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May 20 20132013-05-20May 20 20132013-05-20Photograph of a seated devotional gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits with hands joined. Behind him, several devotees in white and red shawls hold small lit oil lamps on plates. A woman on the left in white clothing with a red border holds a lamp, and beside her a man in white dhoti with a red shawl also holds a lamp. A standing figure in white robes with a gold border stands at the upper left. A purple-and-yellow cloth mat is visible on the floor. Many people in orange and red clothing sit in the background.2013-05-20August 05 20162016-08-05May 23 20152015-05-23A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a large hall. Several devotees in orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas sit on the floor behind lit oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman in a white blouse and white sari with a red border, wearing glasses and a red bindi, holds a small lit lamp on a brass plate. Beside her, a man in white kurta with a red shawl holds another lit lamp, and a man in glasses with a red shawl follows with a lamp. A woman in white with a red shawl also holds a lamp. Trays of food offerings sit on green leaves near the front. A saffron cloth with printed text lies on the floor. A bald monk's head is partly visible at the bottom edge.2013-05-20September 30 20172017-09-30October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA large hall with a red floor is filled with seated devotees in white and red-and-white clothing, many wearing red shoulder sashes and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. In the centre a standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds his palms together in anjali, wearing a red-and-white beaded mala and an ID badge. Seated people nearby have hands raised and eyes closed, and a man in orange robes sits at the left. Water bottles and small booklets lie on the floor. The scene appears to be a satsang or group meditation session. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2016-04-23May 20 20132013-05-20March 30 20162016-03-30