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A woman with shoulder-length dark hair sits cross-legged on a marble floor in white clothes with an orange-red shawl, wearing beaded malas and bangles. She holds a small gold deity murti or ornate gold object cupped in her open palms, looking down at it during a ritual setting. Behind her another seated person in white and a striped blue-gold cloth draped over a low platform are visible.

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A woman in a white kurta sits cross-legged on a patterned gold-and-brown carpet, eyes lowered, holding a rudraksha mala draped over her palms while chanting or meditating. A red dot is on her forehead and wooden beaded bracelets are on her wrists. Behind her, many people in white clothing sit in rows at a hall event, some with eyes closed, and a red cloth and water bottles are visible at the edges.2013-12-12A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, dressed in white with an orange-brown shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sits with her cupped hands held out, holding a small gold ornamental object with red thread wrapped around it. Behind her, another person in white sits with hands together, and a blue striped cloth hangs at the right edge of the frame.2012-12-26December 01 20132013-12-01Close-up photo of two women in white sari-style clothing with pale gold borders, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces. Their hands hold small folded red-and-gold cloth pieces and pink flower petals, apparently for an offering. Bangles and rings are visible on their wrists and fingers, and incense sticks and a small metal vessel appear at the lower right. No identifiable face is shown and no a person candidate is visible in the frame.2018-02-13October 02 20142014-10-02Photograph of a seated group in white and light clothing during a satsang or meditation gathering. In the foreground a woman with long brown hair and a red bindi wears a white top with a brown printed pattern and a brown beaded mala, extending her right arm forward with a gold ring on her finger. Around her, other seated participants in white, a woman with a red mala and white garment on the left, and a shaved-headed person in the lower right foreground. No one is identified as a person in this image.2013-12-15October 02 20132013-10-02Close-up photo of a woman in a red and orange saree with a red border, wearing gold earrings and a bangle, holding two small silver cups with spouts and flower-like finials over a tray of offerings. A second woman on the left in a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Silver bowls holding white flower petals and small offerings sit on a brass tray with a lit oil lamp in the foreground. A small name tag is pinned to the saree.2009-12-07July 25 20142014-07-25December 15 20132013-12-15A photograph of seated devotees at a satsang in an ornate hall. Three women in the foreground sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. The woman on the right has an orange tilak on her forehead and wears a white top with a red-orange beaded necklace. The woman in the centre wears a white outfit, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and a red-brown shawl. The woman on the left wears glasses, a white kurta and a red-orange beaded necklace. Behind them, a few people in orange and red clothing are seated with garlands, and a partially visible figure in red and gold sits near the back. Two more devotees with folded hands are visible at the right edge.2016-07-15A woman with voluminous reddish-brown curly hair sits cross-legged on a maroon mat, eyes closed, palms pressed together holding red flower petals. She wears a white embroidered top with pink and green floral motifs, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and a pendant, and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on her forehead. Behind her, another person in cream clothing sits on the mat. Brass ritual vessels and a clear plastic container lie on the floor to the left.2013-04-05 +1 copies