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A large seated crowd of devotees performs a hand-to-head meditation practice, both hands pressed to the crown of the head, eyes closed. Dense rows fill the frame. Foreground: a woman in a pink top and rust-orange shawl with red-orange hair; a woman in a teal kurta with an orange shawl and white earphones, wearing a wristwatch and bracelets, sits with a grey backpack beside her; a woman in a teal-and-orange shawl and a woman in a white sari with glasses are also visible. Many others wear teal, white, yellow and rust-orange clothing, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Blurred gold and white figures appear in the background.

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A large crowd of women fills a hall, most with both arms raised and hands pressed to their heads in a synchronized posture. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in red, orange, pink, green and blue, with bangles, beaded necklaces and green lanyards around their necks. Faces show calm concentration, and the scene is shot from a low angle with foreground figures slightly blurred. A large screen glows pink at the upper right edge of the hall.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 07 20162016-05-07 +1 copiesMay 26 20152015-05-26January 06 20192019-01-06A large seated audience fills a hall, many people wearing saffron, red and orange shawls. Several women in the foreground, including a woman in a light blue and white sari with a green lanyard, and a woman in a red sari with beaded necklaces, touch small white cloths or cotton pads to their eyes during a meditative or eye-cleansing practice. Some attendees wear white eye pads. Behind them the crowd extends across the floor, with red and orange banners hanging at the back of the room.2016-05-08May 26 20152015-05-26May 09th 20162016-05-09A large seated group of devotees in white kurtas and red-and-brown shawls performs a hands-on-head meditation process in a crowded hall. Many participants have hands clasped on top of their heads with elbows raised, eyes closed, and foreheads marked with orange tilak. Women wear gold and beaded bangles, a woman in front wears an orange kumkum dot, and an older woman with grey hair and glasses sits at right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2015-05-26January 06 20192019-01-06January 06 20192019-01-06A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women, seated closely together at an indoor gathering, many with hands raised to their heads in a shared gesture. In the foreground a woman with light, short wavy hair and a red bindi wears a rust-red shawl and drop earrings, looking forward calmly. To her left a woman in a teal checked kurta with a long plait and a beaded necklace sits beside another in a green-and-pink patterned outfit. Behind them women in yellow, orange and red saris and shawls fill the rows, and a man in white is visible at lower right. Faces are soft-focused in the background.2016-05-11