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A seated group of women in matching dark red-orange robes with gold borders sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, during a devotional gathering. Several wear rudraksha mala necklaces and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads; the foreground woman has a brown shawl draped over her shoulders. Gold bangles and small earrings are visible, and red draped fabric hangs behind the group. A partially visible man in white sits in the upper left.

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June 15 20152015-06-15A 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 copiesA row of women seated closely together in meditation or satsang, wearing rust-red saris with gold borders and dark rudraksha malas. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads, and their hands rest in their laps with eyes closed or lowered. Red curtains hang in the background of a hall. No a person candidate is visible in this frame; the figures are devotees.2013-09-12A row of women seated in a hall, shown in profile with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height. They wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti tilak marks on their foreheads, and the woman in the centre wears red-rimmed glasses and gold earrings. Behind them are deep red curtains. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-09-15May 08 20172017-05-08September 26 20132013-09-26 +1 copiesSeated rows of women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, during a ritual with food offerings laid on green banana leaves in front of them. Several have hair pulled back in buns and wear pottu or tilak markings, and bangles and earrings. Orange-robed participants sit behind them in a hall with bamboo matting and a vase of yellow flowers. The scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja offering of food and prayer.2016-02-23A row of women sits on a tiled floor with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed or lowered, in prayer or meditation. Most wear rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and gold bangles, and some have tilak marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them a woman in orange and a woman in yellow and white also sit with hands folded, and a basket with a red cloth sits at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are devotees.2016-08-17September 11 20132013-09-11March 30 20162016-03-30September 26 20132013-09-26A row of women seated in profile on the floor at a satsang, wearing rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, and their hands are folded in their laps. Brass vessels, a small brass lamp and red flower petals sit on a white cloth in the foreground, with red drapes behind them. The older woman on the right has grey hair and a rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-10-22