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Three devotees sit in profile in a dimly lit hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The nearest woman wears a white top and gold bangles, the middle woman in white with rudraksha mala and drop earrings, and the man behind her wears a rudraksha mala and wristwatch. A pink-and-white garment is visible at the far left. Warm lamplight and a small brass object appear in the background. Shared ceremonial attentiveness is conveyed; no speaker or deity is visible.

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Close photo of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground a girl in a pink dress wears a black bead mala and gold bangles, her lips parted as if chanting. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a white tilak on her forehead and gold earrings and bangles keeps her eyes lowered. At the right a woman in a yellow shawl folds her hands, and at the upper right a bald man with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. A woman with a red bindi and white tilak sits behind them in a yellow garment. Sunlit stone floor and white pillars suggest an ashram puja gathering.2010-08-26December 22 20122012-12-22Photograph of a seated puja or satsang gathering before a deep red curtain. In the centre, a person with long matted dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe and multiple rudraksha malas, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. On the left, a woman in a white and cream sari with rudraksha malas and a red bindi watches upward. On the right, a man in glasses, white dhoti with a golden border and rudraksha malas also presses his palms together. Brass lamps, flowers and offerings sit in the foreground, and more devotees fill the background.2016-12-23A group of devotees sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a devotional gathering. In the foreground, a young girl in a pink kurta wears a long black mala and a pendant with a small portrait. Beside her, a woman in a white top with a yellow shawl and gold bangles bows her head, wearing a pendant portrait. At right, a woman in a yellow shawl with hair in a bun prays with eyes lowered. Behind them, a bald man in white with a red bindi and rudraksha mala and another woman with a tilak are seated in prayer.2010-08-26Devotees sit close together at a satsang, hands pressed in anjali mudra with eyes lowered in prayer. A woman in the left foreground wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white top, a gold bangle and a white jasmine garland with red flowers. Beside her a man in a cream shirt also wears a white and red flower garland and joins his palms. Behind them a man in a purple shirt with a white garland sits, and a boy in white stands at the lower left edge. Several other seated devotees are partly visible in the background.2013-05-12Evening photo of devotees seated in rows at an outdoor ritual, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground a woman in a gold-patterned kurta with a beaded necklace and a white name badge sits beside two men; the central man is bare-chested with white ritual cloth around his waist, a rudraksha mala, a gold bracelet and white sandalwood markings on his arms, and the man on the right is also bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth. Behind them, black stone shivalingam-style pillars or pedestals and a brass pot with flowers are visible, with more participants in pink and cream clothing behind. No speaker or figure at the centre is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2016-12-06Four devotees sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, in front of a temple-style backdrop with brass lamps and painted panels. The man on the right wears a white dhoti with a gold border, bare upper body, rudraksha mala, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms. The three women wear red and orange saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, gold bangles and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A lit oil lamp glows at the upper right.2014-10-02Dim, purple-red lit hall during a seated session. A woman in the centre wears a white embroidered kurta, drop earrings and a dark bead mala, her eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. Around her, other seated devotees wear rudraksha-style bead necklaces, one with a blindfold-like dark cloth over the eyes, and a woman at lower right with short blonde hair also wears beads and has her head bowed. No a person is visible in the frame.2017-12-22December 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a woman with hair pulled back wears a white shawl with embroidered detail, a small white and red forehead mark, gold bangles and a beaded bracelet, eyes lowered. Behind her a bald man in white clothing with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaste. At the right edge another woman in white also joins her palms. A brass vessel sits on a stand at the upper left against an orange wall, with purple cloth hanging above. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering.2010-08-26Four devotees sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, at a temple-style shrine decorated with painted columns and a brass lamp with a lit flame at upper right. The two men at right have white vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas and wooden bead bracelets; one is bare-chested with a white and gold-bordered cloth over the shoulder. The three women wear red-brown and gold-bordered saris with rudraksha mala necklaces and vibhuti marks, with a wristwatch and gold bangles visible. No central figure is shown in this frame.2014-10-02Three devotees sit close together in a dim hall with their eyes closed and palms pressed in anjali mudra. In the foreground, a middle-aged man with short dark hair wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a light-coloured shirt. To his left, a woman in dark clothing with glasses also holds her hands in prayer, and at right a young person in glasses and a white shirt bows with hands joined. The background is blurred with warm red tones.2016-12-01