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A woman in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant sits cross-legged, holding a brass lamp and a small brass bowl during a ritual. She has white vibhuti marks on her forehead and a red kumkum dot. Around her, girls in maroon tops with gold-trimmed collars sit on mats, several with white ash marks on their foreheads, some holding small oil lamps and watching attentively. The setting is a floor-level group ritual with a blue-and-white patterned mat and a pink cloth at lower left. Whether the robed woman is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so she is described by role.

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June 21 20132013-06-21June 21 20132013-06-21A photograph of a seated group during a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with pink-red floor mats. Many young girls in maroon dresses with gold trim sit in rows, several holding small oil lamps aloft, and one girl in the foreground presses her palms together in anjali. Women in white saris and a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sit among them, and a person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits in the lower right foreground. Several participants wear white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads.2013-06-21July 10 20132013-07-10June 18 20132013-06-18Dense crowd of women and girls seated closely together at a satsang gathering. Foreground women wear saffron-orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and red bindis. Behind them, girls in maroon tunics with gold trim sit with hands joined in namaskar and one holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame. A tilted brass plate and cups appear near the bottom edge. The scene reads as a devotional sitting event, but no Swamiji is visible among the people.2013-05-20A group of women and girls in saffron-orange saris with pink and gold borders sit together in a hall, many wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead bands with red bindi. Several hold small brass oil lamps and lit wicks, raising them in a ritual gesture, while others hold cups or offering dishes. A girl in the centre, in orange sari with a pink border and white forehead band, holds a lit lamp toward the camera. Behind them, more participants in white and orange clothing hold lamps; a woman in pale white garments and a man in white stand in the background. The setting is a satsang-style gathering with a red carpet.2013-07-30Photograph of a seated group of women in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual. In the foreground, two women sit on the floor: the left has long dark hair and a white vertical tilak on her forehead, eyes lowered, hands near a small brass lamp; the right has curly reddish hair, a white tilak with a red dot, and long brown rudraksha malas, reaching toward a small brass cup and a folded white cloth. Behind them, women in maroon tops with gold trim sit in rows, some with hands folded. Brass dishes, a blue-and-white container, and a small kalasha-style vessel sit on a low table, with a lit oil lamp in the lower left.2013-06-23A group of young women and girls sits cross-legged on the floor during a ritual, many in orange and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Several wear white forehead markings and hold small oil lamps or brass dishes of offerings. Brass lamps, flowers and small bowls are arranged on a silver-patterned mat in the foreground. Several girls hold lit oil lamps while others sit in devotional posture around the ritual setup.2013-04-18June 15 20132013-06-15June 07 20132013-06-07September 19 20142014-09-19