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January 10 20162016-01-10August 23 20142014-08-23A photograph of a row of young women seated on the floor during a ritual, wearing saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and hair pulled back, with one wearing a small orange flower. They sit with palms pressed together or hands resting on their laps, eyes closed in concentration. Silver-toned ritual trays and small lit oil lamps sit on the left in front of them.2014-09-12October 27 20142014-10-27September 20 20132013-09-20A satsang gathering of devotees seated on the floor of a hall, mostly in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, three young girls sit cross-legged behind brass plates of flowers, brass cups, small oil lamps and a lit candle; the girl in the centre sings or chants with palms joined. Behind them, older women in orange and a bespectacled woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala sit among other devotees in the background. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image; the seated figures are devotees and participants.2013-09-18March 24 20132013-03-24A group of women in saffron-orange saris with red and gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor during a seated ritual. Several wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. The young woman in front, with a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed and chants while holding a small stick between her hands near brass bowls and an oil lamp. Other women beside her pray with palms pressed together or sit with eyes lowered, and brass vessels and a red-tinted floor cloth lie in front of them. Behind them, more participants in white and red clothing sit in a hall with red drapes.2013-09-20Several young girls in orange and maroon dresses sit in a row at a satsang or ritual gathering, many with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and hands pressed in anjali. Some hold white flowers, possibly in prayer or offering. A girl in front closes her eyes in devotion, and a small crown or tiara is visible at the bottom edge. Behind them, others sit in orange and maroon clothing with long rope barriers and a brass tray at the lower right. The scene is one of devotional sitting and prayer, with no clearly identifiable a person present.2013-04-03August 11 20162016-08-11December 31 20152015-12-31April 21 20132013-04-21