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November 30 2016

A photograph of a large seated congregation at night outdoors, many devotees sitting cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white clothes with gold borders, while a few wear a green-and-cream sari, a yellow blouse, an orange top, and a shawl. Some have eyes closed in devotion. On the right, a red-and-gold shrine platform holds a dark deity murti decorated with garlands, and a white-clad figure sits near it. Oil lamps and a tall decorated pillar stand behind the crowd.

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A seated crowd of devotees, mostly women and girls, in an indoor hall during a Paduka Puja gathering. In the foreground a woman with short light brown hair and an orange scarf over a white outfit sits with clasped hands beside a woman in pale pink, both wearing glasses. A young girl in a purple top with an orange lanyard sits in front, and a young boy sits behind them. At right a woman in a green and white sari with a mala presses her palms together. Behind the rows, many people in white kurtas and white clothing sit in meditative postures, some with white forehead markings, and metal railings run along the right edge.

A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall, many with orange or saffron shawls and white or cream garments. A central woman with curly light-brown hair, wearing a white top and a saffron-orange shawl, sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. Women around her wear saffron shawls, white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, rudraksha-style necklaces, and colourful saris in blue, teal and pink. The mood is prayerful meditation during a Shuddhadvaitam initiation event. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.

A large seated audience at an indoor satsang session, with many people sitting closely together on mats and cushions. In the foreground, a woman in a red kurta with a lanyard holds her hands together in prayer while a woman in an orange top sits to her left. Behind them, a woman in pink with long dark hair presses her palms together, and a woman in a white sari with a red border and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded near her chest. Several older women in white and light blue clothing and a person in a pink hooded top are visible across the crowd. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.

A photograph of a seated devotional gathering. In the foreground a woman in a white dress with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles presses her palms together in anjali. Beside her a woman in a peach shawl and white trousers sits with her knees drawn up, a black pendant on her neck, and a red bindi on her forehead. Several other women in saris and shawls, some with rudraksha malas and vertical tilak marks, sit in the background, and a young girl in the lower right is partly blurred. No a person candidate is visible among the people, and no legible event text appears within the frame.

December 12 2016

December 07 2013

Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd, mostly devotees dressed in white, standing with hands pressed together in namaskar and listening attentively. A woman in the foreground wears a maroon and cream sari with a small red badge, and a woman at right wears round glasses and a white top with hands folded. Behind them, many people in white kurtas and tops stand in rows near bright pink-violet stage lights and a red-lit area.

May 21 2014

A dense crowd of devotees seated in rows at a satsang or program, many with hands folded in prayer or raised palms. In the foreground a woman in a magenta top and leopard-print top wears a saffron-orange scarf and holds her palms together, and beside her a woman in a white top wears glasses. Several attendees wear saffron-orange shawls or sashes, and a blonde woman in white stands out on the left. The background is dark, with many heads and shoulders filling the frame.