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A seated group of devotees in white clothes with red shawls, filling the frame in a satsang or ritual gathering. In the centre, a woman with short dark hair and a red bindi raises one hand, holding a small brass bell or lamp-like object, while speaking or chanting. Beside her, a woman in a white top holds a small brass bell, and a woman wears a red-and-white lanyard. At the front, young women with white tilak marks on their foreheads sit in the foreground. Behind them, others wear red shawls and garlands, and a blonde woman in white holds a small lit object near her face. Warm light and a sea of red shawls fill the scene.

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May 03 20142014-05-03Seated devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls with lanyards fill a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman with black hair and glasses holds a small brass bell or metal item, while a woman on the right holds a small brass oil lamp aloft with white ash marks on her forehead. A woman in the centre with palms pressed together and a dark-haired woman at left sit with eyes closed in prayer. Brass plates and offerings rest on a patterned carpet. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2013-12-19July 13 20132013-07-13December 17 20132013-12-17A photograph of a large seated congregation of devotees dressed in white, many wearing orange-red and white lanyards. In the foreground a woman in a red blouse and white sari wears a long rudraksha mala and sits with her hands near a small brass object, smiling as she sings. Beside her a woman in white with grey-streaked hair looks forward, and other women in white clothes sit closely packed in a hall, some with eyes closed in devotion. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering. No candidate for a person is visible in the frame.2013-12-12May 18 20142014-05-18Photograph of a large seated group during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several young girls and boys wear maroon and red garments with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash lines on their foreheads, some with hands joined in prayer. Behind them, a woman in white clothes with a red shawl holds a small oil lamp and a flower, while many women in white and red shawls sit with hands folded or holding lamps. A candle stands in the lower right foreground. The overall scene reads as a puja or satsang with lamps.2013-07-13A seated group of devotees, mostly women, performs an aarti or puja in a hall with white walls. Several hold small oil lamps with flames, and some ring brass handbells. A woman in the foreground on the left wears a white outfit with an orange shawl and holds a lamp and bell. A woman in the centre right wears a white kurta, an orange shawl and a beaded necklace, holding a brass bell. Another woman beside her presses her palms together in anjali. Others wear orange shawls, and a blonde woman in pink sits near the centre. Metal railings and a chain divide the front seating area. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2012-10-17May 03 20142014-05-03A large seated gathering of devotees, mostly women and some children, in a hall with red walls and red-cushioned seats. In the foreground a woman in a white shawl with a red bindi and a red beaded necklace holds a brass plate or dish with her hands, eyes closed. Nearby a young woman with long dark hair wears white with a red sash and closes her eyes, and a girl with a white forehead mark sits in red. Many others sit in white, pink and yellow saris with palms pressed together in namaste or holding small brass objects. No a person candidate is visible, so the a person field is none.2013-07-04 +1 copiesMay 03 20142014-05-03July 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copies