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July 02 20072007-07-02A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a stone step at an ancient temple, with carved stone walls behind them. Beside him, two women in orange shawls over white garments sit with palms pressed together, and a woman in white with an orange shawl offers her palms in namaskar. Brass items sit on a tray before them: a small bell, a brass lamp, and a plate with offerings and incense sticks. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white and other colours sits or stands, several with hands folded in prayer.2007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph of a seated satsang audience with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground, a woman in an orange and maroon sari wears a rudraksha mala and has white tilak marks on her forehead; beside her, a woman in white clothes with a red bindi and a white shawl sits with eyes closed. Behind them, several women in white and red saris wear pendant necklaces and glasses, and some have red bindis. The setting appears to be a large hall with people seated closely together.2013-05-11Photograph of a seated group of devotees with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, during a ritual or satsang setting. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with pink border and a rudraksha mala presses her palms together. Beside her an older woman with grey hair wears a white sari and rudraksha mala. Behind them men in white shirts and dhotis sit, one wearing a saffron-orange garment and a garland, another with a white forehead mark. A woman in a yellow-and-white sari with bangles bows her head at lower left. The orange wall and cream doorway form the backdrop, and a silver plate with offerings is visible at the bottom.2010-11-01December 20 20152015-12-20Outdoor photo at a stone temple step where a group sits in prayer with palms pressed together. In the foreground, several women wear white clothes with orange shawls, and one woman in white wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. On the far right, a person in orange robes and a red forehead mark with a long beaded mala sits with hands folded in namaste. Brass puja items sit on the stone: a plate with offerings, a small bell, a brass lamp and an incense stick. Behind them, a seated crowd in white and colourful clothes watches, and a carved stone wall rises in the background.2007-07-02Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in front of an orange-red wall. In the foreground a woman in a yellow-bordered sari holds a silver plate with orange cloth and offerings, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered pallu and a dark beaded mala holds a plate. Other devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris, some with mala beads and forehead marks, and men in white shirts, sit with hands folded or eyes closed. On the right edge a figure in orange robes sits among the offering plates, and a shaved-headed man in white and gold ornaments sits behind the group. The scene suggests a puja or satsang offering.2010-11-01October 18 20112011-10-18A 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.2012-10-24Four women sit in a row outdoors on stone steps beside weathered stone columns, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra as if in prayer. The woman in front center wears an orange and cream sari with a rudraksha mala and small gold earrings. The young woman at right wears an orange shawl over a white top with a rudraksha mala. A woman with grey-blonde hair and glasses in a white jacket, hands joined, sits at left, and another woman with grey hair and glasses sits behind. A woman in a pink patterned top sits at far left edge. Carved stone and a dark doorway are visible behind them. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present.2007-07-02May 03 20122012-05-03