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Several devotees sit close together during satsang, several with hands raised palms-out in devotional gesture and eyes closed while chanting. Foreground: a woman in a rust-orange sari with a yellow border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, with glasses hanging from her neck. Beside her, a younger woman in a rust-orange sari with a yellow border wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and chants with eyes closed. Behind them, other women in orange and red clothing raise their hands. A faint haze fills the frame. No a person candidate is visible in this image.

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Devotees sit close together in a satsang-style gathering, their palms raised in a devotional gesture. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, her eyes closed as she chants. Beside her a younger woman in a matching red and gold sari with a rudraksha mala raises her hands and sings with her mouth open. Behind them, another woman in glasses and a red sari sits with eyes lowered, and more devotees fill the background. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the frame, and a brass vessel is visible at the lower edge. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Photograph of women devotees seated in a dense crowd during a ritual with smoke or incense drifting across the frame. Several women in rust-orange and maroon saris with gold-coloured borders hold rudraksha malas around their necks and raise their palms in prayer. The woman at right wears glasses and a red bindi, and the woman at left wears a wrist mala and a bangle while raising her hands. Behind them other devotees in the crowd watch, and a few men in white shirts are visible at the back.2013-03-10Three women in rust-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on a mat during a seated ritual in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. Each wears a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and sits in meditation or chanting posture; the woman at left holds her palms together, the centre woman has hands clasped in her lap and the right woman has hands folded. In front of them are a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl of yellow flowers, pink flowers and small brass vessels on a red cloth. Several people in white and teal clothing sit in the background.2013-10-02November 10 20132013-11-10A photograph of women in saffron and orange saris seated on the floor in a ritual puja, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Several wear rudraksha and beaded malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Brass puja vessels, a bell, flowers and a small offering plate are arranged on low tables in front of them. Other devotees in orange sit behind, and a red curtain hangs in the background.2013-02-25June 15 20152015-06-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees in a satsang or puja setting, many in orange and rust-red saffron clothing. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged on a colourful floor mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed. Some wear white or sandal-coloured tilak marks on the forehead, and several wear rudraksha malas. One woman in the centre wears a rust-red sari with a gold border and a dark beaded mala. Marigold petals and flower offerings lie on the mat at the bottom edge. Behind them, more devotees in orange robes also pray with hands folded.2016-11-11 +2 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10A crowd of devotees in a satsang or puja gathering, many with palms raised in a devotional gesture. A young woman in the center wears a maroon sari with a gold border, a thin white tilak on her forehead and a red bindi, and has henna patterns on her hands. Behind her, an older woman in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala has her eyes closed and seems to be chanting. Other women in white and orange clothing surround them, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The foreground is blurred with more people in orange and white.2014-08-24October 06 20132013-10-06