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Photo of a seated audience in white clothing at an indoor event hall with gold-framed decor behind them. In the foreground, a young woman with long wavy blonde hair and a red lanyard holds a small white bowl with a metal spoon and appears to be eating or sipping from it; a red-brown mala hangs on her neck. Beside her, a woman with short black hair and glasses in a white top with a red lanyard sits attentively. Behind them, other participants in white with red lanyards watch the front, and a wheelchair user is visible at left. Several partially visible people fill the background rows.

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A large seated congregation of devotees with eyes closed in a meditative or satsang setting, mostly women dressed in white with orange and rudraksha-style beaded lanyards around their necks. In the foreground, a woman with short grey hair wears a dark pendant and an orange lanyard, and beside her a woman with blonde hair and glasses wears white clothing and a brown beaded mala. Other devotees behind them wear white and some have white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The background shows more seated participants in white and pastel clothing under warm hall lighting, with a faint purple logo in the upper left corner.2013-12-13A seated audience of women in white clothes and orange lanyards fills the frame at an indoor programme. Many sit cross-legged or on chairs with eyes closed or gazing forward; some hold notebooks or pens and one woman in the foreground rests her hand on her chin. A woman at right wears a rudraksha mala and a red shawl lies across her lap. Behind them are gold and carved decorative elements and a partly visible fan. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan session.2016-09-22A photograph of a seated group in a large hall during a puja-style ritual. In the foreground, a woman in white with long hair holds a small brass bell and a lamp-like object, beside a woman in white clothes and a pendant necklace who holds a small bell over brass plates of offerings. A bespectacled woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala sits at the right front. Behind them, rows of women and girls in orange and maroon garments with white forehead bands sit on the floor, some holding brass lamps and bells, with hands in anjali. Red and maroon floor cushions and a blurred deity murti are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.2014-09-13August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation during a meditative gathering in a hall with polished grey floor. Foreground women wear white saris and white dhotis with gold borders, many with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. They sit cross-legged on orange cloth mats with brass puja plates, small brass lamps, bells and steel bowls before them, eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Rows of similarly dressed devotees, some in white kurtas and orange stoles, fill the background, with a few children in the lower left and a young man in a blue shirt at the right edge.2010-11-30February 11 20162016-02-11Seated devotees in a hall perform a puja ritual on a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands cupped around a brass dish, while beside her an older woman in maroon with a red mala holds a small offering plate. Women in white saris and red rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed and palms pressed together, and brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and an offering tray lie on a blue mat in front. A large crowd of seated participants fills the background.2014-08-24A photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing during a ritual session on a tiled hall floor. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair in a white top and dark beaded mala sits on a saffron mat, holding a small pink object and an open book on a patterned cloth. Around her, brass puja plates hold yellow flowers, a brass kalasha-style cup, incense sticks and small brass lamps, with an orange mat beneath. Several other seated women in white and some in sarees and salwar kameez sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer, and orange mats and water bottles fill the room.2010-10-25A photograph of a group ceremony where devotees hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in a seated gathering. In the foreground, several women in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings hold lamps toward the viewer. Behind them, rows of people wear orange and saffron garments and white forehead marks, some with beaded necklaces, while others sit with their hands raised. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a tiled floor and a small tray of offerings at lower left, consistent with an aarti or puja. No individual in the scene is clearly recognizable as a person; the visible figures are devotees and ritual participants.2014-09-16September 10 20102010-09-10A seated group puja in a hall with a mat floor. In the foreground a woman in white clothing and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, holds incense and sits before a brass puja tray with an oil lamp. Beside her a woman in orange robes and dark rudraksha beads, wearing glasses, holds a small flower or offering over a brass tray with a lamp and bowls. Rows behind them show many people in orange and red robes and white clothing, several with white tilak on the forehead, sitting with hands in prayer or ritual gestures. Small oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged on low tables and the floor. Ritual activity with incense and offerings during an Adhi-Kailaasa puja.2014-08-14A seated group of devotees in white clothing with orange lanyards and rudraksha malas during a meditative sitting. In the foreground a woman with short curly grey hair and glasses sits with eyes lowered, wearing a white kurta, a red sash and a rudraksha mala. Beside her a woman in white with a red bindi and white tilak closes her eyes with hands clasped, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard with an ID badge. Behind them more participants in white and red sashes sit on white plastic chairs. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2013-04-01