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A photo of devotees seated on an orange-red floor mat at a large gathering. In the foreground an older woman with short white hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a light blue sari with a red-and-gold border, hands clasped, smiling. Around her, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing hold water bottles and bags. A small golden figure of an animal lies at the lower left, with a notebook, a phone and a water bottle on the mat. No swami is visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a seated woman with short white hair and a red tilak on her forehead, wearing a light blue sari with a rust-red border, a brown rudraksha mala and gold bangles. She sits cross-legged on an orange floor among many people in orange and red robes and turbans. In front of her are a small notepad, a pen, a smartphone and a blue cap, and a gold lion-shaped object is visible at the lower left. The surrounding crowd wears saffron and orange clothing, with a striped bag and water bottles nearby.2017-12-12June 06 20142014-06-06September 11 20162016-09-11A seated group of devotees performs a padapuja-style ritual indoors on a white tiled floor covered with straw mats. Many women sit in rows wearing orange, saffron and maroon saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and forehead markings. Brass plates with flowers, small lamps and metal vessels sit on red cloths in front of them, and several women have their hands folded in prayer. In the background, more participants in red and orange attire sit among white-clad people. A printed copyright and source line appears across the photo.2013-07-28December 21 20162016-12-21June 02 20142014-06-02A seated audience fills a bright hall with cream tiled floor during a workshop session. In the foreground, women sit on red floor cushions in saffron, rust and orange saris and salwar kameez, many wearing rudraksha malas and tilak marks; one woman in white sari with a pink-orange shawl writes in a notebook. Others wear white and cream outfits. Behind them rows of men and women in white and orange clothes sit on mats, and a bare-walled hall with wooden doors and a few lights frames the scene. No speaker or a person is clearly visible in the frame.2016-08-28A photograph of a seated group of women meditating or chanting in a hall with red cushions and red chairs. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border sits with eyes closed and hands folded, beside a woman in an orange sari with gold border and rudraksha mala, hands clasped in prayer. Several women wear white, red and orange saris with white vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Many others sit behind them, some with eyes closed, and a few have shaved or cropped heads. A steel tumbler and a small brass lamp sit on the floor. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-08-02A seated female devotee in a maroon and gold-bordered sari wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking with a red bindi. She has a small clip-on microphone near her face and holds a small white card or slip in her hands, appearing to read or recite from it. Behind and beside her, several women in saffron-orange sarees with rudraksha malas sit in a group.2014-09-13A 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.2016-08-11Seated devotees on a striped mat in a hall, with two women in front wearing saffron saris with maroon blouses. The woman on the left wears a red bindi, rimless glasses and a yellow shawl is seen behind her; she is speaking with hands near her lap beside an oil lamp. The woman on the right wears a saffron sari, a rudraksha mala and a bangle, with hands folded, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps are on the floor. Other devotees in white and teal clothing sit behind them, with a child in a red top at the left edge. Lit oil lamps and brass vessels sit in the foreground.2012-06-01March 17 20132013-03-17