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A photograph on an outdoor stage under a white tent with red drapes and marigold garlands. In the foreground, an older woman in a pale teal silk saree with gold zari border stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and head tilted up, wearing a red bindi, gold bangles, a red thread on her wrist and a gold necklace. Beside her, a smiling young girl in white kurta and white trousers wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and a white visitor badge on a lanyard, with her hands clasped. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and kurta wears a yellow shawl, rudraksha mala and hands clasped. Orange and purple flowers and a garland-draped red-and-white pillar sit at the lower right.

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November 16 20092009-11-16 +1 copiesA photograph of two devotees seated close together in prayer with palms pressed at the chest in anjali mudra. In front, a woman in a white embroidered shawl and white blouse with a white and red forehead mark, gold bangles and a beaded bracelet, eyes lowered. Behind her, a shaved-headed man in white clothing with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, also with hands folded. An orange wall and other people in white sit in the background.2010-08-26A young woman in white clothes with a white collar and orange lanyard stands holding a handheld microphone and speaks while holding hands with a young girl in a white top and a beaded necklace. In the foreground, a man seen from behind in white robes with a red sash and rudraksha mala palms together in namaste. Behind them, a hall of seated and standing devotees wear white with red sashes, and a red-and-gold cushion is visible at right. Warm orange lights glow in the background.2012-12-28Outdoor photo at a Kailasa event under a pandal decorated with saffron and orange hanging cloths and printed panels with dove and floral motifs. Three adults stand in prayer with palms together, faces lowered in devotion. On the left, a woman in a white sari with gold border and orange shawl, with a red bindi, holds her hands in anjali. In the centre, a man in a peach-coloured shirt and white trousers covers his face with his hands. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a red tilak and orange wristband brings a white cloth to his face and holds a small device on a cord. Behind them, a girl in a green dress and orange shawl, several men in ordinary clothes, and a man in a dark cap stand nearby. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2007-01-01December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd gathered under a dark tarpaulin and red-and-orange cloth canopy at an outdoor riverside event. In the foreground a young girl in a white top wears an orange shawl, holding her palms together, with a rudraksha mala on her wrist and a gold bangle. Beside her a woman with hair tied back and glasses, dressed in white with an orange shawl, leans forward and reaches toward an object below the frame. Other devotees in orange shawls and white clothing stand behind, and a man in a dark blue kurta is at the right edge.2007-07-24September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a woman with hair pulled back wears a white shawl with embroidered detail, a small white and red forehead mark, gold bangles and a beaded bracelet, eyes lowered. Behind her a bald man in white clothing with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaste. At the right edge another woman in white also joins her palms. A brass vessel sits on a stand at the upper left against an orange wall, with purple cloth hanging above. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering.2010-08-26September 20 20122012-09-20A photograph of a row of women standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a satsang or spiritual gathering in a hall with pink walls and framed pictures. From left, a woman in a white kurta and white dhoti-style skirt, an older woman with short grey hair in a white sari with a red-edged shawl, a woman in a white sari with a dark shawl and beaded bangles, a younger woman in a white and gold-embroidered kurta with a white tilak on her forehead, and a woman in a pink sari with gold bangles and glasses. Several other people sit or stand behind them, and a water bottle sits on the floor at the left edge.2016-08-27A seated group of women with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed in prayer or chanting. Most wear white saris with brown or gold borders; one in the foreground wears an orange-gold sari with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala, another in a red blouse and white sari wears a dark beaded mala, and another on the right wears white with a dark mala. A woman at left has a tilak on her forehead and a red patterned shawl. The setting appears to be a mass sitting gathering.2013-02-09