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A seated crowd of devotees fills a bright hall with wooden floors during a ritual, most with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a woman in pale green kneels beside a brass oil lamp setup with lit wicks, while another woman in white and a lighter-clad woman tend the flames. A standing congregation along the back wall and near the doorway includes men in white and orange-red shawls. A decorated pillar with colourful painted elephants rises at right. No individual presented here shows clear appearance cues for the a person candidate, so the identity remains unsure.

A photograph of a seated satsang gathering in a room with pale green walls, wooden floors and blue patterned rugs. A woman in a maroon sari stands at the left, while women in saris and kurtas sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, including one in a cream sari with red border and another in an orange and black sari beside a brass plate with offerings. Men in white and dark shirts sit on chairs and mats toward the back, and a row of red-clad deity images or figures is visible near the doorway. A woman with a white forehead mark wears a black and pink shawl. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

December 27 2011

A seated group of women and a few men perform a puja in a hall with dark wooden latticed panels and patterned wall covering. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged on the floor with hands folded in prayer; one in a white salwar kameez holds palms together, another in a white outfit with a red bindi chants, and a woman in a colourful striped blouse and red-and-white sari tends brass oil lamps. Brass lamps, small plates of fruit and flowers, and white paper sheets lie on the floor before them. Behind, a larger crowd sits in meditative posture, including a woman in an orange sari with hands joined. The scene is a group puja with oil lamps and offerings.

March 10 2013

January 08 2014

A photograph of a large hall during a seated ritual gathering. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and orange-bordered garments; several women have orange shawls, and some sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, steel vessels and bowls with flower petals sit on orange cloths before them. On the right, a priest-like group in white dhotis and bare-chested sits near a golden throne-like seat, some holding books or chanting. A camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are visible, and a banner with photographs hangs on the orange back wall. Colourful striped pillars line the left side.

Dense seated crowd inside an ashram hall during a puja, with dozens of devotees sitting on red mats in front of a garlanded deity murti area. In the foreground, a woman in white silk sari with gold border sits with hands folded in meditation, beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange sari. Brass thalis, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and small lamps are arranged on the floor. Behind them, many standing and seated devotees in white and colourful saris and kurtas watch. A golden standing figure statue and framed portraits hang on the walls; a banner strip of photographs runs along the top. Teal drapes frame a doorway. Several men in white with rudraksha malas sit in the crowd.

A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a hall with a polished floor, mats and small brass puja trays with oil lamps and offerings in front of them. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair wears white clothes and an orange shawl; beside her an older woman in a cream sari with glasses also has hands joined. Other women in green, red and cream saris and young girls in white sit in rows, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A row of red chairs and a wall with framed pictures appear in the background. Around 40 people are visible.

February 09 2012

A photograph of a large hall with many seated devotees on mats during a group ritual. In the foreground, young girls in maroon tunics with gold trim sit with eyes closed, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in an orange shawl and dark top sits in the centre with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in white clothes with a white shawl sits beside a brass tray of offerings. Behind them, rows of attendees sit on the floor near silver stanchions along the aisle, with red and striped cushions stacked at the left and boxes against the back wall.

October 07 2011