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October 05 2011

A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor in a temple hall, most wearing white or cream sari-style dress with gold borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several hold small brass vessels, flowers or ritual objects. Before them on orange and maroon cloths are brass plates with food offerings, small oil lamps and a lit lamp, and a metal bowl. A steel railing with a chain separates the seated devotees from the front area. Behind them hangs a large orange cloth and a dark wooden chair stands to one side. Women in saffron and red saris sit in the background, and a woman in a blue-and-white sari sits at right. The setting appears to be a devotional satsang or puja with lamps and offerings.

Outdoor evening scene on a red-orange painted floor. Two women kneel and prepare coloured powders: one in a cream sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, the other in a royal-blue sari with gold trim and a pearl necklace, both grinding or mixing powder with their hands. A large brass plate holds orange powder and another holds green-blue powder. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands in the background beside a decorated kalasha and offerings draped in red cloth and marigold garlands. A partially visible person stands at the left edge. Puja-preparation scene.

A seated group of devotees in a plain white-walled hall with barred windows, sitting on red-and-white striped mats. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small gold pendant sits before a brass dish with lit oil lamps, a small silver bowl, and orange-wrapped offerings, while a woman in white with an orange shawl beside her works at the lamps. Behind them a man and woman in white with orange shawls sit near the back, and a woman with a white garment and rudraksha mala has her hands folded in prayer. Several other devotees in white and green saris sit along the rows, with a metal stanchion and chain dividing the space. The lamplit ritual suggests an initiation-type session.

June 09 2009

2009-06-09 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated group of women in a hall, sitting on mats and cushions in rows. Most wear white or cream saris with gold borders, and several have rudraksha malas or pendant necklaces. Several hold small brass bells or ritual items in their hands, and brass vessels and small plates sit on the floor in front. A bright orange cloth hangs on the wall behind them, and a visible white marble-topped ledge and stacked plastic bottles appear at left. The women appear absorbed in a group chanting or meditation session.

May 21 2014

June 13 2013

A seated group of women and a few others sit on the floor of an ashram hall during a satsang or discourse. Several wear white or cream salwar and sari, one in a pale green top and grey trousers, another in a deep maroon sari with a bindi and glasses, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Brass lamps and small steel containers with fruit and offerings rest on a glossy floor in front of them, with a folded stack of striped mattresses and red curtains behind. The women sit quietly with hands folded in their laps, attentive to an unseen speaker.

February 16 2007

A seated group of devotees in white clothing sits on orange mats outdoors during a satsang listening session. Several women in white kurtas or shirts and white trousers wear rudraksha malas, with a woman in the front left in a dark short hairstyle and a woman at center wearing a long wooden-bead mala and a red sash. A woman on the right has curly hair and a white forehead mark, and a red water bottle sits beside a bag. A man in white in the back right wears a mala, and an orange-robed person is partially visible at the far right. No speaker is visible in the frame; the people are gazing forward attentively.

Seated 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.