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A photograph of a large indoor hall with a polished white floor where many women sit cross-legged on woven mats in rows, hands pressed together in namaskar. They wear matching saffron-orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and several have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In front of each person sits a fresh green banana leaf holding small offerings of fruit, sweets, flat bread and other food, with white paper cups nearby. In the background stand draped saffron cloths over seated forms, a large golden cobra hood and a golden deity figure, and framed pictures on the wall. Some participants appear to have eyes closed in prayer. This looks like an offering or satsang gathering in a temple-style hall.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 01 20132013-04-01 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a large hall where rows of women in saffron and rust-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor before green leaf mats set with small white cups and food offerings. A woman in orange stands at a clear podium at the back left, and a projection screen on the left shows a portrait. Gold-painted decorative pillars and white hanging panels line the right side. Many women wear rudraksha malas and some have white tilak markings. The scene suggests a seated ritual gathering in an ashram-style hall.2016-08-02A large hall with rows of women in orange and rust-coloured saris sit cross-legged on white mats before banana leaves laid with food, bowls and tumblers. Many have rudraksha malas, bangles, and vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads, and several have hands pressed together in namaskar or are eating. In the background stand golden deity murtis and a golden elephant figure, with a few white-clad people further back. The scene resembles a communal meal (annadan) in an ashram hall. No a person candidate is visible.2017-09-11A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a ritual. In the foreground, a young woman in orange robes with a maroon-and-orange sash and a white forehead band holds her hands together, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her, several women in orange and maroon saris sit before brass puja trays, kalasha-style vessels, small oil lamps, bowls and flower offerings laid on red and pink cloths. Behind them, more participants in white and orange sit on the floor, and additional people in white clothing sit along the back wall beneath a window with red curtains. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings.2013-03-20Photograph of a long row of women seated on the floor in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra during a ritual. In front of them lie rows of green banana or leaf plates holding rice mounds, fruit, and small white cups, an offering arrangement suited to a Maheshwara Puja pinda tharpana food offering. A white statue stands at the upper left and gold columns frame the hall. The women are the physical participants; no man is clearly visible in the row, and no identifiable a person appears in the frame.2016-08-02A long row of seated women in saffron-orange robes with red-and-maroon shawls sits with hands pressed in anjali along a white-covered table set with banana-leaf plates of food and water bottles, during what appears to be a food offering ritual. In the foreground a woman with rudraksha malas and a red-and-maroon shawl sits with hands folded, and a woman with a bindi and white-painted forehead sits at right. In the background, men in white dhotis and white head coverings stand near a serving counter, and a robed attendant in white with a red shawl stands at left near a brass vessel and flowers.2016-02-23July 03 20172017-07-03September 13 20142014-09-13