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A photograph of a seated initiation session in a hall. In the foreground, a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a pink blouse and a long rudraksha mala leans forward to touch the forehead of a seated woman in white with an orange shawl. Nearby, other seated participants in white clothes and orange shawls wait, one with a purple head covering. Behind them, more participants sit in white and orange, and a man in a white shirt stands near the back. No one visible is identified as a person.

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March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17A woman with long dark hair, a white tilak on her forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a cream sari with an orange border leans forward to touch the forehead of a seated participant with dark hair. She holds a small brass vessel. Around her, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls fill a hall, and a figure in an orange-red sari stands in the background. Blurred oil lamps and warm lights appear behind them.2017-03-17 +1 copiesA seated meditation session in a hall, with participants dressed in white. A woman in a pink blouse and cream sari stands and touches the forehead of a seated older woman in a white head covering and white clothes, wearing a rudraksha mala. Other participants in white, some with rudraksha malas and orange shawls, sit in chairs around them. The setting appears to be a Sadashivoham session with Inner Awakening initiation activity, possibly a mandala process or energy centre work.2017-03-17 +1 copiesA woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a pink blouse leans forward and touches the forehead of a seated older woman with grey hair, holding a long rudraksha mala that hangs down her front. Around them, seated participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit on the floor, and a bare-chested man with a red shawl sits at left. Another person in a red-orange sari stands in the background among banners in red, blue and white. The setting is an indoor hall with bright lights and colourful decor.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17A photograph of a seated group session where a woman in a white sari with a pink blouse and gold-bordered pallu bends forward to touch the shoulder of a seated woman in a yellow top. Around them devotees in white kurtas, white clothing and saffron-orange shawls wear rudraksha malas and sit on chairs and floor cushions. A purple suitcase and a large screen stand in the background. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and no presenter is identifiable from appearance.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17A seated devotional gathering in a pink-walled hall during a convention session. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a red shawl leans forward over the seated crowd, reaching out toward a delegate's face. Around her, men and women in white and cream ritual clothes sit with hands raised in prayer or covering their eyes, some wearing rudraksha malas. Two people in the foreground have braided hair. A wooden door and a framed picture hang on the back wall, and a yellow-draped table sits behind the crowd. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person in this frame.2017-06-22 +1 copiesA woman with long dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange-red sari with a gold border, a beaded brown mala and gold bangles, leans forward and presses her fingertips to the forehead of a seated woman with a brown ponytail and closed eyes. The seated woman wears a white top and an orange scarf. Around them, a seated audience in white and orange clothes fills a hall, with a few heads of other participants in the foreground. The scene looks like a blessing or intimate touch during a gathering.2017-03-10March 10 20172017-03-10