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A crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats in a hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, apparently during an evening prayer or arati. Many women wear white saris with yellow shawls or borders and rudraksha malas; some men in white clothes sit in the background. Several young girls in white and pastel dresses, one with a white flower in her hair, sit in the foreground with hands folded. Orange-robed figures appear at the left edge and a metal railing runs along the right side of the hall.

2010-10-04 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated group of women in a ritual gathering, many with palms pressed together in anjali. The central woman wears a white sari with green and gold borders over a yellow shawl, with a white vibhuti mark on her forehead, and her eyes are closed as she chants. Around her, others in white saris with yellow shawls sit on orange mats, with small oil lamps, brass vessels and a plastic bowl in the background. A woman in the lower right wears an orange garment with a red bindi. The setting suggests a puja or satsang.

October 29 2011

A photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees in a hall performing a group prayer with palms pressed together. Most are women in white and cream traditional dress with yellow or saffron-orange shawls and sashes, and several wear rudraksha or bead malas. Brass lamps, small plates and offering trays sit on mats before them, and a green draped stage with a white skirt is visible at the upper left. Some participants hold books or pages, and the scene reflects a satsang-style prayer session.

Four women sit cross-legged on a yellow-covered platform at night, chanting with palms pressed together. They wear white saris and yellow shawls; the woman in front has glasses and a bindi, and the central woman wears a vibhuti/tilak mark. Microphones stand before them, and they appear to lead a chanting or puja session outdoors, with dark foliage around them. No a person candidate is visible in the image.

Several women sit cross-legged on a polished floor in a hall with red curtains, pressing their palms together in prayer with eyes closed. Foreground women wear white salwar-style outfits with orange shawls and bangles; others in the row wear white with yellow shawls. A water bottle, a small container and a few books sit on the floor at left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall, many with palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders; one wears a yellow shawl with deep-orange and red sindoor-style marks, another a green sari with white. Trays with small containers and a brass lamp sit on the floor in front. Hanging orange-and-gold cloths and a metal railing frame the room. Around twenty people are visible, most seated on mats, some partly obscured by others.

A seated crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at a satsang. In the foreground a woman in an orange blouse and cream sari with a vertical forehead mark sits with eyes closed. Beside her a girl in white with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and a young woman in white with a mala also pray. Many attendees wear white clothes and rudraksha malas; several sit on orange mats and blue plastic chairs. The a person candidate is not visible in this frame, so no one is identified as him.

A seated group of women in white and cream garments performs a padapuja-style ritual in an open hall with mats, brass vessels and small offerings on orange cloth in front of them. Many have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Several wear yellow shawls, others orange shawls; a woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl and bindi and holds her palms together. Beads and a rudraksha-style mala are visible around some necks. Behind them, a red-pillared doorway opens onto a palm-lined courtyard, and a hanging yellow-and-patterned cloth decorates the top of the entrance.

October 15 2010

2010-10-15 +1 copies

A large group of women seated on woven mats in a hall during a padapuja session. Most wear white saris with yellow or orange shawls, and several have sandalwood or kumkum marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Brass plates, lamps, small cups and offerings sit on orange cloths in front of them, and a few hold palms together in prayer with eyes closed. A man in white stands at the far left, and a person in an orange shawl sits in the foreground at right.

A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, during an evening sitting. Most wear white garments with yellow shawls bordered in gold. In the foreground, a young woman with a long braid and a white tilak on her forehead chants with her mouth slightly open, wearing a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala and small earrings. To the right, a woman with a shaved head and a red bindi folds her hands, wearing yellow and white with gold bangles. Behind them, other participants sit on white cloth-covered mats. No deity, throne or a person figure is clearly visible.