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December 19 2016

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A woman with long dark hair and a red bindi stands on a stage holding a cyan-tipped microphone to her mouth, speaking with her head slightly bowed. She wears a rust-brown and maroon sari with a gold-bordered edge over a matching blouse, a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala and a thin necklace. Bright stage lights glow behind her, and blurred audience members sit in the foreground at the bottom right. A faint purple logo appears at the lower left.2016-12-19May 09 20162016-05-09September 10 20152015-09-10October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20172017-02-15A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long red-orange rudraksha mala with a gold-beaded necklace, a red bindi on his forehead and gold bracelets, sitting on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion inside a shrine doorway. Hanging brass oil lamps and a lit brass lamp stand beside him. Below, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with white sandalwood marks on his arms sits on a mat with hands folded, another shaved-headed man in orange kneels to the left, and two women in orange saris sit with their backs to the camera near a gold altar table. A painted deity figure with a crown and raised hands stands to the left. Overall a temple satsang scene.2013-05-09December 23 20162016-12-23March 22 20152015-03-22A woman in a rust-red sari with a matching blouse and a dark rudraksha mala stands at the centre of a hall, holding a small brass dish or lamp in her hands while looking down at it. Behind her a red and silver throne stands empty, next to a silver stand with a tray. In the foreground a shaven-headed man with bare shoulders sits with a red shawl, facing her. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white clothes with red or orange shawls fill the hall, and a standing fan and a small microphone are at the edge of the frame. Pink walls and framed pictures decorate the room.2017-07-02October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening ritual inside a large tented hall with white draped ceilings and hanging fans. A standing priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-beaded necklace, raises a lit flame aloft with one arm. Women in dark red and maroon saris sit cross-legged in the foreground on low platforms beside brass plates, flowers and oil lamps. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the floor, and a cameraman stands at the right. Tall ornate silver standards with decorative hangings and a canopy frame the scene, with flower petals scattered on the floor.2015-10-21 +1 copiesMay 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copies