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Several women in white cotton saris with gold borders gather closely around a bamboo frame strung with red and multicoloured cloth and decorations, adjusting the fabric by hand. One woman in the centre wears glasses, a bindi and a beaded necklace, and another with long dark hair leans in to help. A red and gold throne-style chair and a wooden cabinet are visible at the right edge of a whitewashed hall. No one present is clearly identifiable as a person; no candidate figure appears in the scene.

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Women in white saris with green, gold or red borders and orange or yellow shawls gather closely around a deity murti dressed in an orange sari with jewelled silver ornaments and a crown. One woman in a green-bordered white sari leans over the figure adjusting its headpiece, a woman in a yellow shawl ties or fixes its ornaments, and a seated woman in a red-bordered sari holds an open tray of silver jewellery and decorations. A man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl kneels at the right edge beside an ornate gold-framed backdrop. Brass lamps and ritual items surround them.2010-11-12Women in white saris with orange shawls sit outdoors on a concrete-block veranda, weaving long pale green palm leaves into small decorative shapes. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border, a red-orange beaded necklace and gold bangles. Behind them a man in white with a black head covering and a woman in an orange shawl look on, and a few people stand in the background near parked white vans and a dirt yard. Gold bangles and a wristwatch are visible on the hands working the leaves.2006-10-21A photograph of an indoor hall with a light tiled floor where many women in devotional dress gather. Several young women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls stand and smile, one holding a rudraksha-style mala. Older women in orange and maroon saris sit on chairs and mats, some with hands folded, while a woman in a white sari with a patterned border sits in the foreground. A water bottle sits on the floor at right, and a red-and-orange cloth hangs on a back wall. Several people in the background wear white and orange clothing. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-10-17October 25 20112011-10-25November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of women in white and yellow clothing at a white table in a hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a yellow shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, smiles while handing a small item to a young woman in a white embroidered top. A woman on the left in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands beside them, and a woman on the right in white with a white shawl watches. Behind them, men in white clothes and white dhotis stand and sit in the hall, and a bald man in white with a gold-bordered shawl is visible in the background. A paper sheet and a small bowl of white items sit on the table.2010-09-19Photograph of a large crowd at an outdoor satsang with a white tent overhead. In the foreground, three volunteers in white dhotis and cloth with gold borders hand out strands of white and orange-beaded malas. A woman in the centre wears gold-bordered white, a red bindi and a tilak, and wears glasses. Behind them a man in a white shirt sits on a raised platform beside broadcast cameras and stands. Seated devotees fill the lower frame, many bare-chested or in white.2017-05-10June 27 20172017-06-27A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall of women in ritual dress, standing in rows and offering food. Women in cream and white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls hold brass-coloured plates of yellow offerings toward small leaf-plated offerings on the floor. A woman on the right wears a white forehead mark, a white blouse-free sari-style wrap in green and cream, and an orange shawl, holding offerings in both hands. Other women in white kurtas, maroon and orange saris stand in the background near windows with cream curtains. No a person candidate is visible; all people are devotees.2011-03-05A photograph of several women seated cross-legged on a mat in a bright hall with red curtains, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. The woman in front right wears a cream and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl and bangles; the others wear cream dresses with orange shawls and tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass plates with red flowers, a plastic container of petals, and a bottle of water sit on the floor in front of them, and more people, including children, sit behind them, some holding lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting devotional gathering, but no speaker or a person is visible.2011-09-30A photograph of a group of young people in white clothing gathered inside a covered open-sided hall with corrugated roofing and wooden beams. A boy standing at upper left wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala, with a dark cap-like hair cover. Several girls with long braided hair, many in white tops and white head cloths, crowd around a metal tray held by a girl at lower right, apparently receiving or serving food. Stacked white sacks sit at the right edge, and a red wall panel is visible in the background.2007-03-06May 10 20172017-05-10