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A seated congregation during a satsang in a hall with wooden panelling. Most attendees wear white or red-orange garments; several women wear rudraksha malas and have tilak marks on their foreheads. Front-row women in saffron-red saris hold japa beads and sit with hands clasped. A woman in a pale blue shawl and a lanyard holds a mala in her hands. Others in white sit with eyes closed, hands folded in prayer or holding notes. Background rows show more seated devotees and a red-clad man near the right. No speaker or deity is visible in frame.

A photograph of a seated satsang gathering on white floor sheets, with several women in white ritual clothing and a foreground pair of women in rust-red saris with gold borders and wooden rudraksha malas. The two foreground women sit close to the camera; one has a red bindi and nose stud, the other wears a white tilak on her forehead and holds a small brass bell or lamp in her hand. Behind them, women in white salwar or sari, some with eyes closed and some reading small booklets, sit in rows. A pale wall, white cloths and a red carpet edge frame the room. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

Photograph of a seated group ceremony in a hall, with many participants in orange, saffron and maroon robes and some in white. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari holds a small brass oil lamp aloft, while a central figure in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead marks extends a hand over offerings. A woman at right in a maroon top with a grey head wrap holds a brass plate with flowers, and brass lamps and offering plates with flowers and fruit sit on the white floor. Oil lamps glow among the crowd behind them. No person is identified as a person in this scene.

January 18 2014

A seated group of devotees holds small oil lamps and brass arati-style vessels during a ritual gathering in a hall with red chairs in the background. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon and gold sari with rudraksha malas and a white forehead marking holds a lamp, beside a woman in a white and light-green sari with a red bindi. At center, a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a fair-haired woman in white beside her hold lamps, and a woman in white with a red sash lifts a small lamp. Many others in orange, maroon and white sit behind them with lit candles and lamps. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible evidence.

A seated group of devotees performs a lamp ritual in a hall. Many women in saffron-orange and red robes wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames on metal plates. A woman in a white sari and another in cream with a red-orange shawl sit in the foreground, one holding a lit lamp and a thali of offerings. Other participants in white clothing hold lamps further back, and a ceremonial arrangement with flowers and brass vessels lies on the floor mats. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.

August 24 2014

A seated group of devotees in a hall during a satsang or puja, with many women and some men in orange, saffron, maroon and red-brown robes with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and white tilaka marks on their foreheads. Two foreground women in maroon and gold sit with eyes closed, while others sit cross-legged on the floor, with brass oil lamps and a ritual tray with flower offerings visible in front. Red chairs line the background behind them.

January 17 2014

A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a ritual in a hall with a tiled white floor. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, and a woman in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala lifts a lamp, with a brass plate of offerings and incense sticks before them. To the right, a woman in a red sari holds a small brass plate with flowers. Behind them, many devotees in white, orange and red garments with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings sit in rows holding lamps and plates, while small oil lamps and offering dishes are arranged on the floor. Their appearance does not clearly match any identifiable a person candidate, so no such candidate is named.

A photograph of a seated group in a large hall during a puja-style ritual. In the foreground, a woman in white with long hair holds a small brass bell and a lamp-like object, beside a woman in white clothes and a pendant necklace who holds a small bell over brass plates of offerings. A bespectacled woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala sits at the right front. Behind them, rows of women and girls in orange and maroon garments with white forehead bands sit on the floor, some holding brass lamps and bells, with hands in anjali. Red and maroon floor cushions and a blurred deity murti are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.

January 15 2014

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