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A seated group of women and children at a devotional offering. In the foreground, golden plates hold sliced apples, pink flowers, and white offerings, with a small child in a teal-and-orange outfit bowing with palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black bead mala meditates with eyes closed, a sadhvi in saffron wears an orange shawl, and another woman in white and yellow sits with a red tilak. A girl in a pink dotted top watches the offering. Gold ornaments and a dark curtain frame the hall. Two stripes of a red-clad figure appear at the left edge.

A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border, rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi and white tilak sits with eyes closed, cupping a small silver bowl in both hands. Beside her, a young girl with braided hair decorated with white flowers and an orange outfit looks down. On the left, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and green border is seated, and behind them a bare-chested man with white tilak markings, a red forehead mark and gold chains stands near a microphone. A golden decorated panel is visible at the right edge. Silver vessels are in the lower foreground.

A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a white marble floor, eyes closed in meditation at an NSP gathering. In the foreground a young woman in a multicoloured floral kurta with a rudraksha mala sits upright with hands resting, and to her right a woman in a pale peach-yellow dupatta with yellow top sits with hands on her knees. A girl in a striped white and pink top wears a lanyard badge on the left, and a woman in turquoise sits behind. Other participants in yellow, white and grey clothing fill the background, and a woman in white sits at the lower left. Several lanyard badges are visible.

Photo of a seated group of young women and girls in a meditation or satsang gathering with eyes closed and hands folded. In the foreground, a girl in a teal-green top with orange-and-gold trim wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and a vibhuti (sacred ash) mark on her forehead, her hands clasped in her lap. Beside her, a girl in an orange blouse with gold border and grey-green skirt wears a dark bead mala and sits with hands pressed together. At left, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits with her eyes lowered, and a small brass vessel sits on the floor in front. Behind them, other seated participants in white, orange and black clothing are blurred against a red curtain and pale walls.

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A seated group of devotees in a hall on striped red-and-white mats during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, a young woman in an orange saree with a maroon border and rudraksha mala holds a small tray, eyes closed, with a vertical tilak on her forehead. Beside her, an older woman in orange saree with a gold necklace holds an orange-wrapped object. A woman in a blue saree sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged. Others sit behind white metal railings, some in white shirts. A small blue container and brass items rest on the floor.

May 31 2015

Seated devotees on a striped mat in a hall, with two women in front wearing saffron saris with maroon blouses. The woman on the left wears a red bindi, rimless glasses and a yellow shawl is seen behind her; she is speaking with hands near her lap beside an oil lamp. The woman on the right wears a saffron sari, a rudraksha mala and a bangle, with hands folded, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps are on the floor. Other devotees in white and teal clothing sit behind them, with a child in a red top at the left edge. Lit oil lamps and brass vessels sit in the foreground.

July 11 2010

September 21 2016

Several women and girls sit cross-legged on a floor mat in a bright hall, hands pressed together in prayer or namaskar. A woman in a green and purple bandhani saree with gold bangles sits centre with eyes lowered. A woman in a white saree with a gold border sits at left with hands folded, another in white with glasses sits behind, and a woman in a teal kurta with a rudraksha mala sits at right with eyes closed. Small girls in a yellow top and a white checked shirt sit nearby. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and a red cloth sit on the mat at lower left, and a red curtain hangs in the background. No swami is visible.

September 12 2012

Close photo of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground a girl in a pink dress wears a black bead mala and gold bangles, her lips parted as if chanting. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a white tilak on her forehead and gold earrings and bangles keeps her eyes lowered. At the right a woman in a yellow shawl folds her hands, and at the upper right a bald man with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. A woman with a red bindi and white tilak sits behind them in a yellow garment. Sunlit stone floor and white pillars suggest an ashram puja gathering.