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Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees standing on a paved path with raised open palms, eyes closed or looking upward in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a red-and-gold sari wears thin-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha-style mala and bangles. Beside her an older woman in an orange-and-gold sari has a white forehead mark and a silver-grey braid. A young woman on the right in red and gold has a white forehead band and raised hands. Behind them men and women in white shirts and lanyard badges, some in orange saffron cloth, raise their hands; a tree stands at the back. The scene suggests a group chanting or prayer gathering.

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October 05 20132013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05September 11 20132013-09-11June 13 20132013-06-13A large group of women and girls in saffron-orange saris and dhotis stands in a courtyard, many wearing rudraksha malas and white horizontal vibhuti stripes on their foreheads. Several raise their open palms and gaze upward in devotion, while a woman in a red blouse and orange border sari on the left also raises her hands. Behind them, a man in white stands near orange-washed buildings and a small shop, and a red pillar rises at the center. The scene suggests satsang or devotional prayer.2013-07-24July 22 20132013-07-22A large seated congregation with hands raised in anjali mudra, a devotional gathering. In the foreground a woman in an orange-green sari and a man in white dhoti and shawl, both wearing marigold and white flower garlands, sit with palms pressed together. Beside them a woman in red sari with gold bangles and garland, and a young woman in green and maroon sari with garland. Behind them many devotees, some in saffron, red and pink clothing, sit in rows; a rudraksha mala is visible on the white-clad man. The setting is an indoor hall with warm light, consistent with satsang or puja participation.2015-10-18 +1 copiesA seated group of women with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed in prayer or chanting. Most wear white saris with brown or gold borders; one in the foreground wears an orange-gold sari with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala, another in a red blouse and white sari wears a dark beaded mala, and another on the right wears white with a dark mala. A woman at left has a tilak on her forehead and a red patterned shawl. The setting appears to be a mass sitting gathering.2013-02-09A seated group of women devotees chanting in a hall, most wearing orange and saffron saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Several have white or pink vibhuti tilak lines on their foreheads, and a few wear white saris. Some have eyes closed and mouths open in recitation, and small brass lamps sit in the foreground. Clear spectators from the front-row of this satsang group are visible, but no a person candidate appears in the frame.2013-08-02August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large satsang hall with a crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground, several women in white sarees with orange and gold borders wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles; one wears an orange-and-gold blouse and another has a red-brown top with a bindi and white tilak markings on the forehead. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some in light shirts, stand with hands folded. Red carpet runs along the floor behind a metal stanchion barrier and chain.2015-04-23A crowded satsang gathering of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre a young girl in a red-maroon sari with a gold border and a red bindi wears a rudraksha mala and speaks or chants. Beside her an older woman in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and short grey hair, also has her hands raised. Around them many women in white and red-orange clothing, some with sandalwood-style forehead marks, stand in close rows with hands folded, some blurred in the foreground.2014-08-24