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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall with a pink wall and red curtains, sitting cross-legged on mats with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a woman in a cream shawl with red and blue embroidery sits with hands resting on her lap, beside a woman in a white top and white skirt with glasses. Next to them a woman in a maroon sari and a woman in a green salwar kameez sit with a blonde woman in white. Small brass lamps and a brass vessel sit on the mats in front, and rolled red and maroon mats are stacked behind the group. Several people at the back wear orange and white garments.

A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on floor mats in an ashram hall, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded. A woman in the foreground wears a cream saree with a pink-orange border. Seated centre, a woman in a magenta saree with a red bindi and dark rudraksha-style beaded mala holds her hands together. Beside her, a woman in a turquoise top and blue shawl with a long beaded necklace sits with palms joined. At right, a woman in a grey-white shawl and floral dress sits similarly. Red-cushioned chairs and a golden deity murti are visible in the background, along with several other seated and standing people. a person is not clearly visible.

Group meditation in a hall with red floor mats and black chairs stacked along the walls, red curtains behind. Six women sit cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on their knees or laps. Several wear white kurta or saree-style clothing; one in the foreground wears a white saree with a dark beaded pendant, another a grey-and-black patterned scarf. A woman at right wears a red top and green embroidered skirt, and a woman in white wears an orange lanyard. A purple cushion lies on the mat at left. Calm, seated meditation practice.

Several women sit cross-legged in meditation on a red and cream patterned mat in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. On the right, a woman with long blonde hair wears a white embroidered kurta, a maroon shawl and a rudraksha mala, with hands resting on her knees and eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in a black-and-white polka-dot dress and a red bindi sits with eyes closed. Other women in white and a pink saree sit on the left, some wearing glasses and malas. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session.

September 25 2011

Women seated cross-legged with eyes closed on a red-and-white striped mat in a hall during a satsang or meditation session. In the foreground a woman in a black and gold-bordered saree with orange border sits beside a woman in a cream saree with green blouse and glasses, a red bindi on her forehead. Other women in white, blue and patterned sarees sit behind them, with red curtains at the windows and a water bottle and notebook on the floor.

Seated meditation session in a room with red curtains and red upholstered chairs. In the foreground a woman in an orange top with layered beaded necklace and a round pendant sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her a woman in white with a white shawl, rudraksha mala and dark-rimmed glasses sits with eyes closed and hands clasped on her lap. Behind them an older woman in white with a yellow-bordered sari and a mala meditates, and other seated devotees are blurred. Cushions and a patterned rug lie on the floor.

October 31 2011

Seated devotees with eyes closed in a meditation or satsang hall, sitting on red cushions. In the foreground, a woman in a black top with a gold-bordered white sari wears a red bindi, glasses and a long rudraksha mala, with a Volunteer badge pinned to her sari. Beside her, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman with curly hair and an orange cord mala sit in meditation. Behind them, other women in white and saris and a child sit among chairs. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

Seated women in a hall with red curtains sit on floor mats for a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits with eyes closed, hands folded. Behind her a woman in a turquoise blouse and pink shawl looks off to the side. On the right a woman in a rust-orange and green embroidered kurta with a red bead mala sits with eyes closed. Brass bowls with marigold flowers, a small lamp and a folded cloth sit on a pink mat in front. Several other seated women appear in the background.