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August 12 20162016-08-12A seated group of women and girls in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sits on the floor of a hall during a ritual gathering. Several hold small books or clasp their hands in prayer, and brass puja items and small trays of offerings lie before them. Behind them, a larger crowd of seated attendees in white and colourful clothes fills the room, with more people standing along the far wall.2013-12-26August 12 20162016-08-12July 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of a crowded hall during a temple ceremony, with a large seated audience on mats. In the foreground, women sit in saris of purple, orange, magenta and maroon. Behind them, a row of people in white traditional clothing stands and sits near an altar with deity murti on a red-draped table, and fruit, flowers and offerings are arranged on a mat at lower right. A woman in a cream sari and a young woman in a beige top and cream skirt stand barefoot on the mats. Paper lanterns in orange, green and yellow hang from the ceiling, with framed photographs on the wall behind.2008-12-26Outdoor group puja in a forest clearing with many seated devotees in orange, saffron and rust-red sarees and robes, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, women sit on a pink cloth with brass plates holding pink flowers, small brass lamps and offerings, and some hold small brass vessels. A young woman in a rust-red sari and orange blouse with a rudraksha mala holds a brass item at center, while others around her perform the ritual. Background shows more seated participants, some in white, and a bare-chested man at the rear. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2018-05-24 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20162016-09-09August 12 20162016-08-12A photograph of an outdoor satsang under a green tarpaulin roof at an ashram. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, sits cross-legged on a raised cushioned seat in front of a pillar, with a red and green fabric canopy above him and a garland of white and red flowers draped along the pillar. Beside him stands a tall brass trident. Dozens of seated devotees face him, mostly women in orange, cream and white clothing with hair in braids, buns and plaits, a few men among them. A black speaker and a microphone stand are at left, and a large cymbal-like instrument is visible at right. Roughly forty people are visible.2018-05-24April 08 20142014-04-08September 21 20162016-09-21A large crowd of devotees seated outdoors in a satsang gathering, many women and girls in white ritual clothes with gold-trimmed borders and rudraksha malas, some with vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads. Brass oil lamps, small brass vessels and offering trays sit on cloths in the foreground, with a girl in a green silk half-saree and a woman in pink dupatta with folded hands. Red plastic chairs are arranged behind, occupied by women in saris and salwar kameez, and many more attendees fill the background under a white canopy. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2012-07-03