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November 10 2013

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April 01 20132013-04-01Seated rows of women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, during a ritual with food offerings laid on green banana leaves in front of them. Several have hair pulled back in buns and wear pottu or tilak markings, and bangles and earrings. Orange-robed participants sit behind them in a hall with bamboo matting and a vase of yellow flowers. The scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja offering of food and prayer.2016-02-23July 14 20132013-07-14July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees in a satsang or puja setting, many in orange and rust-red saffron clothing. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged on a colourful floor mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed. Some wear white or sandal-coloured tilak marks on the forehead, and several wear rudraksha malas. One woman in the centre wears a rust-red sari with a gold border and a dark beaded mala. Marigold petals and flower offerings lie on the mat at the bottom edge. Behind them, more devotees in orange robes also pray with hands folded.2016-11-11 +2 copiesA seated group of women in orange-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor with eyes closed, hands folded in their laps, during a meditative or ritual sitting. Several wear white vibhuti or tilak lines on their foreheads and strands of dark beaded rudraksha-style malas around their necks. Small white paper cups and leaf-plate offerings with white flowers sit before them on green banana leaves. Behind them, other participants in orange clothing are visible, and a white-clad figure stands at the far back.2013-04-01July 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a hall with maroon drapes, most wearing white or orange-and-maroon ritual clothing with rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre a woman in saffron-orange sari with maroon borders and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and a young woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and bangles sits beside her with palms pressed together. Other participants in white and maroon sit behind them, eyes closed or looking forward, during a satsang or pada-puja gathering. Foreground shows a small cup and a plate.2014-08-24July 15 20132013-07-15May 08 20172017-05-08A row of women in rust-red and orange saris sits cross-legged on a floor, palms pressed together at chest level in anjali mudra, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The woman at centre wears a rudraksha mala and a red-orange sari with gold border; others wear red bangles and gold earrings. Behind them, shelves of books and a wooden cabinet are visible. A printed , , , which is not reproduced here2014-05-17October 11 20142014-10-11