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A seated woman in the foreground with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing an orange saree with a pink border and a long rudraksha mala draped over her shoulder, with a white vertical tilak on her forehead and a red bindi. Behind her, several devotees in white clothes with white tilaks and rudraksha malas also sit with palms joined, in a hall during a satsang or devotional gathering. A small girl on the left sits with hands in prayer. The scene is a devotional sitting, with no deity, abhishekam or stage visible.

Devotees in white clothing sit during a ceremony in a hall with red curtains and white pillars. In the foreground, a woman with glasses, a braid and white tilak on her forehead wears a rudraksha and crystal mala and chants with eyes lowered. Beside her, an older woman in a red headwrap and white shawl with a red and black rudraksha mala also has her eyes closed. Other participants in white and a woman in a green sari sit behind them. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.

A woman in a rust-brown sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands on a stage holding a microphone, speaking. She has dark hair in a bun with a braided accent, a red bindi and a small gold badge on her blouse. Beside her an older white-haired woman in a gold-patterned dress and white shawl, wearing a lanyard badge, raises one finger to her lips and looks toward the speaker. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes walks across the stage in front of deep red curtains, and another man in a light shirt and jeans is partly visible at the left edge. The photo is a stage setting from an event with a red velvet backdrop.

October 22 2015

2015-10-22 +1 copies

Photograph of a stage event in front of deep red draped curtains. A woman in an orange saree with rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi speaks into a handheld microphone while holding a smartphone. Beside her, a shaved-headed man in white wears orange trim and a dark shoulder strap, touching his glasses. On the left, a woman in a rust-brown saree with a long beaded rudraksha mala and a gold medallion stands with braided hair and a red forehead mark. Two blurred figures in white garments are in the foreground, one on each side of the frame.

A photograph of a seated group meditating indoors in a hall with red upholstered chairs and a patterned wall. In the foreground a woman in a magenta sari with a dark patterned border and a rudraksha-style mala holds her hands in a mudra with her eyes closed, with a yellow tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in an orange shawl over white clothes wears glasses and a pendant necklace, eyes closed. Behind them women in red and white saris sit in meditation, and a small child is partly visible at left. No a person candidate is visible.

May 25 2014

A large crowd of devotees sits with eyes closed during a yoga session. In the centre, a woman in a pink silk kurta with embroidered silver detailing wears a long rudraksha mala and meditates with hair falling loose. To her left, another woman in a silver-beaded headpiece and a rust-coloured shawl also keeps her eyes shut. Blurred participants in white and red fill the background, and a bald participant in the lower right wears a rudraksha mala. The scene is a meditative group session.

A photograph of a woman speaking into a handheld black microphone at a stage event in front of a red curtain. She wears a cream and gold dupatta with a red-and-gold border, gold drop earrings, a nose stud and a flower hair ornament. Behind her, three women sit in matching gold-and-cream saris with rudraksha mala necklaces and gold-toned ornaments; each has a white sandal-paste or vibhuti mark with a central dot on the forehead. One woman in the background wears round glasses and another has grey hair and glasses. Four physical people are visible in total.

A woman with long, layered brown hair and a white short-sleeved embroidered top sits on a beige plastic chair in a crowded seated gathering. She wears a red-brown beaded necklace, a pendant, and red and beaded wrist bracelets, and a wristwatch is visible. Around her, other seated attendees in orange, white and teal clothing face forward, and a person in the foreground wears a rust-orange shawl and holds a grey cushion. A red-and-gold stage backdrop is visible behind the crowd.

May 01 2014