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Indoor scene in a hall with pale walls and a tiled floor. Several women in red-orange and saffron sarees with gold borders sit on the floor. A woman on the left in a rust-red saree with gold trim and layered beaded necklaces leans over a green leaf on a tray, tending it. A woman in the centre with glasses and a dark rudraksha mala kneels with hands clasped, watching. Behind them a smiling woman in white wears a beaded mala, and orange draped cloth hangs on the back wall. A figure at the far right in orange and gold is partly visible. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows devotees.

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October 04 20132013-10-04A photo of a seated group of women in orange and rust-coloured sanyasini-style saris at a satsang or discourse setting. In the foreground, a woman in a rust sari with a gold border speaks into a black handheld microphone while gesturing with her hand; she has a vermilion dot and a sweeping grey hairline. Beside her, a woman with a white tilak and a long brown rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, hands resting on her lap. Behind them, women in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit listening, and a woman in a green and yellow sari appears at the back. Green leaves, limes, a water bottle and a pink flask sit on a green cloth in front of the group. No a person candidate is visibly present.2016-09-30Indoor photograph of a group of women in dark red-orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, gathered on a patterned carpet in a hall with dark wooden panels. A woman in a red-orange sari kneels low with her forehead touching the floor before a small offering setup on a blue cloth, with small bowls of food and a tin container nearby. Standing beside her, a woman holds a small white phone and a ceremonial brass item, while several other women in matching red saris stand in a line watching. On the left, women in white and grey clothing kneel or bend to hand over green items and small offerings. The scene suggests a padapuja-style reverence at a satsang gathering, with no clearly identifiable a person visible.2013-12-16A photograph of a gathering where a woman in a maroon-brown sari with a gold-bordered pallu, rudraksha mala and red bindi holds a black microphone and speaks while seated on the floor. Beside her, an older woman in similar maroon clothing with rudraksha beads smiles broadly. Behind them, several young people in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged, and a small pale-yellow garment is visible; floral offerings and small plates lie on the floor. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2018-01-08Three 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.2013-10-02A photograph of a seated group of women in rust-red and orange saris with gold borders, sitting cross-legged on a floor at a meal or satsang. In the foreground, three women sit close together: the left one has her hands folded in her lap and a dark rudraksha-style mala with a pendant, the middle one wears a long beaded mala and sindoor-style forehead markings and gestures with her right hand, and the right one wears a bead mala and holds her hands together. Behind them, rows of women in orange robes with prayer beads sit on mats. Plates of rice, vegetables and bread are laid on green leaves in front of them, with cups nearby. Warm light falls through a window on the left.2014-09-13April 01 20132013-04-01June 03 20142014-06-03Indoor ritual scene with a group of women in saffron and maroon robes seated on the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with a red border and long rudraksha mala holds up a lit oil lamp, while a woman in maroon sari beside her lifts another flame. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small cups and a pink container sit on mats in front. Several other women in the background hold lamps or join palms in prayer.2014-10-06September 30 20162016-09-30July 05 20132013-07-05Seated devotees in an indoor hall perform a ritual with brass puja vessels on the floor. Two women in the foreground wear orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas; the left woman holds a small brass ladle-like object over a brass lamp, while the right woman brings her hand to her forehead, with a tilak visible. Both have white marks on their foreheads. Behind them, seated devotees in maroon, white and yellow clothing sit on the floor, with small brass cups and white cloths on the mat. A small rudraksha pendant with a portrait is visible on the right woman. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2013-01-28