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November 23 2010

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October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation during a ritual session in a hall with pale walls. Rows of women in white and cream saris with orange shawls sit on orange mats, many with brass plates of fruit, flowers and small brass lamps in front of them, some with hands joined. Men in white clothes and orange-robed sannyasis sit in rows toward the back and right. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor are visible near the centre, and a small orange-draped seat stands at the upper right. Lit oil lamps sit on the floor near the front rows. Several people in the foreground are visibly chanting or making offerings.2010-11-13September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesLarge indoor satsang hall with a tiled white floor where many seated devotees sit cross-legged on orange and saffron mats. In the foreground women in saffron-orange saris with red-orange shawls, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces sit before small brass thalis holding oil lamps, flowers and offerings on red-orange mats. Behind them rows of people in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, sit in meditation posture. Orange and red banners hang from the ceiling and a glass-fronted shrine is visible at the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this crowd.2010-11-25A photograph of a large group of women seated in rows on the floor during a pada puja style ritual. Most wear orange or saffron robes with red shawls or white garments with red or yellow borders, and many hold small oil lamps with lit flames. In front of them are brass plates, small brass vessels and bells set on orange ritual mats along a white platform. Several women wear rudraksha malas. The room is dim with warm lamplight, and the women appear focused and seated in devotion.2010-10-21January 28 20132013-01-28February 15 20112011-02-15December 02 20102010-12-02July 28 20132013-07-28August 24 20162016-08-24A large indoor hall where many women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, seated at individual low orange mats with brass puja vessels, lamps, bowls of flowers and small plates set before them. Most wear white saris or white kurtas with yellow, orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders, and their hands are pressed together in prayer or held over the offerings. Behind them, a large crowd in white attire fills the hall, and an orange-draped platform stands at the left under a green canopy, with orange banners hanging from the ceiling.2010-10-15