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A seated group of women and children at a devotional offering. In the foreground, golden plates hold sliced apples, pink flowers, and white offerings, with a small child in a teal-and-orange outfit bowing with palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black bead mala meditates with eyes closed, a sadhvi in saffron wears an orange shawl, and another woman in white and yellow sits with a red tilak. A girl in a pink dotted top watches the offering. Gold ornaments and a dark curtain frame the hall. Two stripes of a red-clad figure appear at the left edge.

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November 20 20102010-11-20Several women and girls sit cross-legged on a floor mat in a bright hall, hands pressed together in prayer or namaskar. A woman in a green and purple bandhani saree with gold bangles sits centre with eyes lowered. A woman in a white saree with a gold border sits at left with hands folded, another in white with glasses sits behind, and a woman in a teal kurta with a rudraksha mala sits at right with eyes closed. Small girls in a yellow top and a white checked shirt sit nearby. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and a red cloth sit on the mat at lower left, and a red curtain hangs in the background. No swami is visible.2011-10-15A seated group of devotees sits on a green mat in an ashram hall with glass display cabinets behind them. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders, a woman in a red blouse and blue sari sits at left, and a woman in a blue salwar kameez sits center with hands joined in prayer. Children in white and red and white school uniforms sit at right with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a stool near the back wall. Rose petals in pink and red are heaped on plates and trays on the mat in front of the group. The attendees are attentive, facing forward toward an unseen focal point.2009-10-10A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border, rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi and white tilak sits with eyes closed, cupping a small silver bowl in both hands. Beside her, a young girl with braided hair decorated with white flowers and an orange outfit looks down. On the left, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and green border is seated, and behind them a bare-chested man with white tilak markings, a red forehead mark and gold chains stands near a microphone. A golden decorated panel is visible at the right edge. 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