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Evening outdoor procession at night. Centre frame, an older man with white-grey hair and a red bindi, bare-chested and wearing white and striped sacred ash markings, eyes closed and singing, holds a brass tray of white flowers and red roses. Behind him a man in a white kurta holds a tall red pole. At left, a smiling person wearing a red turban and orange clothing, with a yellow and red flower garland, stands among devotees with hands pressed together. Background is dark with soft pink light.

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July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08 +2 copiesOutdoor evening gathering with a man standing at centre in white kurta and an orange-red shawl printed with script, palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and mouth open as if chanting. Two round white garlands or pale flower-wrapped objects rest on his shoulders. He has short grey hair and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a crowd of people dressed mostly in white stands in the dark, with a pink pillar at left and a few bokeh lights. The figure appears to be a devotee in satsang or prayer; visible appearance does not clearly match a specific candidate, so identity is uncertain.2016-07-18February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Photograph of a satsang gathering indoors with bright white lights in the background. In the foreground, an older man with grey hair and a smiling face sits cross-legged in white clothing, holding a brass plate of marigold petals, rose petals, coconut and offerings with both hands. Behind him, a figure wearing a red turban, a red-saffron garment and a long garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers smiles and raises a hand in greeting. Beside them, more seated devotees in white dress, some wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, fill the crowded hall. The scene conveys a devotional ceremony with flower-decorated offerings.2018-02-13Night photo of a devotional gathering under strings of multicolour lights. Several men in white dhotis and red-orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer; the man at centre has rudraksha beads visible. A man in white at right holds a silver plate of flowers and fruit. Behind them a decorative silver-and-green umbrella is held over a garlanded framed image of a figure with white hair, flanked by yellow and red flower garlands. A man in red-orange clothing bows low in the lower right corner. Other people stand at the left edge.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08 +2 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in hazy light with yellow marigold garlands in the foreground. A bare-chested, white-bearded older man wearing a white dhoti with a striped border, a long rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant stands in the centre with a vertical tilak on his forehead and his arms extended toward offerings. To his left, a woman in a maroon sari with a maroon head covering and a garland holds a silver tray of yellow offerings. To the right, a man in orange robes holds a tray of flowers. Other people in white and orange-saffron clothes stand behind, with a tall pole visible in the background.2015-01-13Devotees stand in a row at night under a open-sided shelter, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a man with white hair and white vibhuti on his forehead smiles and wears a white dhoti with a red sash and a white cloth bundle on his shoulder, carrying a yellow bag printed with a logo. Beside him a bald man in a red-bordered white garment and a shorter-haired man in white dhoti with red sashes stand with folded hands. A woman in white with a red shawl joins palms. On the right, a figure in an orange robe bends low, touching the ground before a row of brass plates with offerings. Another man in white with a red sash and gold border stands at the far right. Coconut bundles and flower offerings lie on the floor.2016-01-02July 08 20172017-07-08