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April 09 2014

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August 21 20142014-08-21 +1 copiesPhoto 11687491A photograph of a seated group of women and girls in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas performing a ritual on a tiled hall floor. Many wear white forehead bands. Each sits before a low silver tray holding brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings, with small brass bells, oil lamps and a conch-shaped object nearby. A girl in a white dress with a mala sits in the centre, and a woman in orange in the foreground holds a small brass vessel. Behind them other seated devotees in orange and maroon fill the room, with a small white-clad figure at the far right.2014-02-05June 08 20142014-06-08Photo 11690431July 14 20142014-07-14A large group of seated devotees performs a ritual in a hall with cream walls and a red curtain. Many young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with red borders wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, holding brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings. Older women in white and maroon saris sit among them, some holding lit lamps or cupped hands in prayer. Brass pots, small plates of fruit and flowers, and a wall painting of deities are visible. Smoke rises from a small incense or lamp at lower left.2013-11-20August 25 20142014-08-25A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor of a hall performing a puja. Many wear orange or deep red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and several hold lit oil lamps or brass items. Silver-coloured trays with brass vessels, flower petals and small oil lamps sit in front of them. Red curtains hang on the back wall, and a few women in white stand near the right edge.2014-02-05A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a tiled hall. Most wear saffron-orange or red garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A woman in the foreground in a red-and-gold sari sprinkles offerings from a brass plate. Nearby, a woman in white with a mala leads her hands together, and others in white and cream saris sit on mats with brass vessels, flowers, petals and small oil lamps before them. A steel railing and chain divide the seating area. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-11-23November 07 20122012-11-07A seated satsang gathering of women in a hall, many in saffron or orange and rust-red sarees with rudraksha malas and orange shawls, others in white sarees and white garments. Front-row women sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, one with grey hair in a red saree and orange shawl, others with hands folded. Behind them, a lamp, purple water bottle and a golden deity murti are visible at the back. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance, so no one is labelled as Swamiji.2014-04-07