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A photograph inside a bright hall at a counter with a glass display case holding rudraksha and orange-beaded malas. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and arms sorts beads on the counter, while a man in white with an orange scarf holds up a strand of orange beads. Other devotees in white clothes stand behind, a woman in white near the center and a woman in a dark top at the back. Red curtains and a window frame the room.

A photograph of a group gathered around a glass display counter with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. A woman in white with light hair and hoop earrings leans over the counter, pointing at a red-and-white beaded mala. A bearded man in white with a red shawl and orange lanyard stands beside her, and a man in white clothing with a red shawl is at left. On the right, a woman in an orange sari with a gold border wears a long rudraksha mala and a white vertical forehead mark, holding a pen over an open booklet. Strands of beads lie on the glass. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present.

April 24 2019

A photograph of a devotional gathering in an indoor hall with red drapes. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange shirt and a man in a white shirt press their palms together in namaste toward a central figure. A bare-shouldered woman in an orange wrap wears a long white jasmine garland with red flowers and gold bangles, and reaches forward with her hand over a red tray holding gold objects and papers. On the right, a man in an orange and yellow-bordered wrap wears a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, looking downward while another devotee's hands are folded beside him. Behind them, a young man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and a tilak. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan, with the hall's decor visible in the background.

April 24 2019

July 27 2006

June 21 2012

2012-06-21 +1 copies

A photograph of an indoor hall with white ceiling lights and red curtained windows. In the foreground on the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a long orange-red rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl with gold border stands with his right arm extended. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bows forward with his hands together, reaching toward the extended arm. On the left, a bespectacled man in white with an orange lanyard holds a string of orange-red rudraksha beads and a small gold-coloured object in his open palms. Behind them, several men in white shirts, orange robes and dhotis stand near metal barrier railings, with more people in white saris and white clothes further back.

May 21 2012

Photograph of a ritual scene indoors. In the foreground an older man with white hair, a grey moustache and white kurta bends forward over a dark wooden tray holding offerings, flowers and fruit. Beside him a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, with white gloves on his hands. At right a person in a red turban and red-orange garment, with gold earrings and a green-and-gold garland, is seated near a large carved wooden snake or cobra form with a hooded head. Several onlookers in white shirts stand in the background.

April 24 2019

A photograph of a temple or ashram hall with red curtains and a gilded shrine in the background. In the foreground, a man with a long-haired, bare-chested figure in an orange and yellow saffron cloth and a large rudraksha mala with silver beads and gold-toned bracelets extends an arm toward a wooden box or offering table. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak bows his head beside him, and a woman in orange robes stands at the left edge with her back to the camera. Several men in white shirts, a bald man with white tilak marks, and boys with white forehead markings stand around them. The shaved-headed figures wear saffron cloth.