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A large seated congregation of women fills a open-sided hall at a Kumbh Mela camp, sitting on colourful striped woven mats. Most wear white or cream saris and dresses with orange-red shawls and beaded necklaces, some with flower garlands. In the foreground a smiling woman in a gold-bordered white sari raises her arms, and a woman in a yellow top beside her smiles. Behind them the crowd sits in rows, and at the far back of the hall a deity display with gold and red decorations and a few standing figures can be seen. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.

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A large seated congregation of women fills a tent hall on striped woven mats. Most wear white or cream clothing with saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders and beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with gold border and a woman in a yellow-gold top raise their arms and smile, while others sit with bags and water bottles nearby. Rows of attendees extend back toward an open entrance, and at the right edge a deity murti stands on an altar beside a tall lamp with kalasha-style decorations.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17A large indoor audience sits on the floor of a hall, filling the frame with many rows of people. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing, and many women wear rust-red or orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with white and red forehead markings visible on several. Some participants have their hands pressed together in namaste or clapping, and a woman in the foreground wearing a white and pink sari with a headset microphone smiles and claps. Other people in the rows wear orange robes. Framed artwork hangs on the back wall and there is a blue-white logo in the upper left corner. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering. No single person can be identified as the speaker.2015-08-09September 15 20152015-09-15February 09 20132013-02-09September 15 20152015-09-15A large crowd of devotees seated closely together in a hall, mostly women and some men, wearing white clothes with saffron-orange shawls and sashes. Many have hands raised or pressed together in front of the chest, and some faces are turned toward a stage out of frame. In the top background, a few people sit at tables near a stage area.2016-05-04February 14 20162016-02-14October 06 20152015-10-06July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesMay 04 20162016-05-04October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copies