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February 09 2012

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Photo 11681402Seated devotees with eyes closed in a bright ashram hall during a guru-related satsang or meditation. In the foreground a woman in a teal and lavender saree sits with hands folded, beside a woman in a red saree and dark top with a rudraksha-style mala, and a man in a white shirt with eyes closed. Behind them a woman in a white top and dark mala sits near a man in a white shirt with a beaded mala, and others sit in the back row including a bald man in a pale shirt. Above them a golden ornate throne stands framed by floral garlands and a green-and-gold backdrop, with printed banners and framed photographs on a side panel. Five or more people are visible.2007-07-29 +1 copiesMay 02 20122012-05-02 +2 copiesFebruary 09 20122012-02-09September 01 20132013-09-01Photo 11742959September 07 20102010-09-07 +2 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14A photograph inside a pillared open hall with a polished reflective floor, where a group of devotees sits on the ground with hands pressed together in prayer or meditation. A woman in a beige sari with a gold border sits at centre, next to a woman in a red and green sari and a woman in a dark blue top with folded hands. A man in a white shirt sits at left near a golden pedestal, and a young man in white with a mala leans at the far left. Behind them are a small red-and-gold shrine and green trees through the open arches. Several more seated people in white and pastel clothes are visible at the right and foreground.October 01 20102010-10-01 +2 copiesApril 07 20122012-04-07 +2 copiesA seated group of priests and devotees performs a puja on a mat before brass plates holding offerings and small lamps. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged, holding a flower or offering in his hands. Beside him, men in white dhotis with sacred threads sit with their palms together and hold small brass vessels. Behind them, rows of women in yellow and white saris and men in white sit on a red carpet along a railing inside a temple hall, many holding offerings. The scene conveys a formal group ritual in progress.2010-10-05