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A large indoor gathering of devotees seated cross-legged on mats and striped rugs during a ritual. In the foreground three women sit close together: the woman at left wears a white sari with a maroon border and holds a small oil lamp, the woman in the centre wears an orange sari with a maroon blouse and holds a lit lamp, and the woman at right wears an orange sari and holds a lamp near a small brass plate. Each has a rudraksha mala. Brass plates, bowls, camphor and flowers sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, many men and women in white or dark clothes sit with hands folded or lamps raised, and a few white poles stand among the rows. No a person candidate is visible.

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May 01 20122012-05-01A 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.2011-12-03A large indoor hall with cream walls and framed portraits holds a seated congregation in saffron, orange and maroon robes with gold borders. In the foreground, women in orange saris with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on white cloth, some with hands raised in mudra, beside brass plates, flowers, small oil lamps and kumkum-marked offerings. Behind them, rows of devotees in red and maroon and others in white sit attentively, and red curtains line the windows. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering; no presiding figure is clearly identifiable here.2013-07-06August 15 20132013-08-15March 30 20162016-03-30A 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 23 20132013-07-23April 08 20122012-04-08December 30 20142014-12-30November 30 20112011-11-30A large seated congregation of women and some men performs a group arati with small brass oil lamps held in their hands during a satsang hall gathering. Many wear white or cream sarees and kurtas with orange or red shawls, and rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads. In the front row, a woman in a white saree with a red shawl holds a lit lamp, while another in a red-and-white saree and a woman in a green sari press their palms together. Brass plates with offerings, an orange cloth and a small book sit on the floor. Steel barriers line the right side and a water cooler stands in the background. No central figure is visible in the frame.2012-05-14January 08 20182018-01-08