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December 12 2013

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A group chanting session in a hall with wood-panelled walls and a cream panel behind. Two women in front sit cross-legged in white ritual clothes with red sashes and rudraksha malas; the woman on the left holds a small brass bell and a stick of incense smoke rising, while the woman on the right holds a brass bell and a red-bordered book, singing with mouth open. Behind them others in white and red sit with open books and an orange-clad woman in the background. A wooden stand with a book lies in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2014-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20142014-01-15 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20142014-09-25December 13 20132013-12-13A 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.2014-09-13December 13 20132013-12-13A photograph of a group ceremony where devotees hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in a seated gathering. In the foreground, several women in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings hold lamps toward the viewer. Behind them, rows of people wear orange and saffron garments and white forehead marks, some with beaded necklaces, while others sit with their hands raised. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a tiled floor and a small tray of offerings at lower left, consistent with an aarti or puja. No individual in the scene is clearly recognizable as a person; the visible figures are devotees and ritual participants.2014-09-16September 27 20132013-09-27August 29 20142014-08-29A photograph of seated devotees at an indoor gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a white dress with a red shawl and a dark bun holds a small lit oil lamp in her right hand, looking down with a serious expression. Beside her, a woman with a ponytail wears a white outfit with an orange shawl and looks downward. Behind them, another woman in a yellow shawl and a candle-holding person sit in the background. A metal stanchion and chain run along the right edge.2012-10-19A photograph of devotees seated in a meditation or satsang hall with warm wooden panelling. In the foreground a woman with long curly brown hair, a red bindi and a red-brown rudraksha mala wears a white pleated shirt and stacked bangles, her eyes closed and mouth open as she chants, her hands held together near her waist. Beside her a woman with long blonde hair, a beige scarf and a white top sits with eyes closed. Behind them other seated devotees are blurred. No teacher or throne figure is clearly visible, and no legible names appear.2014-01-23February 10 20162016-02-10 +2 copies