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A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border, rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi and white tilak sits with eyes closed, cupping a small silver bowl in both hands. Beside her, a young girl with braided hair decorated with white flowers and an orange outfit looks down. On the left, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and green border is seated, and behind them a bare-chested man with white tilak markings, a red forehead mark and gold chains stands near a microphone. A golden decorated panel is visible at the right edge. Silver vessels are in the lower foreground.

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A photograph of women and a young girl seated at a ritual gathering. On the left, a woman in a cream sari with a green border and a yellow shawl, wearing a black beaded mala, speaks with eyes lowered. In the centre, a girl in an orange and white embellished dress has her hair in two long braids decorated with white flowers. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a maroon border and gold trim, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark with a red dot, sits with eyes closed holding a small silver bowl in her cupped hands. Behind them a man in white with gold necklaces stands near a microphone, and a woman in yellow sits in the background.2010-09-15A seated group of women and children at a devotional offering. In the foreground, golden plates hold sliced apples, pink flowers, and white offerings, with a small child in a teal-and-orange outfit bowing with palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black bead mala meditates with eyes closed, a sadhvi in saffron wears an orange shawl, and another woman in white and yellow sits with a red tilak. A girl in a pink dotted top watches the offering. Gold ornaments and a dark curtain frame the hall. Two stripes of a red-clad figure appear at the left edge.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20December 19 20132013-12-19June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesPhoto of a seated group of young women and girls in a meditation or satsang gathering with eyes closed and hands folded. In the foreground, a girl in a teal-green top with orange-and-gold trim wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and a vibhuti (sacred ash) mark on her forehead, her hands clasped in her lap. Beside her, a girl in an orange blouse with gold border and grey-green skirt wears a dark bead mala and sits with hands pressed together. At left, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits with her eyes lowered, and a small brass vessel sits on the floor in front. Behind them, other seated participants in white, orange and black clothing are blurred against a red curtain and pale walls.2011-09-24 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20192019-01-05A satsang gathering in a hall with a red wall and a carpeted floor. In the foreground, a woman in white sari with a brown rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged, holding a small brass vessel and an offering; beside her is a brass plate with petals and a lit wick. Two other women in white saris with gold borders sit at left, one holding a small bell and an oil lamp; a woman in orange garments sits further left. Behind them, several women and girls in white and orange sit in rows, and at the top right an ornate golden throne-like seat stands near a stage with microphones. A small framed photograph and offering plates rest on an orange cloth. The people are seated in a devotional posture.2014-07-20June 26 20142014-06-26September 12 20122012-09-12A woman in a white sari with a red border sits cross-legged and speaks into a black handheld microphone, with a small badge on her blouse. Behind her, several young women and girls in orange and red saris and garments wear gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, seated before a gold-toned ornate backdrop. A small golden deity murti appears in the lower left foreground. The setting resembles a satsang gathering in an ashram hall.2017-08-26September 12 20102010-09-12