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Close view of a hand held palm-up holding a brown fibrous coconut-shaped object. The hand wears a white sleeve. Blurred figures in white clothing sit around, one on the left wearing a red-patterned garment and another in the background sits near a red and gold painted deity image on a wall. Ritual setting with a painted shrine panel and brass items in the background. The scene suggests a seated Inner Awakening-style group session with devotees in white.

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March 14 20172017-03-14A close photograph of a hand held out palm-up in the foreground, cradling a brown husked coconut with its fibrous outer husk visible. The hand wears a white sleeve. Behind it, blurred seated figures in white clothing sit on the floor, one in a red-and-white shawl on the left, and a blurred framed image with red and orange tones stands in the background beside small decorative pots. No face of a central figure is clearly shown, so no a person candidate is established.2017-03-14 +1 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14A photograph of a large ritual gathering with many participants dressed in white clothes and orange-red shawls. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl sits facing a man with long dark hair, a beard and a hoop earring, who holds up a brown coconut in his open palm. Behind them, seated rows of devotees in white garments and orange-red sashes are engaged in ritual activity, with blurred figures and brass-toned vessels on the floor. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering with a coconut.2017-03-14 +1 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group ritual indoors on a white floor. In the foreground, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange-red shawl printed with script holds a brown coconut in one hand and gestures toward a second man. That man, with grey hair and an orange-red shawl over white clothes, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around them devotees in white and orange-red garments sit on the floor, and small printed cards with deity images and ritual objects, including a small decorated kalasha-like item, lie on the floor. Red chairs and a brown bag appear at left. The setting suggests a puja or satsang with coconut offerings.2017-03-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall filled with seated participants dressed in white with orange-red shawls, many bending forward over ritual setups. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-red shawl holds a brown coconut on his open palm, offering it toward a bald man in white with an orange shawl. Gold bangles and hoop earrings are visible. The background shows many more devotees in white and orange sitting at tables with brass vessels and decorative mats. No figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.2017-03-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group at a ritual session. In the foreground, a smiling man in white kurta and white dhoti wears a red-orange shawl printed with script; he sits cross-legged with hands folded. Across from him, an older man with grey hair in white clothes and a red-orange shawl holds out a coconut in his open palm. Behind them, rows of participants in white and red-orange garments sit on the floor, and small decorated altar-like stands with yantra-style designs are visible.2017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14A close photograph of a hand held out palm-up in the foreground holding a single whole brown coconut with its fibrous husk intact. The sleeve of the white kurta-style garment is visible on the wrist. Behind it, blurred seated figures in white clothing sit on a white floor, and a figure in a red-and-white garment appears at the left edge. Behind them are a painted or printed image of a temple-style ornate structure with a pointed spire and a deity-like figure, and a brass or clay pot with decorative red and gold patterns at the right. The coconut suggests a ritual offering.2017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14October 18 20152015-10-18 +1 copies