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August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesA seated group of women in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them, sitting on floor mats in rows. Most wear rudraksha malas over white or saffron-orange clothing; one woman in the centre wears a white sari with a red blouse and a long bead garland. Some smile and look toward the front, a blue microphone rests on the floor, and a teal water bottle sits near the women in the foreground. Several women have vermilion or sandalwood marks on their foreheads, and a small pot and cloth lie in the background. No single person in the scene is identified as a person.2015-07-28June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesA large seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste during a satsang or puja in a hall with wooden doors and framed pictures on the walls. Many women in orange and rust-coloured sarees and salwar kameez wear rudraksha malas, with hair in buns and some with white tilak marks. Men in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and tilaks sit in the foreground. Steel drums stand on a red-draped table at the back, and a man in saffron and white at the rear right sits near a small table.2019-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A large group seated on the floor in a temple hall during an arati or lamp-offering ritual. Front row includes a woman in white sari with gold border holding a lit oil lamp, a woman in green and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a lit lamp, and a bearded older man with rudraksha mala holding a lamp. Behind them many men in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on mats, some with white body paint or tilak. Brass bowls and small lamps rest on a green cloth before them. No individual is identified as a person by appearance.2019-01-01Indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream Kerala-style dress with gold borders, and a few in orange. In the foreground a young woman in an orange blouse and saffron-orange sari wears a gold necklace, drop earrings and a red bindi, sitting upright and looking toward the camera. Beside her a woman in a cream blouse wears a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti mark on her forehead. A woman with glasses and a rudraksha mala sits at right. Behind them a lit backdrop with a large deity image is visible at upper left and a red-curtained wall lines the room.2017-07-08August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesMay 23 20152015-05-23Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 06 20152015-07-06A large seated congregation in a bright hall with pink walls and orange hangings. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with hands folded, and beside her an older woman in an orange sari sits with brass lamps and small plates in front of them. Oil lamps burn on the mat, and devotees in orange, white and red saris sit in rows behind, with a few men in white and orange among them. No a person is clearly visible in this view, so no candidate is identified.2012-04-28