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A seated group of women in matching rust-red and saffron-orange sarees with gold borders sits in rows on the floor of a hall during a satsang. The front three women wear wide yellow tilak marks on their foreheads, and several wear rudraksha malas and long wrap scarves; the woman at centre left holds a microphone. Behind them, more devotees in orange and red sit and a cameraman films from the back. In the foreground, banana leaves are laid with rice, curries, pickles and paper cups of drink, alongside plastic water bottles. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.

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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a seated group of women in rust-red and orange saris with gold borders, sitting cross-legged on a floor at a meal or satsang. In the foreground, three women sit close together: the left one has her hands folded in her lap and a dark rudraksha-style mala with a pendant, the middle one wears a long beaded mala and sindoor-style forehead markings and gestures with her right hand, and the right one wears a bead mala and holds her hands together. Behind them, rows of women in orange robes with prayer beads sit on mats. Plates of rice, vegetables and bread are laid on green leaves in front of them, with cups nearby. Warm light falls through a window on the left.2014-09-13May 23 20152015-05-23A seated group of women in rust-red and orange saris with gold borders sits on a floor covered by a mat and banana-leaf plates, with small white cups and food offerings in front of them. The woman centre-right holds a microphone and speaks, with a tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her, a woman with a tilak and a dark bead mala sits cross-legged, hands together. Other devotees sit at the left and right, and standing figures in white dhotis and saris are blurred in the background.2016-12-18November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03A photograph of a seated group of women in rust-red and saffron-orange sari-style robes with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A woman in the centre holds a microphone and speaks while gesturing with her hands; others sit cross-legged on a mat with white paper cups in front of them, with a blurred white-clad crowd behind. The visible people are ordinary attendees and sannyasinis; none is shown in a clearly identifiable a person appearance.2016-12-18Seated rows of women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, during a ritual with food offerings laid on green banana leaves in front of them. Several have hair pulled back in buns and wear pottu or tilak markings, and bangles and earrings. Orange-robed participants sit behind them in a hall with bamboo matting and a vase of yellow flowers. The scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja offering of food and prayer.2016-02-23