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March 31 2012

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A group of women sit cross-legged on the floor in a meditation or satsang gathering. Several wear white or cream saris with gold borders, while one in the foreground wears orange, and another wears a red blouse with a striped saree. Many have rudraksha malas around their necks and hands are held in prayer gestures or mudras. Small brass oil lamps and offering dishes sit on the floor in front, and red curtains hang in the background. The room is filled with people, with some men in white visible at the back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2013-05-12December 21 20132013-12-21February 18 20132013-02-18A photograph of women seated in a row during a satsang or meditation session, wearing orange and salmon-coloured saris with maroon borders. The woman on the right has closed eyes, a red bindi and a dark braid, and holds her hands together in front of her; rudraksha malas hang around the necks of the women in the centre and right. Others nearby have white tilak marks on their foreheads and appear to be chanting. A small blue notebook lies in the lower left corner. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2013-01-25A row of women seated closely together in a hall, facing forward. Several wear white or cream saris with gold borders, one in a cream sari with pink floral embroidery and a red bindi, another in cream with a rudraksha mala and glasses. A woman at the right edge wears a red top and a blue lanyard. Background is dim with red-brown wall tones.2012-09-03A row of seated women in a meditation or satsang gathering, all wearing orange, saffron and pink saris or sarees with rudraksha malas draped over their shoulders. Several have yellow turmeric or sandal marks on their foreheads. The central woman in a cream and orange blouse with a rudraksha mala holds her hands together in a prayer gesture and gazes forward, while the others sit with eyes closed. A deity murti is faintly visible in the background at upper left.2014-05-17A photograph of several young women seated in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer or meditation. They wear orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders; the foreground woman wears a yellow and white patterned blouse with a braid, small earrings and a bindi, and a wristwatch. Women in white and cream traditional dress sit beside and behind them, and the background is softly blurred with more seated devotees.2011-02-02A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a prayer or satsang. In the foreground, women sit with palms pressed together in anjali, dressed in white and orange-red saris and shawls, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several wear beaded malas and gold bangles. Brass lamps and offering trays rest on the floor in front. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the room, with a tripod and camera rig visible on the right.2010-09-12September 11 20132013-09-11Photograph of several women seated closely together with palms pressed in anjali mudra at chest height, eyes lowered or gazing upward in prayer or meditation. Foreground woman has long dark hair and a plain red-orange top; the centre woman wears an orange shawl over a white and striped border garment, with a dark bead mala visible at her neck. Behind them other devotees in peach and orange clothing sit on the floor, and a small oil lamp glows at the left edge. No identifiable a person is visible in frame.2010-12-18June 01 20142014-06-01A seated group of women with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed in prayer or chanting. Most wear white saris with brown or gold borders; one in the foreground wears an orange-gold sari with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala, another in a red blouse and white sari wears a dark beaded mala, and another on the right wears white with a dark mala. A woman at left has a tilak on her forehead and a red patterned shawl. The setting appears to be a mass sitting gathering.2013-02-09