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April 04 2014

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Seated devotees in an indoor hall perform a ritual, with women in orange and rust-red saris and white or cream clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Several women have palms joined or hold objects, and brass puja plates with flowers, oil lamps and kumkum are arranged on a cloth in front of them. The cream-clad women behind also sit cross-legged on the white floor.

A large seated congregation of devotees performs a ritual in a hall with red chairs visible at the back. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed. The woman at centre wears an orange sari and a rudraksha mala, the woman at left wears white with long plaited hair, and the woman at right in a white sari holds flowers. White vibhuti marks cover their foreheads. Brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, plates of flowers and fruit, and a kalasha-like vessel sit on red cloths before them. Behind them, many devotees in orange and red garments with white forehead marks sit in rows with hands folded.

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A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, filling a hall with many rows of devotees sitting on the floor. In the foreground, women wear saffron and orange sarees with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, while others wear white or red sarees and some wear glasses. Several women have eyes closed in meditation with hands folded, and a small brass lamp sits on the floor at the lower right. Further back, more devotees in white and colourful clothing sit attentively, and a banner with a purple emblem hangs at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd shot.

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August 24 2014

Seated devotees sit cross-legged on the floor during a group ritual indoors. In the foreground a woman with grey hair wears a white block-printed sari and a rudraksha mala, her hands folded in her lap, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a rust-red sari with gold border and a long rudraksha mala holds her hands together in prayer, with a tilak on her forehead. Before them stand brass oil lamps, a small copper cup, a brass bell and pink flowers on a purple cloth and orange mat. Behind, many people in orange and saffron robes and white clothes sit in rows, some with white forehead markings. A water bottle stands at the right edge.

A seated congregation during a satsang or puja in a large hall, many people in rows wearing white, orange and maroon clothing. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari with gold border holds a small red flower in her cupped hands while looking down. Beside her a woman in white with a red rudraksha mala and a red pendant sits with hands folded, gazing forward. At right a young woman in orange clothing wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band. Brass plates with flower offerings and a small brass vessel rest on the floor in front. Many more devotees in white and orange sit behind them.

A large group of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor in a temple hall, performing a seated meditation or chanting practice. Most wear orange or saffron saris with bright gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a woman in a red and orange sari with an orange shawl sits with palms joined and eyes closed, with brass plates, small oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel in front of the group. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange and red garments and a few in white saris fill the room, with a gold shrine area visible in the background.

A seated group of devotees fills the frame in a hall with a light tiled floor, many of them in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with dark rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman in a pale yellow shawl over white clothes sits cross-legged with hands resting in her lap, beside a woman in rust-red robes holding a small phone. Nearby a woman in a red-brown outfit with a long mala sits with her palms together. Others in white and orange sit in meditation or satsang behind them. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd.

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