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A seated woman in white clothing with a red-orange rudraksha-style mala and a small red bindi-like mark on her forehead holds her open right palm forward, with a small white object resting on it. She sits on a floor with a multicolored striped mat at left and a folded cream cloth bag beside her. Behind her, several seated people wear white and cream-gold bordered garments; one woman at right wears a cream sari with a brown-orange pendant necklace. Plastic water bottles, one purple, lie on the floor at right. The setting suggests a group meditation or initiation session.

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A woman in a white kurta sits cross-legged on a patterned gold-and-brown carpet, eyes lowered, holding a rudraksha mala draped over her palms while chanting or meditating. A red dot is on her forehead and wooden beaded bracelets are on her wrists. Behind her, many people in white clothing sit in rows at a hall event, some with eyes closed, and a red cloth and water bottles are visible at the edges.2013-12-12Devotees sit on red-striped floor mats in a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman with curly reddish-brown hair wears a blue paisley kurta and presses her palms together in anjali. Beside her a fair-haired woman in an all-white outfit with a rudraksha-style mala chants with her hands cupped, and next to her a woman in white with a mala holds her hands open. Brass puja plates, a kalasha-like brass vessel, small oil lamps and offerings sit on an orange cloth at right, with a clear water bottle nearby. Other seated participants in colourful salwar and saris fill the background, and a few men in white shirts sit farther back.2010-10-26August 23 20142014-08-23June 01 20122012-06-01Seated devotees in white clothing sit on striped floor mats in a hall with red curtains and dark chairs behind them, appearing to attend a satsang. In the foreground a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in white with a red and pink shawl and bindi sit with eyes closed or lowered; a blurred child and a fair-haired woman in white sit in the front rows. A water bottle sits on the floor at lower left. No one in the scene is identified as a person, and no presiding figure is visible.2011-11-17September 11 20132013-09-11Devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats in a hall during a seated prayer. A woman in the centre-left wears white and holds her palms together at her chest with eyes closed, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her a woman in white sits with hands folded on her lap. On the right, a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari holds her palms joined in namaste, with a bindi and bangles. A blurred figure in a teal top sits in the foreground. Small oil lamps and a notebook rest on the mat near the bottom.2011-01-17December 03 20112011-12-03Three women sit cross-legged on red floor cushions during a puja, with brass and silver ritual items, flowers, a small oil lamp and incense sticks arranged on a tray in front. The woman at left wears an orange-saffron sari, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and holds a small object in her palm. The woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border and a gold necklace and bangles, and holds a small offering in her hands. The woman at right wears a white kurta and white trousers, with a red flower or offering in her raised hand. Other seated devotees in white and maroon are visible behind them. Red curtains hang in the background.2014-10-27 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a plain white-walled hall with barred windows, sitting on red-and-white striped mats. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small gold pendant sits before a brass dish with lit oil lamps, a small silver bowl, and orange-wrapped offerings, while a woman in white with an orange shawl beside her works at the lamps. Behind them a man and woman in white with orange shawls sit near the back, and a woman with a white garment and rudraksha mala has her hands folded in prayer. Several other devotees in white and green saris sit along the rows, with a metal stanchion and chain dividing the space. The lamplit ritual suggests an initiation-type session.2012-10-19October 11 20132013-10-11August 02 20132013-08-02