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August 25 20122012-08-25A seated crowd of devotees, mostly women, in a hall during a group ritual. Many wear orange shawls over white or patterned clothing, with rudraksha and bead malas. Several hold small oil lamps and brass bells, and many have their palms pressed together in prayer. Name badges are pinned to some shawls. A woman in a white dress at centre holds a lit lamp, and a woman in a floral top at right has her hands folded. Overlaid archive copyright text appears in the lower right corner.2012-07-14April AF 2012A large seated gathering of devotees in a hotel ballroom, mostly women dressed in white kurtas and white shawls with orange-red shawls or stoles over them. Many sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet, some with hands joined in namaste, others with eyes closed in meditation. Rudraksha malas hang at several necks. Plates of offerings and small food items sit on the floor in front, and water bottles and bags are placed among the participants. Some children are seated among the adults. Behind them, people in orange and white stand near pillars. The crowd is dense and fills most of the frame.2013-12-01A seated audience of mostly women fills a wood-panelled hall during a satsang, many with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with red blouse and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of puja items. Beside her a woman in white with a rudraksha mala raises a small object, and at right a woman in white with folded hands wears a mala. Others wear white, blue and red clothing, and backpacks lie on the striped mats. A figure in a maroon robe sits on a raised seat at the upper left, but no clear appearance cue for a person is visible.2012-07-02A seated group of women and girls in a temple hall performs a puja with brass lamps and offering plates set on mats in front of them. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with palms joined beside a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak, who holds her hands together near small oil lamps and a silver plate of offerings. Other devotees in saffron, maroon, green and cream saris sit behind them, some with malas, while red chairs and pillars line the room.2012-04-03April 04 20122012-04-04April 08 20122012-04-08August 08 20142014-08-08July 17 20122012-07-17A large seated crowd fills an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Most people are women in white saris and white clothing, many wearing orange or red shawls and red-and-white beaded necklaces with ID lanyards. Several have white or ash markings on their foreheads. Behind them, rows of saffron-robed sadhus and monks sit in the background. At the far end, a golden deity murti or figure stands near a decorated altar with orange cloth and a small green tree. The atmosphere is a satsang or gathering at the Kumbh camp.2015-09-11July 05 20132013-07-05