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October 01 2011

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A photograph of a large hall where many women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most in white or cream saris with gold borders and others in orange or deep maroon clothing. Each woman holds a small brass lamp or ritual vessel with a lit flame, and brass plates with offerings sit on mats and cloths in front of them. A wooden stage and a decorated canopy with hanging orange and blue banners appear in the background. Among the seated women, one in a white sari wears a gold chain and another in orange wears a red-orange shawl. A small a person candidate is not clearly visible, so the identity cannot be determined from appearance. Approximately 60 women are visible.

A photograph of a large group of women and girls seated cross-legged on the floor of an ashram hall during a ritual session. Many wear white or pale garments with orange, red or saffron shawls and stoles; some have tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha or bead necklaces. Brass oil lamps, a small brass puja plate with flowers and fruit, and open books are arranged on mats in front of them. Folded striped bedding and red curtains are visible in the background. The foreground figures are seated with eyes closed or looking down. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

September 03 2011

2011-09-03 +1 copies

September 11 2011

A large hall filled with rows of seated devotees performing a puja on mats, many women in white dhoti-style cloth with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass thalis hold flowers, fruit, and small oil lamps on orange mats, and several people are offering or arranging items. A camera on a tripod and a monitor at the back suggest the satsang is being filmed. Pink containers and a laptop sit on the floor at the lower left. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame, and the seated participants are not individually identifiable.

February 25 2011

2011-02-25 +1 copies

Women in white saris with red shawls sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall with red curtains, seated in rows during a ritual. In the foreground, a woman with long hair and a red shawl sits with palms joined in front of her chest; nearby, another woman in white holds a small object in her hands. Brass and silver puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, small oil lamps and a pair of orange-trimmed sandals are arranged on the floor before them, and a folded orange cloth lies at the lower left. Many more devotees fill the background rows. No a person candidate is visible.

A photograph of a large seated congregation during a ritual session in a hall with pale walls. Rows of women in white and cream saris with orange shawls sit on orange mats, many with brass plates of fruit, flowers and small brass lamps in front of them, some with hands joined. Men in white clothes and orange-robed sannyasis sit in rows toward the back and right. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor are visible near the centre, and a small orange-draped seat stands at the upper right. Lit oil lamps sit on the floor near the front rows. Several people in the foreground are visibly chanting or making offerings.

April 08 2012

December 31 2010

September 16 2011

A large seated gathering in a bright white-tiled hall performs a group puja with oil lamps and brass plates. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange sarees and salwar sets sit on orange mats, arranging brass thalis with lit oil lamps, bananas, flowers and small bowls. Behind them, rows of devotees in white, cream and pastel saris and kurtas sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Small lamps flicker on the floor throughout the room, and a few onlookers stand at the back.