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A photograph of a large seated gathering inside a hall, with many women and girls in white, maroon and red garments sitting on the floor with hands raised in prayer or pranam. In the foreground, a row of white posts with a cord strung between them separates the seated devotees from a small brass and yellow-flowered ritual setup. Several women wear forehead markings and rudraksha-style necklaces. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

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Photograph of a large seated group during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several young girls and boys wear maroon and red garments with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash lines on their foreheads, some with hands joined in prayer. Behind them, a woman in white clothes with a red shawl holds a small oil lamp and a flower, while many women in white and red shawls sit with hands folded or holding lamps. A candle stands in the lower right foreground. The overall scene reads as a puja or satsang with lamps.2013-07-13July 02 20132013-07-02October 25 20122012-10-25A large seated congregation fills a hall during a ritual. In the foreground, several young women and a boy wear maroon and gold saris and have white and red forehead markings and rudraksha malas; some hold small objects and offering items on the floor, with brass vessels, flowers and a lamp before them. Behind them, many devotees in white and red garments sit on mats and cushions, some with hands folded in prayer. The ritual setting suggests a puja with offerings. a person's presence is not clearly visible in this frame.2013-07-14A photograph of a large indoor satsang or puja gathering with a dense crowd seated on the floor. In the foreground, young women and girls in maroon and red saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white forehead markings hold brass plates with offerings and flower petals. Behind them, many seated devotees in white and pastel clothing, some with hands in anjali, others holding small lit oil lamps. Metal stanchions and a red curtain frame the hall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2013-07-14A seated group of devotees in a hall during a morning yoga or puja session. Women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed and hands folded, while others in maroon and red garments sit cross-legged on mats. A woman in the foreground holds a brass plate with lamps and offerings.2013-01-03A seated satsang audience inside a bright hall with white and pink chairs and red curtains. Many women in white kurtas and saris sit with hands folded or eyes closed, several holding printed papers. Others in maroon and red saris with gold borders sit on the floor near silver stanchions and chains, with some wearing forehead tilak and beaded necklaces. A bald elderly man in a grey-white shirt sits with palms pressed together near the front. The room is crowded with devotees attending a meditation or discourse session.2013-07-07July 13 20132013-07-13September 27 20132013-09-27A large seated congregation of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar at a satsang or darshan programme. Many wear red and orange shawls with white or pale clothing, saris and salwar kameez in green, orange, pink and yellow, and red-and-white bindis or forehead marks. Some have orange lanyard cords. A red carpeted aisle runs toward a bright stage at the back where a fire or lamp glows, and a white hall stretches behind the rows.2016-04-23April 08 20122012-04-08A large seated congregation fills a hall with red curtains during a satsang. Many attendees wear white or red-and-gold clothing, rudraksha beads and orange-and-red shawls, several with white or sandalwood forehead markings. In the foreground a young woman in an orange garment and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, and a girl in a maroon-and-gold dress with beads sits beside her. A small child in white sits in the middle of the crowd. Rows of people sit on the floor and chairs behind them, with a few visitors on chairs at the back. No central figure in saffron or a throne is clearly visible, so no identifiable presenter is shown. Roughly fifty or more people are visible.2013-07-18