style wrap whose back is turned to the camera. To the left, a figure in white with an orange shawl has hands raised to the head, as others around the room do the same. Several white-clad participants and a woman with long dark hair stand nearby.2016-12-01A photograph of a devotee in a floral pink and multicolored dress with a rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, wearing glasses and a name badge, touching her forehead with her right hand while holding a silver tray of yellow flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon shawl faces her, offering the tray. To the left, a bald man with a vertical mark on his forehead, a grey beard and a white striped kurta stands with hands folded. Other people in white and light clothing stand behind them in a bright, sunlit hall.2016-12-01 +1 copiesDecember 01 20162016-12-01 +1 copiesDecember 01 20162016-12-01A photograph of devotees at a crowded indoor event with red stadium seating behind them. In the foreground a figure in an orange turban and orange garment stands at left, and another in orange cloth is at right edge. A older woman with short curly hair, gold bangles and a black-and-gold patterned top stands center with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling and holding a small printed booklet. Behind her an older man in a white shirt with a brown shoulder bag and rudraksha beads, a woman in orange sari with glasses and red bindi, and a younger woman in white with black beaded necklaces look on. A man in white clothing stands at right.2010-01-20October 23 20152015-10-23A photo of several women in red and orange saris holding cupped hands of yellow grain or rice toward one another, as if offering or distributing food. The woman at right wears a red sari with gold border, a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, drop earrings and a hair bun, smiling. Another woman in front wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a bun. Gold bangles appear on several wrists.2015-12-20 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a bald, white-bearded older man in a pale pink kurta with a yellow-orange shawl, his hands pressed together in greeting. Around him, older women in red and orange saris, men in yellow and orange shawls and a man in a striped cap cluster closely. On the right, a figure in an orange top and patterned shawl extends a hand toward a bowed elderly woman. A pink wall and a parked white vehicle are behind them.2011-07-30July 15 20112011-07-15December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of ashram women in orange and red sannyasini-style saris with rudraksha malas, preparing food offerings during a ritual. In the centre a smiling woman with hair in a bun and white vertical tilak with a red bindi holds a mound of pale yellow food in both hands. Beside her a woman in orange with a red border holds a similar lump of food, and another woman at left, also in orange, shapes food with her fingers. Behind them other devotees in orange stand in a hall with red curtains.2016-08-02Women seated on the floor at a padapuja-style ceremony hold small oil lamps and brass plates of offerings before a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on a red-cushioned throne at left. A woman in white with a red floral embroidered top and a red bindi holds a lamp, beside a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a long braid, and an older white-haired woman in white holding a lamp. A woman in a cream sari with a patterned shawl and glasses sits at right. Silver plates hold red fruit, rice and flowers, and a camera operator on a tripod stands in the background.2011-11-29