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A woman sits on a black chair with a red mesh back, eyes closed, holding a small round mirror or disc to her forehead with her right hand. She wears a white embroidered top and an orange shawl printed with black script, a bindi-like red mark on her brow, drop earrings, a bangle and a beaded necklace, with her hair tied in a ponytail with an orange clip. Behind her, a man in a white kurta holds a similar small mirror to his face while others sit in the blurred background.

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March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17October 06 20172017-10-06Participants seated in a hall with red-cushioned chairs during a meditation session. In the foreground, a young man in white clothes and an orange-red patterned shawl holds a black blindfold over his eyes. Beside him, a woman in white with an orange-red shawl presses a small silver object to her forehead. Behind them, other participants in white and orange shawls, including a woman with red bangles, are visible, and a blurred head sits in the right foreground. No one is identifiable as a person, and no person is clearly presented as the speaker or guide.2016-07-14A woman with curly grey hair sits in a seated group setting, eyes closed, touching a small white-grey substance to her forehead with her right hand. She wears a white blouse, a red shawl printed with dark script, a brown rudraksha-style bead mala and a lanyard with orange and purple lettering. Gold bangles and drop earrings are visible. Blurred figures in white shirts with red scarves sit beside and behind her in the room.2016-03-28 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16Photograph of a seated devotee event. In the foreground a woman with short light-brown hair and glasses, wearing a white top and a red shawl printed with script, holds a small clear crystal or glass object to her forehead near a white tilak mark. A rudraksha mala hangs around her neck and she wears a gold bangle. Behind her, other seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls sit in rows of chairs, with some holding small objects to their faces.2016-02-23A seated group of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls during an initiation session. In the foreground a woman with short grey hair, eyes closed, holds a small clear glass or crystal cup to her forehead with her right hand, a gold bangle on her wrist. Behind her a man in white with a red-orange shawl and gold bracelet raises a cup to his brow, and another man with grey hair also holds a small cup. Blurred figures and red fabric fill the background, with a gilded deity murti partly visible at the top.2016-10-08February 23 20162016-02-23A crowded photograph of a seated devotee gathering in white and orange-red clothing. In the centre, a woman with light brown hair and glasses in a white top and gold bangles holds a small white object to her forehead, while others around her perform similar gestures with their hands. Many attendees wear orange-red shawls, and a dark wooden conch-like instrument is visible at the upper left. The scene suggests a ritual or satsang session.2015-07-14July 15 20152015-07-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of devotees seated in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground a young man in a white top and an orange-red patterned shawl dabs white ash or paste onto his forehead with his fingers. Beside him a man with short dark hair bows his head, hand to his brow. Behind them other people in white clothes and red shawls sit in rows, and a woman at right touches her forehead. No one is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees in white ritual dress with red shawls performing forehead markings during a puja.2016-02-23