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A photograph of a group seated around a table with silver bowls and small brass vessels in the foreground. An older woman with white hair in a low bun and round wire-rimmed glasses sits at the centre, wearing a white blouse and a dark navy lanyard with a rudraksha-style mala around her neck. To the left, a woman in a blue and teal embroidered salwar kameez with a small bindi presses her palms together in anjali. Two younger women with their hair tied back are partially visible at the right and in the lower left. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a white draped backdrop. No deity, throne or ritual fire is visible.

Photo of a devotional puja at a seated gathering. A woman with long silver-grey hair and a red bindi, wearing a white garment, holds her palms together in prayer with eyes lowered. Beside her, a woman in glasses and a green-and-red shawl holds up a small ornate brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Another woman in white with hands pressed together stands at left, and a blurred person in the foreground sits near silver bowls holding white flowers and a red apple on a tray. Lit oil lamps and offering dishes are visible.

A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with dark red wooden panelling. A woman with grey hair pulled back, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and drop earrings holds a small plate of offerings in her left hand while her eyes are closed. She wears an orange shawl with printed text over a purple blouse and a purple-and-gold sari border, and a white name badge hangs from her shawl. Beside her, a younger woman with long dark hair sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes and a colourful bracelet. Partially visible at the left edge, a child in white and pink clothing sits nearby. Cabinets and a red cushion are visible behind them.

Photo of a row of devotees seated in meditation or prayer during an Inner Awakening session. In the foreground, an older woman with long blonde hair and wire-rimmed glasses sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a rust-red shawl over a white top and a silver ring. Beside and behind her, several women in white and orange-red clothing sit in a line, their faces turned forward, some blurred in the background against a dark hall.

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A photograph of a seated group of devotees at an indoor programme in a plain white-walled hall, several with palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed. A woman in a pink sari with a yellow lanyard sits in the centre, and a woman with grey hair pulled back wears a white outfit with a yellow lanyard and a rudraksha-style mala beside her. Other participants in white and yellow lanyards and a partially visible orange-clad figure at the edge complete the scene.

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A photograph of women seated in rows at a satsang, viewed from the side. Left, an older woman with white hair and glasses wears a white kurta and holds her hands together, beside a woman in a teal top with a beaded necklace. Centre, a grey-haired woman in white wears red-framed glasses and small earrings. Right of centre, a woman in a lavender-blue top has a red bindi and a beaded necklace. At far right, a woman with a grey-streaked bob wears a white outfit and a name badge on her chest. Their attention is directed forward toward an unseen speaker. Six or more people are visible, some partially.

December 02 2011

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Women seated on the floor at a padapuja-style ceremony hold small oil lamps and brass plates of offerings before a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on a red-cushioned throne at left. A woman in white with a red floral embroidered top and a red bindi holds a lamp, beside a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a long braid, and an older white-haired woman in white holding a lamp. A woman in a cream sari with a patterned shawl and glasses sits at right. Silver plates hold red fruit, rice and flowers, and a camera operator on a tripod stands in the background.