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A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a chanting or meditative practice with hands folded or held before them. In the front row, several women wear orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads; one wears glasses. Behind them, women and girls in white tops and maroon or red garments sit on red cushions, and a child in maroon sits at left. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on the floor in the foreground, and red chairs line the background. No central figure is visibly identifiable as a person, so this is a group satsang-style gathering.

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A photograph of a seated group of women meditating or chanting in a hall with red cushions and red chairs. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border sits with eyes closed and hands folded, beside a woman in an orange sari with gold border and rudraksha mala, hands clasped in prayer. Several women wear white, red and orange saris with white vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Many others sit behind them, some with eyes closed, and a few have shaved or cropped heads. A steel tumbler and a small brass lamp sit on the floor. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-08-02September 01 20142014-09-01October 06 20132013-10-06A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in a dimly lit temple hall during a meditative puja. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala and white vibhuti on her forehead sits beside another woman in orange with glasses. Behind them, women in deep maroon or red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded, while others in white clothing with white vibhuti and red-brown shawls sit in the background. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor in the background. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this crowd.2013-09-20Dense rows of seated devotees in orange and maroon robes perform prayer with palms pressed together at chest level, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several women in the foreground have eyes closed, and a woman in white stands behind the seated rows. Small brass oil lamps and ritual items sit on the floor in front, and a red bag and a saffron cloth lie among the devotees.2014-09-16A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a prayer or satsang. In the foreground, women sit with palms pressed together in anjali, dressed in white and orange-red saris and shawls, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several wear beaded malas and gold bangles. Brass lamps and offering trays rest on the floor in front. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the room, with a tripod and camera rig visible on the right.2010-09-12September 06 20132013-09-06A large seated congregation of devotees in a hall, most wearing saffron-orange and white clothing with rudraksha malas. Women in the foreground have bindis, vibhuti and tilak marks; a woman in yellow with a braid sits at lower left, and one in a dark red-maroon sari sits at lower centre with eyes lowered. Behind them many more seated participants fill the rows, with a pale blue-green wall at the back. Their eyes are closed or lowered in meditation or satsang. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, only devotees.2016-01-10September 13 20132013-09-13September 15 20132013-09-15Devotees seated on the floor in orange and rust-coloured saris and robes with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and white or red tilak marks on their foreheads, during a puja or satsang. Brass plates with pink flower petals, small oil lamps and metal vessels sit before them, and a blue draped table stands at the upper left. Women in white and green clothing sit among them in the background, with a crowd of people behind. No individual is identified as a person; the scene shows devotees only.2013-10-08A photograph of a seated satsang gathering on white floor sheets, with several women in white ritual clothing and a foreground pair of women in rust-red saris with gold borders and wooden rudraksha malas. The two foreground women sit close to the camera; one has a red bindi and nose stud, the other wears a white tilak on her forehead and holds a small brass bell or lamp in her hand. Behind them, women in white salwar or sari, some with eyes closed and some reading small booklets, sit in rows. A pale wall, white cloths and a red carpet edge frame the room. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-01-07