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November 25 2006

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A large seated audience fills a white tented hall at an Arogya Yoga program in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Rows of women in white saris with coloured borders sit on green mats, many wearing rudraksha malas, bangles and gold earrings. Some wear red, orange, pink and teal garments. Pale draped fabric lines the tent, with pink banners bearing portraits on either side and speaker boxes overhead. Some women smile and face the front, while an older woman in pink at lower right wears glasses and a bindi.

November 25 2006

A large seated audience of women in white and cream clothes, many with orange-red marigold garlands and orange lanyard badges, fills the frame at a Kumbh Mela event. Several wear saffron-bordered white saris and some have red kumkum or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. They sit closely on a floor covered with coloured mats, several smiling or looking toward the stage. No clear a person figure is visible in this frame.

A large seated audience of women fills the frame at an indoor Hindu spiritual gathering. Most wear white saris with gold borders, and many have white identification badges pinned to their clothing. Some wear brown or black beaded necklaces, and a few have red bindis. Others wear colourful saris in pink, yellow, green and teal. Rows of attendees sit closely together, smiling or looking toward the front. No speaker or deity is clearly visible in this crop.

A large seated gathering of women in a tent-like hall with draped white and silver fabric ceilings and green floor mats. Most attendees wear white saris or white salwar-kameez with small name badges, and some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; others wear coloured saris in yellow, pink, orange, blue and green. Many women smile and look toward the front, where a framed portrait is displayed on a stand at the top of the image. In the bottom right a woman's handbag rests on the mat.

A large seated audience of women fills the frame at what appears to be a discourse or satsang. Most wear white saris with coloured borders, many with lanyards and name badges around their necks. They sit cross-legged on red mats against a white wall; a few wear pink, yellow, purple or orange saris, and some have hair pulled back into buns. Several are looking forward attentively, and a man in white stands at the top left. a person is not visibly identifiable among the seated devotees here.

August 18 2013

A large seated audience fills a hall with a green mat floor and white draped fabric walls. Many rows of mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar, with a few in blue, teal, pink and maroon, sit cross-legged and attentively face forward toward an unseen speaker. Several wear small identification badges on their clothing. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge, and a small framed image hangs near the top of the backdrop. Distant rows of men in white are visible toward the back.

A large seated audience of women in white saris with thin coloured borders fills the frame at a session hall. Many wear rudraksha malas and name badges. Some sit with hands folded, others listen attentively, and a few wear yellow, green, pink or orange saris. White metal scaffolding and a wooden lattice wall form the backdrop. No central speaker is clearly visible in the frame.

A photograph of a large seated congregation indoors, mostly women in white and cream saris with gold borders, seated on the floor in rows. Many have eyes closed in meditation or prayer; one woman in the centre right holds her palms together in anjali mudra, and another in the centre right wears a red blouse with a white sari. Several wear rudraksha and bead malas, vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads, and small identification badges on their clothing. The hall has white walls and wooden doors behind them. Several dozen people are visible, including partially visible figures in the foreground.

A photograph of a large seated crowd of women in white traditional dress, many with white and gold-bordered saris and white necklaces. A central woman in a white sari with a red shawl draped over her shoulders smiles while seated on a pink mat, with a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari beside her and another in white with a red shawl at the lower right. Rows of seated participants fill the background, mostly in white, some in teal and yellow tops. No a person is visible in the frame; the people appear to be attending a seated gathering.

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