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June 09 2009

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A photograph of a small indoor room with pale blue-grey walls and a window at the top. A standing man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white trousers holds up a long yellow cloth strip, while a woman with blonde hair and an orange scarf and white top leans in to look. A woman in a white kurta with glasses sits on the floor, and a woman in a yellow top with a dark beaded mala sits behind on an orange mat, holding a notebook. A young woman with a long black braid in a white top and gold bangles reaches toward the strip. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a satsang-style gathering indoors on a tiled floor. In the foreground, a woman in a white kurta with a dark bead mala stands with her head bowed, while a woman in a white tunic and a braided, bowed woman in a yellow scarf holds her hands in a gesture of offering or blessing. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris with orange and red borders stand holding papers, and a seated woman in a cream sari with a red-orange shawl works at a low table. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2010-09-19November 20 20092009-11-20A photograph of a seated and standing gathering in a white-floored hall with orange and striped mats. In the foreground, a person in white kurta with a yellow shawl, long dark hair, and a bracelet holds out a small oil lamp or offering dish, while a man in a light-blue shirt with a lanyard badge and khaki trousers reaches toward it with folded money or paper. Behind them, seated devotees in white kurtas and white badges sit on the mats, and a standing crowd in white and orange clothing fills the background near the wall.2010-02-22A seated group of devotees sits on orange and patterned mats in a hall during a teaching session. Rows of young men wear white dhoti-style clothing and blue lanyards, several with hands pressed in anjali near their chests. In the foreground, women in white saris with gold borders sit with rudraksha malas and hands folded, attentively facing forward. Behind them, stacked cushions, orange chairs and a white-framed doorway appear. No individual is identified as a person; the scene shows attendees in a satsang-style discourse.2010-09-05Indoor photograph of a seated group session in a hall with pale walls. In the foreground, a woman in a white kurta wears an orange sash with printed text, a small red bindi, a beaded necklace and a gold bangle, and holds a brown coconut in her open palm while looking down at it. Facing her, another woman with hair pulled back and hoop earrings, wearing a white outfit and orange sash, looks toward the coconut. Blurred participants in white and orange clothing sit in the background.2017-03-14A photograph of a seated group of devotees at a session hall. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with gold border stands bent forward, applying a mark to the forehead of a seated woman with short red hair, white top and orange shawl. Around them, seated participants wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and sashes; a man in a white shirt and orange sash sits in the background, and a few people hold small white wooden ritual objects in front of them. The scene suggests a devotional ritual session, with a red-and-gold carved wooden structure visible at the lower left.2017-03-13A photograph of devotees in white clothing at an indoor gathering. In the foreground a woman with dark curly hair and glasses stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a white embroidered kurta, a dark beaded mala, a red thread on her wrist and a blue lanyard badge. To her right another woman in a white top wears a gold pendant necklace and a blue badge with a small portrait, and behind them several people in white and pale clothing stand attentively. A white-and-blue logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-02-22November 29 20092009-11-29A photograph of a ritual scene on an orange cloth mat on a tiled floor. A bald, shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace, sits with palms pressed together in prayer, his back to the camera. Opposite him a woman in white sari with a yellow-gold border and yellow shawl kneels holding banknotes over a silver tray. Another woman in white sits in the foreground, also holding banknotes near a tray. Behind them, more people in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit or stand, some bowing prostrate on mats, and a few in orange-red garments stand in the background. The setting appears to be a hall with cushioned mats laid out in rows.2010-10-12A photograph of women seated closely on the floor in a hall, appearing to converse in a small group. In the foreground left, a woman in white clothes and a long rudraksha mala sits with her legs folded. At the centre, a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari wears a long rudraksha mala and a pearl necklace, with a small orange flower in her hair, and gestures while speaking. At the right, a woman with curly red hair in a cream sari raises her hand. Other women in white and pink saris sit behind them, and a pink notepad lies on the red floor mat.2014-09-28