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A seated group of devotees at a satsang, many wearing marigold and pink garlands. In the foreground, a woman in a green silk sari with a gold border and a red bindi sits beside a man in white with a yellow and pink garland and orange tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a woman in a red and gold sari with gold bangles and a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sit among other devotees. A man at the left in a white kurta wears a pink and yellow garland. Some attendees wear saffron shawls and white clothes. The scene is a satsang gathering with petals scattered on the floor. No figure is clearly identified as a person by appearance.

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Seated devotees in a satsang hall wear garlands of red and yellow flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari with a striped border and a man in white with an orange shawl sit with vermilion marks on their foreheads. Beside them, a woman in a red and cream sari with a gold necklace sits with folded hands, and behind them others wear white and orange clothing. No a person figure is clearly visible, and the white-clad man in the upper left is not clearly identifiable.2014-05-10May 02 20122012-05-02February 09 20122012-02-09A seated audience at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, an older man with white hair and a white moustache, wearing glasses and a white shirt, sits with a garland of yellow and pink flowers around his neck. Beside him, an older woman in a red blouse and a turquoise and gold sari, also garlanded with yellow and pink flowers, sits with her hands clasped. Behind them, rows of people in white and red attire, some wearing red shawls, sit on the floor and in chairs, with a young girl and boys visible at right.2014-05-10A South Indian wedding ritual photographed indoors. A bride in an orange and red silk sari with gold jewellery and a flower garland sits on a white cloth, while a groom in white dhoti with a white and gold turban and flower garland sits in front of her; an older woman in a green and gold sari leans in, holding the groom's hand. Behind them, women in saris and a child stand watching. At lower left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and green shawl sits beside a tray of offerings, kumkum, turmeric and decorated sweets. Floral garlands drape the couple, and the floor is covered with an orange cloth.2013-09-16A seated group of devotees in a ceremonial setting with brass and copper bowls, flower petals and turmeric-yellow offerings on the ground. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a white and red flower garland and sits cross-legged. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and yellow sari, also garlanded, sits with a red bindi and bangles. Behind them a woman in a pink blouse with a red-and-white garland and a small child in red sit near a girl in a yellow top, while a man in glasses and a striped shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits to the right. Hanging white and cream saris form the backdrop.2006-12-26September 16 20132013-09-16A seated group inside a hall during a puja, with a woman in a cream and red sari holding a small brass bowl and a cloth-wrapped object near the front. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes sits beside a young boy in a navy shirt who bends forward over a pot or offering. A bald man in white rests his palms together, a man in white with glasses and a lanyard stands behind, and women in saris and salwar kameez sit at the right. A red and gold cloth draped table and a red-and-gold ceremonial item appear at the left edge, with gift boxes stacked at the right. A projection screen hangs on the wall behind them.2009-10-02A Hindu wedding ritual inside a decorated hall. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and green shawl leans forward on the left, holding a yellow cloth over a brass-edged tray. A bride in an orange-red silk sari with gold jewellery and flower garlands sits on the floor, bending forward, while a woman in a green sari assists her. A groom in white dhoti and shawl with pink and white garlands sits on the right. Bananas, coconut halves, rose petals and a small brass cup lie on the floor, and other women in saris stand behind holding trays.2013-09-16A wedding ceremony photograph. A bride in a maroon and gold silk sari with gold jewellery, a jhumar-style headpiece and jasmine and rose garlands sits on the floor beside a groom in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white shirt, also wearing garlands. She holds a small object in her hands while a woman in a green sari with gold motifs leans in holding a yellow coconut. Behind them, women in saris and garlands stand, and a man in white holds a lit oil lamp on a tray. Yellow turmeric-tinted ground and scattered petals lie on the floor.2013-09-16Photograph of a seated ritual gathering where several devotees wear white jasmine garlands with red rose accents. A bespectacled man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a white cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari with a gold necklace and a red bindi sits attentively. On the right a man with white forehead tilak and red-and-white garlands sits in front of wooden beads. Background shows more women in saris and a child with a bindi.2016-12-19September 16 20132013-09-16