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October 15 20102010-10-15Outdoor photo at dusk of a large seated congregation on mats and a raised platform in a palm-lined compound. Many devotees wear white ritual clothes, with some in saffron, green and blue; several women wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and some sit with hands folded in prayer. Brass bowls and a metal tray with offerings, flowers and grains sit on an orange cloth in the foreground. Behind them, a stone deity murti and a copper-toned ceremonial pillar stand near a banner showing a painted scene, with a wall map to the left. The setting suggests a satsang or group puja.2010-09-05An outdoor photograph at an ashram courtyard lined with palm trees. A stone Nandi bull sits on a white plinth draped with orange-and-yellow garlands, beside a white shrine base and a tall carved stone pillar at left. Seated on mats in rows, a group of devotees faces a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace, sitting on a raised seat. Many others wear white dhotis or sarees with orange or saffron shawls, and a few children in colourful clothing sit in front. Small ash-covered fire pits dot the ground in the background.2010-07-07April 30 20122012-04-30 +2 copiesA crowded outdoor ritual scene in front of a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with red, white and yellow flower garlands, set on a red platform beside red-walled shrine buildings with corrugated roofs and palm trees. Many devotees, mostly women, sit closely packed on the ground in cream, white and gold saris and orange clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and kumkum or bindi marks. A monk in orange robes sits in the foreground with a mala, and a bald man in white stands on the far left of the shrine area. Several figures move among the seated crowd, and a robed attendant stands in the background near the shrine.2017-09-27September 07 20172017-09-07August 15 20102010-08-15Dense 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.2007-09-03September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof, where a standing man in an orange robe and a wooden lectern stand at the left. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes fill the floor in rows, many with brass plates, kalasha pots and offering trays arranged on red and orange mats. Several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls sit at the front right, one holding a microphone. A framed garden photograph hangs on the back wall with a flower arrangement nearby, and a camera on a tripod records the scene beside a metal railing.2010-09-06September 11 20102010-09-11Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard lined with coconut palms. Dozens of devotees sit on the ground in rows, many in white clothes with orange or yellow shawls and a few in pink, magenta and blue. At the centre, a woman in an orange robe sits cross-legged facing the group, apparently leading the sitting. Behind her a black stone Nandi bull with yellow and red garlands sits on a white pedestal beside a tall ornate kalasha-topped pillar, and small fires or smoking embers sit on the ground. Stone deity statues stand in the background on the right, and a thatched fence and a small white building complete the scene.2010-07-07