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January 16 2016

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November 04 20152015-11-04September 25 20112011-09-25August 08 20162016-08-08A row of women sits cross-legged on a tiled floor in a plain room, listening attentively. They wear rust-orange and saffron-toned sarees with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas around their necks and a few with red bindis. One woman in the centre wears a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, and another on the right has her hands clasped. Behind them, a dark wooden door and a red chair are visible against a cream wall. A faint purple logo appears at the top left.2016-08-08August 24 20142014-08-24A row of women sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a light floor in a hall with red curtains. Most wear white and cream cotton saris and dhotis-style dress edged with gold and green borders, with bright orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. The woman at right wears a cream sari with green and maroon border, orange shawl, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangles, with a small bindi. Behind them, more seated participants and a figure in orange stand near the wall. No speaker is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2011-10-26Devotees sit cross-legged in rows on a polished floor during a puja. Several women wear orange saris or robes with rudraksha malas and white or orange tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala sits at right, eyes closed, hands folded. Small brass oil lamps, incense sticks, flower petals and offering plates are arranged on trays in front of them. Behind them stand framed portraits on the wall and other seated attendees in a hall with red chairs.2014-09-07May 09 20132013-05-09Several women seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall with a red curtain, wearing orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas. The woman in the centre has a vertical tilak on her forehead and her hands rest in her lap, eyes lowered. Behind them, a woman in white sits with hands folded, and a metal tray or plates lie on the floor in front.2013-05-09A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor during a pratyaksha padapuja style ritual. The foreground woman in the right corner wears an orange-red sari with a matching shawl and a red blouse, and holds a small item in her hands with eyes lowered. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari and bindi sits with hands folded. Further along, women in white and orange-red garments sit in a line, with brass puja plates, oil lamps lit on the floor, and a blue container of offerings in front of them. Red curtains hang at the back of the hall.2011-12-30A photograph of a seated group of women in an assembly hall, most wearing orange or saffron saris and white garments, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white vertical forehead markings. The central figure in a white sari with red-and-gold border holds her hands together in front of her, appearing to chant or recite. Others sit attentively with eyes lowered or closed, and a small water bottle and a Russian flag are visible at the edge. Several are wearing glasses. Faint white copyright text overlays the lower right corner.2013-05-10A seated satsang gathering inside a hall with a light tiled floor. In the foreground, several women in rust-red and orange saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on red mats, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and beaded rudraksha malas around their necks. One woman in the front centre sits with her hands folded, and a woman at right holds a laptop on her lap. Brass lamps and a steel tumbler sit on the floor in front of them. Behind them, a large crowd in orange, red and white clothing sits attentively, with a few older people in white at the back.2014-04-27