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A photograph of a large seated gathering in a bright hall with red curtains and white pillars. In the foreground, women in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged behind small silver-topped low tables holding brass plates, lamps and offerings. A bald woman in orange at left wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. Other devotees in orange and red robes sit in rows behind them, and a sign and speakers appear at the top. The attendees appear to be listening attentively in a formal ritual setting.

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A large indoor hall with red curtains and a long rows of seated devotees in orange saffron sarees and salwar, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on mats before small brass puja plates, lamps and offerings. Some women have vertical forehead tilak markings. Foreground shows a man in a blue shirt and a woman in white. Men in white and orange sit in rows toward the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame, and the central seating area is occupied by devotees in ritual attire during a satsang gathering.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 24 20132013-07-24May 18 20132013-05-18A row of women in orange saris with dark rudraksha malas sits cross-legged on a white floor during a Guru Purnima satsang at an ashram hall. Several wear gold-trimmed orange saris and small round bindi or forehead marks, and they sit with hands folded in their laps. In front of them are brass plates, a small brass lamp, a bowl of flowers and steel tiffin-style containers. Red drapes and a white pillar line the background, with a row of seated attendees further back.2013-07-22A seated group of women in saffron and orange robes performs a puja in a hall with red curtains. Many hold small brass oil lamps or lit diyas in their hands, and brass thalis with flowers, sweets and kumkum sit on mats in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas. One woman in the foreground in red-orange saree holds a brass lamp, another in orange robes with glasses holds a lamp, and a woman with a tilak in orange sits at right holding a lamp. Beside them stand small plates with offerings and a copper vessel.2013-09-21April 18 20142014-04-18May 09 20132013-05-09A photograph of a group of women and girls seated cross-legged on a tiled floor during a ritual in a hall with red curtains. They wear orange and saffron saris with maroon or magenta borders and rudraksha malas, and most have white and red forehead markings. Several hold small brass bells and ritual implements, and in front of them are brass lamps, a metal tray with flower petals and offerings, plastic containers, and a cloth bag. Behind them other attendees in white and orange stand or sit in the room.2013-07-29A seated group of women in a hall meditates with eyes closed, many wearing orange or saffron sarees and rudraksha malas, others in white sarees with gold borders. A woman in the foreground wears a saffron saree with a red border, glasses and a long rudraksha mala, hands resting on her knees. Others sit on mats with hands in mudra positions; a small steel cup sits on the floor at lower left. Behind them rows of attendees fill the room, some with eye covers, and a gold-toned altar is partly visible at upper right. The scene reads as a meditation session.2016-01-16A seated group of devotees in an ashram hall during a meditative or ritual sitting. Many women and some men wear orange and maroon robes, with forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Foreground figures sit on low mats before small brass oil lamps, bowls and flower offerings, with a child in orange at left. Others in white and pastel clothing sit behind them along the hall.2013-08-03A large hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls shows many women in saffron-orange robes seated on mats in rows for a padapuja. In the foreground, a young woman with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed in prayer sits beside another in orange holding flower petals over a brass plate; a silver conch, brass lamps, and small trays of flowers and offerings sit on the mats. Behind them, an older woman in a red-and-gold sari sits with folded hands. Other participants in orange and red sit along the rows, with no visible a person figure or throne in the frame.2013-12-11