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A seated group ceremony with many devotees on mats in a hall. In the foreground, two women in orange saris with red borders sit with palms pressed together in prayer; the one on the left wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, rows of people in white, red, orange and pastel clothing sit with hands folded, and brass puja plates with lit oil lamps, fruit, flowers, a kalasha-style brass pot and a small dish of vermilion sit on orange cloths in front.

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June 06 20142014-06-06July 23 20132013-07-23May 01 20122012-05-01A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11A seated group of devotees performs a padapuja-style ritual indoors on a white tiled floor covered with straw mats. Many women sit in rows wearing orange, saffron and maroon saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and forehead markings. Brass plates with flowers, small lamps and metal vessels sit on red cloths in front of them, and several women have their hands folded in prayer. In the background, more participants in red and orange attire sit among white-clad people. A printed copyright and source line appears across the photo.2013-07-28March 17 20132013-03-17November 30 20112011-11-30August 07 20112011-08-07July 23 20132013-07-23April 13 20142014-04-13A large seated congregation of women and some men sits on the floor in rows during a satsang or meditation gathering. In the foreground a woman in a brown blouse, yellow shawl and white sari sits with hands folded; beside her a woman in a black blouse and beige-red patterned sari sits with hands clasped, and a woman in a red blouse and orange sari sits in front with eyeglasses. Behind them many devotees in white, orange, pink, green and purple clothes sit cross-legged, some with eyes closed. Brass plates, small lamps and books lie on the floor, and orange-robed figures and white-clad people fill the background. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows only devotees.2012-05-03Indoor group puja on a tiled floor with many seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a dark red border sits on a mat with hands folded in prayer, with a small brass puja thali holding oil lamps, a kumkum dish and flowers before her. Around her a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and a woman in cream clothing also pray with folded hands. Behind them rows of men and boys in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls, and women in white, sit with small oil lamps and puja plates in front of them. No specific deity murti is clearly visible.2012-04-07 +2 copies