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September 16 2014

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Dense rows of seated devotees in orange and maroon robes perform prayer with palms pressed together at chest level, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several women in the foreground have eyes closed, and a woman in white stands behind the seated rows. Small brass oil lamps and ritual items sit on the floor in front, and a red bag and a saffron cloth lie among the devotees.2014-09-16September 01 20142014-09-01A seated group satsang in an ashram hall. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in anjali mudra; the woman at centre wears a white outfit and a rudraksha mala, the woman at right wears orange robes, glasses and a wristwatch, and the woman at left wears white with a rudraksha mala and holds an open book. Behind them, a row of people in orange robes sits with hands folded, some with white tilak on their foreheads. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala sits with hands in prayer, and small brass oil lamps and offering plates are placed on the floor. The visible crowd is large, with many more seated devotees in the background.2014-11-19September 01 20142014-09-01October 04 20142014-10-04 +1 copiesAugust 14 20142014-08-14A large seated congregation of devotees in a hall, most wearing saffron-orange and white clothing with rudraksha malas. Women in the foreground have bindis, vibhuti and tilak marks; a woman in yellow with a braid sits at lower left, and one in a dark red-maroon sari sits at lower centre with eyes lowered. Behind them many more seated participants fill the rows, with a pale blue-green wall at the back. Their eyes are closed or lowered in meditation or satsang. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, only devotees.2016-01-10August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 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 copiesMay 18 20192019-05-18A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, at a satsang or puja gathering. In the foreground an older woman in an orange sari with magenta border and a rudraksha mala, and beside her another older woman in a maroon sari with gold border and rudraksha malas, both with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Behind them a woman in white with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds her hands together, and younger women in orange saris with red and magenta borders sit in the background with white tilak. A small paper cup sits on the floor at lower centre.2014-10-11July 28 20132013-07-28