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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an ashram hall during a satsang or ritual gathering. In the foreground, a woman with long blonde hair and a dark rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and sits cross-legged, holding a small green object in her hands. Beside her, a woman in a white top with a rudraksha necklace sits, and a woman in orange with long hair and beads sits nearby. In the right foreground, an older woman with grey-streaked hair wears a white sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and a small green object in her hand, reading from printed pages. Behind them, many devotees in orange and maroon robes sit on the floor, several with white forehead markings, and a red draped backdrop and gold deity murti are visible in the background. Bags and small containers sit on the floor.

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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall performing a ritual with small oil lamps. Many women wear orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas, while others wear white with red rudraksha garlands. Several hold lamps or small brass vessels in their hands, and one woman in front wears glasses and holds a lamp. No a person figure is visible in the frame, so no candidate is identified. Background shows red draped curtains and gold-coloured decorations.2014-09-19Dense 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 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 01 20142014-09-01September 27 20132013-09-27A large seated group meditates in a hall on red mats. Foreground women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon or yellow borders and long rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads; several have hands pressed in prayer. Behind them, women in white saris and white kurtas sit with eyes closed. A figure in a white sari sits near the centre background. The scene shows a satsang-style meditation with devotees sitting in rows. No individual is identified as a person in this image.2013-04-07June 06 20142014-06-06October 06 20132013-10-06July 08 20162016-07-08September 05 20142014-09-05A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11A seated group of devotees in orange, red and maroon robes with rudraksha malas gathers in a hall for a satsang or puja. Several women in front wear white or pale vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads and close their eyes, some with hands folded or raised in prayer. Behind them, rows of people in white saris and white clothes sit and listen. A red-and-gold draped figure at the front centre holds offerings near a brass plate. Pale orange and maroon shawls and rudraksha beads are prominent throughout the scene. No figure in this image is clearly identifiable as a person by the required cues, so the central seated devotee is described by role only.2013-10-13