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A woman with hair pulled back in a low ponytail, wearing a red bindi, a cream saree with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with large beads, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, gazing upward. Behind her, a large seated audience is blurred in a bright hall with hanging banners and lamps.

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January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A photograph of a woman with her hair pulled back, eyes closed, and palms pressed together in front of her face in an anjali mudra gesture of greeting or prayer. She wears a white sari with a tan blouse and gold border, a red bindi on her forehead, and a rudraksha-style bead mala around her neck. The blurred background shows a warmly lit hall with hanging lamps, shelves and several other people in white clothing. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05July 09 20172017-07-09A seated congregation in a hall, mostly devotees in white or cream dhotis and sarees with gold-bordered edges, many wearing rudraksha malas. Women in the foreground wear beige or tan tops, white saris, and red bindis or tilak marks on their foreheads; one woman with a gold forehead ornament and earrings sits centrally, and a blonde woman with red vermilion dot and glasses sits at right. Men behind wear white or bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Blurred figures in orange and saffron fill the background, with no clearly identifiable central figure in focus.2019-01-01January 05 20192019-01-05October 10 20162016-10-10A large seated congregation in a bright hall, with many people sitting in rows holding small lit oil lamps. In the foreground a young woman in a white and cream sari with a gold-toned border and hair in a bun presses her palms together in prayer, while a woman in a white and floral top with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds a lamp nearby. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with sacred ash marks sit along the right side, and a long row of brass vessels with food offerings lies on green leaves in the lower right. Behind them, more participants and some people standing fill the background under warm lighting.2018-01-08A woman in white clothes with a white shawl draped over her shoulders leads a ritual, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand while her left hand holds another lamp near her chest. She wears a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a silver pendant. Behind her, a woman in a green-bordered white sari holds a lamp and presses her palms together, and seated devotees in white and orange clothes, including a young girl in a white dress, face the same direction. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering with lamps lit.2013-12-01January 05 20192019-01-05