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Seated devotees on a striped mat in a hall, with two women in front wearing saffron saris with maroon blouses. The woman on the left wears a red bindi, rimless glasses and a yellow shawl is seen behind her; she is speaking with hands near her lap beside an oil lamp. The woman on the right wears a saffron sari, a rudraksha mala and a bangle, with hands folded, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps are on the floor. Other devotees in white and teal clothing sit behind them, with a child in a red top at the left edge. Lit oil lamps and brass vessels sit in the foreground.

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A seated group of devotees in a hall on striped red-and-white mats during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, a young woman in an orange saree with a maroon border and rudraksha mala holds a small tray, eyes closed, with a vertical tilak on her forehead. Beside her, an older woman in orange saree with a gold necklace holds an orange-wrapped object. A woman in a blue saree sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged. Others sit behind white metal railings, some in white shirts. A small blue container and brass items rest on the floor.2012-06-21Photograph of a seated group of devotees during a ritual in an indoor hall with a plain light wall and wooden door. In the foreground, a woman in red-maroon sari with gold border and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands in her lap, a second woman in a white sari with a brown beaded necklace sits at left, and an older woman in red sari with gold border and rudraksha beads sits at right with eyes closed. Behind them, several young women wear orange-saffron garments and white forehead bands. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor at the lower edge, with green leaves in the foreground.2014-10-06June 02 20142014-06-02June 06 20142014-06-06A woman in a red and gold sari with rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a black microphone and speaks while seated on the floor. Behind her, several women in saffron and orange clothing with rudraksha malas sit attentively, one with white-haired glasses, another with long dark hair and glasses smiling. A woman in a pink-and-teal sari with a tilak sits at the right edge. Vibhuti tilaks mark several foreheads. The setting is an ashram-style gathering with seated devotees in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2016-09-30May 20 20142014-05-20A group of women in saffron-orange saris with red and gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor during a seated ritual. Several wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. The young woman in front, with a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed and chants while holding a small stick between her hands near brass bowls and an oil lamp. Other women beside her pray with palms pressed together or sit with eyes lowered, and brass vessels and a red-tinted floor cloth lie in front of them. Behind them, more participants in white and red clothing sit in a hall with red drapes.2013-09-20October 26 20142014-10-26Devotees seated on the floor in a hall perform a ritual with small oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon saree with gold border and white forehead markings holds a lamp at left, while a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp in the centre. At right, a woman in an orange-brown saree with gold border cradles a brass plate with a flame. Behind them, rows of women and some men in white and maroon clothes hold lit lamps, with a red backdrop behind the crowd. Several people wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or chandan on their foreheads. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-07-13A satsang gathering of devotees seated on the floor of a hall, mostly in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, three young girls sit cross-legged behind brass plates of flowers, brass cups, small oil lamps and a lit candle; the girl in the centre sings or chants with palms joined. Behind them, older women in orange and a bespectacled woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala sit among other devotees in the background. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image; the seated figures are devotees and participants.2013-09-18October 06 20142014-10-06March 31 20132013-03-31