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Four women in red silk saris sit cross-legged in a row outdoors at night, eyes lowered or gazing forward in quiet attention. The woman on the far left wears a red-and-gold patterned sari and a red flower in her hair; the centre women wear deep red saris with gold borders, pearl-style necklaces and bangles. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold chain stands near green foliage and a terracotta wall. Yellow flowers lie on the floor in front of them, and a wall poster is visible at the upper left.

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October 06 20142014-10-06October 06 20142014-10-06September 21 20162016-09-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on the floor with eyes closed, apparently in meditation during a session. Several women wear rust-orange and maroon saris or sarongs with gold borders and rudraksha malas; one on the left wears white with a gold border, and the woman in the centre wears a white and pink sari. The woman at right has a white forehead mark and gold earrings, and her hands rest in her lap. The background is a pale pink wall with a wooden door frame. Roughly six women are visible, several partly cropped at the edges.2016-01-17A row of women seated closely together in meditation or satsang, wearing rust-red saris with gold borders and dark rudraksha malas. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads, and their hands rest in their laps with eyes closed or lowered. Red curtains hang in the background of a hall. No a person candidate is visible in this frame; the figures are devotees.2013-09-12Photograph of a seated group of devotees during a ritual in an indoor hall with a plain light wall and wooden door. In the foreground, a woman in red-maroon sari with gold border and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands in her lap, a second woman in a white sari with a brown beaded necklace sits at left, and an older woman in red sari with gold border and rudraksha beads sits at right with eyes closed. Behind them, several young women wear orange-saffron garments and white forehead bands. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor at the lower edge, with green leaves in the foreground.2014-10-06Seated devotees on a striped mat in a hall, with two women in front wearing saffron saris with maroon blouses. The woman on the left wears a red bindi, rimless glasses and a yellow shawl is seen behind her; she is speaking with hands near her lap beside an oil lamp. The woman on the right wears a saffron sari, a rudraksha mala and a bangle, with hands folded, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps are on the floor. Other devotees in white and teal clothing sit behind them, with a child in a red top at the left edge. Lit oil lamps and brass vessels sit in the foreground.2012-06-01A seated group of devotees in a satsang or puja setting, with many women in orange and maroon saris and white forehead markings, some with rudraksha malas. A central woman in orange sits with hands folded and eyes closed, while a woman at right in maroon wears glasses and holds her hands together. Brass oil lamps, small brass vessels, a plate of rice and flowers, and red offerings sit on the floor in front. Several women in white garments are visible behind. Fewer than thirty people appear in view, several partly cropped. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11A seated assembly of devotees in orange and maroon clothing listens attentively during a teaching session. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold-bordered pallu and a red bindi sits with a small clip microphone on her collar, smiling slightly. Beside her, a young woman in a maroon sari with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and a nose stud. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange saris and robes sit on mats, many with white tilak markings on their foreheads. The setting is an indoor hall with white floor tiles.2016-09-11 +1 copiesFour women sit in a row on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together, eyes closed, wearing rust-red and orange saffron-toned robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas, white sacred ash bands on their foreheads, and bangles. In front of them is a spread of brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, kalasha-style bowls, marigold petals and yellow flowers on an orange cloth. A blue sparkly backdrop and a white chain hang in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-10-06