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A photograph of women seated cross-legged on striped cushions in a hall, several with palms pressed together in namaste. The woman at centre wears a white embroidered kurta with floral orange motifs and gold bangles; the woman at left wears a white sari with a red-orange shawl and glasses; others wear orange and white garments. Brass bowls, small oil lamps and an orange cloth with a folded white and maroon cloth sit before them. A camera on a rig is visible at right, and ceiling lights glow red above. The scene suggests a devotional sitting or pada puja, with participants absorbed in prayer.

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September 03 20112011-09-03Photograph of a Bhagavad Gita satsang in a hall with a tiled floor and framed portraits on the walls. Several young women sit cross-legged on striped cushions, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. The woman at centre wears a white embroidered kurta with orange motifs, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. The women on either side wear white saris with red and gold borders and red shawls. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange and white clothing face forward. An orange cloth, a small steel bowl and a printed card lie on the floor in front.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang hall where several women sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped floor cushions, facing forward. The woman at centre wears a white kurta printed with orange floral motifs and a beaded necklace, with her hands folded in her lap. The woman at left wears a white saree with gold border and a red shawl over her shoulder, and the woman at right wears a white saree with a red shawl, pressing a small white item near a steel bowl. Orange and maroon cloths lie in the foreground. Behind them, more seated devotees fill the hall, and framed portraits hang on the pale pink walls beneath a ceiling with recessed lights.2011-09-03 +1 copiesSeated devotees in white clothing sit on striped floor mats in a hall with red curtains and dark chairs behind them, appearing to attend a satsang. In the foreground a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in white with a red and pink shawl and bindi sit with eyes closed or lowered; a blurred child and a fair-haired woman in white sit in the front rows. A water bottle sits on the floor at lower left. No one in the scene is identified as a person, and no presiding figure is visible.2011-11-17A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees during a pada puja, with many people sitting on mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground, a woman in a dark maroon top and a white dhoti-style garment holds her hands together, beside a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl, also praying. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor near brass and steel bowls, plates of offerings and red containers. Several women wear white or cream clothing with yellow and orange shawls, and a child in a pink top sits near the middle. Smoke or incense haze hangs in the warm-lit room, and orange cloth-draped figures and chairs appear in the background.2011-01-17June 06 20162016-06-06September 24 20162016-09-24Women sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall with red curtains, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, brass oil lamps, a brass plate of flowers and offerings, and small cups sit on a cloth in front of them. The women wear white, red, and yellow saris and garments, with a red shawl on one, and a woman in yellow and white holds her palms together. Devotees are seated behind them. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no figure is visibly presented as such in this image.2012-02-09A dim indoor hall where a large crowd of women sits cross-legged on the floor, most dressed in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Several wear orange or red shawls, and a woman in front wears a red shawl with a white sari. Some carry small name badges. Behind them, a stage area shows figures in white and orange robes near lit equipment and scaffolding. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in this frame.2006-12-29 +1 copiesAugust 02 20132013-08-02Women seated cross-legged on striped floor mats in a large hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and gold border sits with eyes closed, next to a woman in a white embroidered top and rudraksha-style beaded necklace with hands folded. At right a woman in a white sari with red shawl reads or writes. Behind them, many seated participants, some in orange robes and yellow shawls. Framed portraits of a saffron-clad sannyasi hang on the pale wall, and a bowl and an orange cloth sit on the floor in front.2011-09-03 +1 copiesNovember 07 20142014-11-07