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A photograph of a small room with pale turquoise walls where women, girls and boys sit on floor mats in a seated devotional gathering. In the centre, an elderly woman with white hair wears an orange sari with a yellow border and holds her hands together. In the foreground, a young woman in a grey sari and a dark beaded necklace holds a flower and a small offering, beside a brass oil lamp on a red cloth at the lower left. Another woman in a red and cream sari sits at right with folded hands, and a girl in a blue dress with a pearl necklace sits at far right. Metal containers stand on a shelf behind them. No recognizable a person depiction is visible among the people present.

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A seated group of women and children sits on a red and white patterned mat in a room with pale turquoise walls, appearing to participate in a devotional or meditative gathering. In the foreground, a young woman in a white and black sari with a beaded mala and bangles holds her hands together with eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in a red and white floral sari with bangles sits with hands clasped in front of her. At centre, an elderly woman with white hair wears an orange sari and bangles, eyes lowered, hands folded. Behind them, a woman in a yellow and white sari with a red bindi sits with eyes closed, and children in colourful clothes sit along the back. A metal pot stands on a shelf at upper left. +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees inside a hall with a light-coloured floor and mats, attending a gathering. In the centre, an older woman with short grey hair wears a rust-orange blouse and white skirt, seated beside a girl in a red dress and a woman in orange top with white shawl. On the right, a fair-haired woman in a green top and white shawl sits, and beside her a girl with a red bindi and a woman in pink sit with hands near their faces. A small child in white sits in the middle. Brass items and a plastic container lie on the floor, and a man in white sits at the upper left. Several people are visible in the background.2011-11-14A seated group of women and a few others sit on the floor of an ashram hall during a satsang or discourse. Several wear white or cream salwar and sari, one in a pale green top and grey trousers, another in a deep maroon sari with a bindi and glasses, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Brass lamps and small steel containers with fruit and offerings rest on a glossy floor in front of them, with a folded stack of striped mattresses and red curtains behind. The women sit quietly with hands folded in their laps, attentive to an unseen speaker.2011-10-03Several women and girls sit cross-legged on a floor mat in a bright hall, hands pressed together in prayer or namaskar. A woman in a green and purple bandhani saree with gold bangles sits centre with eyes lowered. A woman in a white saree with a gold border sits at left with hands folded, another in white with glasses sits behind, and a woman in a teal kurta with a rudraksha mala sits at right with eyes closed. Small girls in a yellow top and a white checked shirt sit nearby. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and a red cloth sit on the mat at lower left, and a red curtain hangs in the background. No swami is visible.2011-10-15A seated group of devotees sits on a green mat in an ashram hall with glass display cabinets behind them. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders, a woman in a red blouse and blue sari sits at left, and a woman in a blue salwar kameez sits center with hands joined in prayer. Children in white and red and white school uniforms sit at right with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a stool near the back wall. Rose petals in pink and red are heaped on plates and trays on the mat in front of the group. The attendees are attentive, facing forward toward an unseen focal point.2009-10-10A photograph of a group of women and a few children seated and standing in a bright room with turquoise walls, hands pressed together in namaskar as if receiving a blessing. Women wear colourful saris in green, yellow, red, maroon and gold, with gold necklaces and bangles; several have vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. A young man in a white shirt sits in the front centre, hands folded. Sunlight comes through an open doorway and window grille. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-07-01A seated group of devotees in a plain white-walled hall with barred windows, sitting on red-and-white striped mats. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small gold pendant sits before a brass dish with lit oil lamps, a small silver bowl, and orange-wrapped offerings, while a woman in white with an orange shawl beside her works at the lamps. Behind them a man and woman in white with orange shawls sit near the back, and a woman with a white garment and rudraksha mala has her hands folded in prayer. Several other devotees in white and green saris sit along the rows, with a metal stanchion and chain dividing the space. The lamplit ritual suggests an initiation-type session.2012-10-19July 08 20172017-07-08A large indoor gathering of devotees seated cross-legged on mats and striped rugs during a ritual. In the foreground three women sit close together: the woman at left wears a white sari with a maroon border and holds a small oil lamp, the woman in the centre wears an orange sari with a maroon blouse and holds a lit lamp, and the woman at right wears an orange sari and holds a lamp near a small brass plate. Each has a rudraksha mala. Brass plates, bowls, camphor and flowers sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, many men and women in white or dark clothes sit with hands folded or lamps raised, and a few white poles stand among the rows. No a person candidate is visible.2012-05-27April 08 20122012-04-08November 20 20112011-11-20A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing hold small oil lamps and brass vessels over trays of flowers and offerings. Two young girls in the foreground, one in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, wear orange robes and hold lamps and a small brass bell. Women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas hold lit diyas, and an elderly woman in orange with glasses raises a lamp near the centre. A few white-clad participants sit among them. Brass plates with flowers, marigold petals and small bowls are arranged on silver-coloured trays on the floor, with woven mats beneath.2013-09-20