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A woman with long dark hair pulled back sits in a crowded hall, holding a small clear crystal or glass object to her forehead between her eyes with her right hand, eyes closed. She wears a blue patterned top, an orange-red shawl printed with repeated text, a white beaded necklace with a rudraksha-style bead and a small pendant, and a bangle on her wrist. Behind her, many other seated people in saris and shawls, including orange and red tones, lift their hands to their foreheads in a similar gesture, with the crowd filling the frame.

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May 08 20162016-05-08May 17 20162016-05-17A crowded seated gathering of devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls printed with script. In the foreground a woman with hair pulled back wears a white garment, a red-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, a gold bangle and a wristwatch, and holds a small clear cup or vessel to her forehead with her eyes closed. Beside her a woman in white holds a similar small cup, and other participants sit with eyes closed and hands raised in a shared ritual moment.2015-06-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded seated gathering of women in orange-red saris. In the foreground a young woman with hair in a dark bun and a white vertical mark on her forehead holds a small clear plastic bottle to her eye, eyes closed, in a moment of devotional practice. Others around her, also in orange, sit with hands raised or near their faces. No identifiable central figure is visible; the scene is a dense satsang-style assembly.2017-07-02 +1 copiesMay 08 20162016-05-08February 16 20162016-02-16A woman seated in a crowded satsang hall touches her forehead with two fingers of her right hand, eyes closed, in a gesture of inner focus. She wears a cream and gold saree with a rust-red shawl printed with script, and a rudraksha mala with rudraksha beads around her neck, plus gold earrings. Behind her, blurred devotees dressed in white and rust-red sit on pink mats, some also touching their foreheads in meditation.2017-07-02October 06 20172017-10-06February 23 20162016-02-23May 24 20152015-05-24A photograph of a woman with grey-streaked hair in a low bun, eyes closed, receiving a ritual mark on her forehead. She wears a rust-brown robe and a rudraksha mala, with small silver earrings and a white-painted forehead band. A second woman in a rust-brown robe with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala holds her hand to the recipient's brow. Other people in orange and white clothing are blurred in the background, and a person's hair is visible in the lower left foreground.2017-02-09A photograph of a seated devotee with eyes closed, one hand raised to the top of her head in a meditative or blessing gesture. She wears a cream sari with an orange-red shawl bearing printed script, a rudraksha mala of reddish-brown beads, a white forehead streak and a red bindi, and a lanyard reading Shuddhadvaita. Around her, many women sit in close rows in cream, orange and yellow garments, several with eyes closed and hands raised to their heads. The background is softly blurred.2016-05-11