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August 14 2014

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August 22 20142014-08-22August 24 20162016-08-24A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in a dimly lit temple hall during a meditative puja. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala and white vibhuti on her forehead sits beside another woman in orange with glasses. Behind them, women in deep maroon or red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded, while others in white clothing with white vibhuti and red-brown shawls sit in the background. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor in the background. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this crowd.2013-09-20August 02 20132013-08-02July 30 20132013-07-30A seated group of women in saffron-orange saris and robes holds small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a group ritual. Several wear rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti, and one woman in the foreground wears gold-bordered orange sari and glasses. Behind them, rows of younger girls in maroon and red clothing sit on white mats with brass plates and offerings. Students are mostly seated on the floor with lamps. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the people in the foreground.2013-07-05September 11 20142014-09-11August 02 20132013-08-02Three women in rust-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on a mat during a seated ritual in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. Each wears a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and sits in meditation or chanting posture; the woman at left holds her palms together, the centre woman has hands clasped in her lap and the right woman has hands folded. In front of them are a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl of yellow flowers, pink flowers and small brass vessels on a red cloth. Several people in white and teal clothing sit in the background.2013-10-02Women devotees in orange and maroon saris with gold borders sit on the floor during a ritual. Many wear white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, and several hold small oil lamps or brass vessels with flames while raising them. Plates of flowers, brass cups and offerings lie on a cloth in front.2013-07-25June 15 20132013-06-15Dense crowd of women and girls seated closely together at a satsang gathering. Foreground women wear saffron-orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and red bindis. Behind them, girls in maroon tunics with gold trim sit with hands joined in namaskar and one holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame. A tilted brass plate and cups appear near the bottom edge. The scene reads as a devotional sitting event, but no Swamiji is visible among the people.2013-05-20