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October 10 2010

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Close photo of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground a girl in a pink dress wears a black bead mala and gold bangles, her lips parted as if chanting. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a white tilak on her forehead and gold earrings and bangles keeps her eyes lowered. At the right a woman in a yellow shawl folds her hands, and at the upper right a bald man with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. A woman with a red bindi and white tilak sits behind them in a yellow garment. Sunlit stone floor and white pillars suggest an ashram puja gathering.2010-08-26A group of devotees sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a devotional gathering. In the foreground, a young girl in a pink kurta wears a long black mala and a pendant with a small portrait. Beside her, a woman in a white top with a yellow shawl and gold bangles bows her head, wearing a pendant portrait. At right, a woman in a yellow shawl with hair in a bun prays with eyes lowered. Behind them, a bald man in white with a red bindi and rudraksha mala and another woman with a tilak are seated in prayer.2010-08-26August 24 20142014-08-24December 04 20102010-12-04August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24September 23 20132013-09-23July 22 20132013-07-22A crowded satsang gathering of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre a young girl in a red-maroon sari with a gold border and a red bindi wears a rudraksha mala and speaks or chants. Beside her an older woman in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and short grey hair, also has her hands raised. Around them many women in white and red-orange clothing, some with sandalwood-style forehead marks, stand in close rows with hands folded, some blurred in the foreground.2014-08-24Photo of a seated group of young women and girls in a meditation or satsang gathering with eyes closed and hands folded. In the foreground, a girl in a teal-green top with orange-and-gold trim wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and a vibhuti (sacred ash) mark on her forehead, her hands clasped in her lap. Beside her, a girl in an orange blouse with gold border and grey-green skirt wears a dark bead mala and sits with hands pressed together. At left, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits with her eyes lowered, and a small brass vessel sits on the floor in front. Behind them, other seated participants in white, orange and black clothing are blurred against a red curtain and pale walls.2011-09-24 +1 copiesSeveral 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.2013-04-03Close-up photo of several young girls and children seated together at an indoor gathering. In the foreground a girl with a straight black bob and white top with a beaded necklace looks sideways and speaks. Beside her a girl in a green dress with a red pendant on a cord and a small red bindi smiles at the camera. Behind them children in red and white clothing with tilak marks sit in the crowd, and a smiling girl at left has a red dot on her forehead.2012-12-28