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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an indoor hall performing a puja or prayer. In the foreground, several women in saffron and orange saris and dupattas sit cross-legged on mats with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Brass plates, small oil lamps and flowers are arranged on orange mats before them. Behind them, rows of children, teenagers and adults sit with palms joined, some with eyes closed, and a few wear white or pastel clothing. Red chairs and metal stanchions are visible at the back of the room. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.

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July 23 20132013-07-23May 11 20122012-05-11A large seated group of devotees performs a puja on a bright hall floor covered with woven mats. Many women in orange and rust-red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit before small brass plates holding oil lamps, flowers, bowls and offerings, some holding incense or cups. Several young girls in orange with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads join in. Behind them, participants in white clothes and orange lanyards sit in rows of chairs, and a figure in white stands at the back of the hall. No clear identification of a person is visible in this image; the scene shows an ordinary group ritual with lamps and offerings.2013-03-24A seated group meditation or satsang in a large hall with a light tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, beside a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red blouse and orange saree. Brass plates, lamps and small bowls sit on orange mats before them. Behind them rows of devotees in white, blue and orange clothes sit on the floor, with more people on chairs along the back wall.2012-04-09A large group of women and girls sits closely together on floor mats in a hall, many wearing saffron-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, some with white forehead marks. A woman in the foreground centre in orange sari and beads raises one hand while seated, and an older woman at right in orange sari gestures with her hand. Small brass oil lamps and a small offering vessel sit on a mat in front. Others in white and maroon outfits sit behind, with a bright hall and seated attendees in the background. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2013-05-19A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing hold small oil lamps and brass vessels over trays of flowers and offerings. Two young girls in the foreground, one in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, wear orange robes and hold lamps and a small brass bell. Women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas hold lit diyas, and an elderly woman in orange with glasses raises a lamp near the centre. A few white-clad participants sit among them. Brass plates with flowers, marigold petals and small bowls are arranged on silver-coloured trays on the floor, with woven mats beneath.2013-09-20A large seated congregation performs a group ritual, many devotees holding small oil lamps or brass lamps and burning incense while facing forward. In the foreground, four women sit on mats in orange and saffron saris and robes, with brass thalis holding flowers, bananas, kumkum and small lamps before them. Behind them, women in yellow shawls, red saris and white clothes continue the offering. Plastic containers of offerings sit among the mats, and the crowd fills the hall to the back wall.2011-12-03April 08 20122012-04-08A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11July 13 20132013-07-13October 27 20132013-10-27June 06 20142014-06-06