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October 11 2016

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April AF 2012September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesDecember 22 20122012-12-22July 08 20152015-07-08A large seated gathering of devotees in a bright hall, most wearing white clothing with orange-red shawls and orange tilak or forehead marks; some have orange smears on their faces. Many people sit cross-legged close together, some with eyes closed. Several men at the right foreground wear orange-red shawls and have shaved heads; a bald man in the lower right wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. Purple and white ornamental decorations are visible on the back wall. The scene suggests a group ritual or meditation session. Faces are partly visible in the crowd and no clear individual is singled out.2015-05-26A large seated congregation in a hall with white chairs and a cream wall in the background. Women in the foreground hold small oil lamps, lit diyas, raised toward the front, some in white and cream salwar kameez or saris, others in black with orange and red shawls. Many wear rudraksha malas and red tilaka or kumkum on their foreheads. Mats in blue and purple are laid on the floor.2018-01-08October 23 20152015-10-23A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall, mostly in white clothes with orange-red shawls. Several women with long dark hair hold small rudraksha-style beaded malas up to their foreheads with eyes lowered, in meditative or japa practice. A woman in the center wears an orange printed top, a man in the back wears a white shirt and orange shawl, and a grey-haired man in white sits at the left. The floor is light and the setting appears to be a large satsang or meditation gathering.2016-10-11May 02 20142014-05-02A seated satsang gathering in a hall with a light pink wall and white draped table in the background, where a large crowd of women in saffron, maroon and white saris sit cross-legged on a pale floor. In the front, a woman in a white sari with gold border sits with hands folded, eyes closed; a woman in a saffron sari with rudraksha mala holds her palms together in namaste on the right; a woman in a grey-white sari sits near them. Brass plates, bowls and a small oil lamp rest on the floor in front. Several people in the background wear orange and white, and metal pots sit on a table behind.2013-02-26 +1 copiesJuly 16 20152015-07-16A row of seated devotees in white and orange clothing with rudraksha malas performs a pada puja or satsang with eyes closed and hands folded. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels with flowers sit on the floor in front of them, and lit lamps glow along the line. Behind them a carved wooden lattice wall and a red cloth backdrop frame the hall. No individual in the row is identified as a person.2014-09-07