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February 11 2013

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A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11A seated group of devotees fills a large tent with green mats and orange-red walls and drapes. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with shaved heads and white sacred threads, sit cross-legged with eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Women wear white saris with orange-red shawls, and one woman in a red and gold sari sits with palms joined. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, kumkum and flowers are arranged on orange cloths in front of them. Two monks in orange robes sit at the right edge. A yellow-orange flag hangs at left and a small screen stands at the back.2013-02-07A seated group of devotees in a temple hall performs a ritual with brass plates and oil lamps on the floor. Many participants wear saffron-orange robes and red-orange shawls with rudraksha malas, and some have white and orange marks on their foreheads. Women in white, pink and green saris sit among them, and a woman in a white dress with a red-brown beaded mala sits at right. Several people hold small offerings or lamps over the plates. A woman in white sits front right with a mala, and an older woman in a red-brown sari holds a lamp at centre. Ornate gold and red furnishings and a carved deity murti are visible in the background.2014-07-10July 23 20132013-07-23A seated crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at an outdoor gathering. In the foreground, a woman with a red and gold shawl and a white headband sits with eyes closed, next to a woman in a deep red shawl over white clothes, and a woman in a red-orange shawl and white sari with bangles. Behind them, many people in white clothes and red or orange shawls sit on green mats and striped rugs, some with hands folded in prayer. Overhead, a partly visible camera tripod stands near the crowd. Two visible people in the scene wear orange or saffron robes, with a rudraksha-style necklace on one. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-02-10Women seated on the ground in a ritual gathering, many in saffron and orange saris and blouses with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti on their foreheads. Several sit with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala looks ahead. Before them are striped mats, flower garlands, banana bunches, coconut halves, brass lamps and plates of marigold petals. A red temple pillar stands behind them, with more devotees in the background.2016-08-12June 06 20142014-06-06February 12 20132013-02-12September 27 20132013-09-27Large seated congregation on mats in a hall, mostly women in orange, saffron and maroon saris with rudraksha malas and tilak, hands in anjali mudra in devotion. In the foreground a woman in deep red sari sits with hands together, and nearby a brass plate holds small oil lamps, pink lotus flower, fruit and sweets on a red cloth, with a water bottle and a tablet. Some participants wear white. Practice appears to be a group puja or meditation session.2016-08-24September 05 20122012-09-05January 10 20142014-01-10