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A seated group of women attend a teaching session on a tiled floor in a hall with cream walls. In the foreground a woman with a short blonde-grey hairstyle wears a white shawl over a white top and yellow skirt, her hands clasped in her lap. Beside her a woman in a teal-blue sari sits on a folded mat, and a woman in a cream sari with a green border sits in the middle, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a round orange badge. At right a woman with long braided hair and a red bindi wears a purple sari with gold border and a small orange badge, a water bottle and phone on the floor beside her. Behind them more women in saffron, maroon and white saris sit listening, and a blurred person is seated at the far edge. No speaker is visible in the frame.

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September 11 20162016-09-11August 23 20162016-08-23A seated group of devotees in a hall with red floor mats, many sitting cross-legged on the floor and others on red chairs at the back. In the foreground, women wear white and cream cotton saris and dhotis-style dress with coloured borders in green, orange and maroon, with rudraksha malas and small bindis or vibhuti marks. Some hold their palms together in prayer, and a woman on the right sits with hands folded. Men in white and grey shirts sit behind them. Water bottles, a handbag and an orange cushion lie on the mats. The atmosphere is that of a satsang or meditation session. No a person figure is visible.2015-09-27A photograph of a row of seated women devotees in a hall with a polished reflective floor. The woman in the centre wears a blue and green silk saree with gold bangles and gazes upward with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, women in white and cream sarees with maroon blouses sit attentively; several wear rudraksha malas and small gold chains, and forehead markings are visible. Bags, a yellow cloth bag, a plastic bag and a green water bottle rest on the floor in front of them. Ceiling lights are visible above.2014-08-24A seated group of women and a few others sit on the floor of an ashram hall during a satsang or discourse. Several wear white or cream salwar and sari, one in a pale green top and grey trousers, another in a deep maroon sari with a bindi and glasses, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Brass lamps and small steel containers with fruit and offerings rest on a glossy floor in front of them, with a folded stack of striped mattresses and red curtains behind. The women sit quietly with hands folded in their laps, attentive to an unseen speaker.2011-10-03October 29 20112011-10-29A seated audience fills a bright hall with cream tiled floor during a workshop session. In the foreground, women sit on red floor cushions in saffron, rust and orange saris and salwar kameez, many wearing rudraksha malas and tilak marks; one woman in white sari with a pink-orange shawl writes in a notebook. Others wear white and cream outfits. Behind them rows of men and women in white and orange clothes sit on mats, and a bare-walled hall with wooden doors and a few lights frames the scene. No speaker or a person is clearly visible in the frame.2016-08-28December 30 20142014-12-30August 27 20162016-08-27Seated devotees sit cross-legged on red floor mats in a hall with red chairs behind them, listening attentively during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a young woman in white with an orange shawl and red beaded rudraksha mala sits with her hands folded in her lap. Beside her an older woman in white with glasses and a long red mala holds her hands together, and another woman in white with a red mala sits with hands clasped. Several other women in white and cream saris with red malas and bangles sit nearby, and a purple water bottle lies on the mat at lower left.2015-08-29February 03 20132013-02-03A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a meditation or satsang in a hall with red-and-white striped mats and metal stanchions with chains. In the foreground an older woman in an orange sari with a dark red border sits with hands resting, and a younger woman in a white kurta and orange shawl sits with a small notebook and a silver object in front of her. Behind them a woman in a floral print top sits cross-legged with her hands on her knees, and other women in saris sit in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-06-21