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A large indoor hall where many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, eyes closed or lowered, in what looks like a group meditation or satsang. In the foreground, several young women and girls sit close together: one in a white shawl and cream printed kurta with a rudraksha mala, another in a long black-and-white patterned dress with a green skirt, and a girl in a mustard-yellow printed salwar with a sandalwood tilak on her forehead. Brass plates hold small lamps, yellow sweets and fruit, and a pink covered container sits beside them. Behind them, more seated devotees wear pink, orange, red and teal clothing. The total number of visible people is in the dozens.

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A seated group of women and girls sits on floor mats in a hall during a devotional ritual, with small brass plates holding offerings of fruit, flowers and yellow sweets placed before them. Many have eyes closed in meditation or chanting, and several wear sindoor or tilak on the forehead. Clothing includes salwar kameez in pink, green, cream and white, and a saffron-orange sari, with rudraksha or bead necklaces visible. Pink and clear plastic containers hold food. No recognizable a person is clearly visible in this frame.2011-12-30November 15 20112011-11-15A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing an evening ritual with small oil lamps and brass vessels. In the foreground, a young girl in a pink top and olive-brown shawl sits cross-legged with hands cupped around a brass lamp, while a teenage girl in a green top and purple skirt holds a small brass lamp. A girl in a pink patterned kurta with a bindi and beaded necklace holds a lit lamp, and a child in teal sits at the right. Behind them, several adults in white and orange clothing hold lit candles or lamps, and a woman in a striped shawl raises a flame. Brass lamps, a small cup, flower petals and a plastic container sit on a cloth-covered floor.2011-12-01Seated devotees in a hall perform a ritual, many holding small brass oil lamps with flames and brass cups, with plates of flowers and offerings on the floor. Foreground: two girls in green and cream kurtas with long hair and forehead tilak sit cross-legged, one holding a lamp, the other with hands together. A young woman in a red top with a rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp; behind them women in white, pink and red saris and salwar kameez sit closely together, many with lamps raised. No a person is visible in the frame.2011-12-06A seated group gathering in a hall with red curtains and white walls, many people sitting cross-legged on mats and floor cushions. Most are women and girls in saris, salwar and churidar in green, red, orange, white and pink, some wearing bindis, necklaces and bangles. A young woman in an orange-and-black patterned sari with a white forehead mark sits centrally, hands working at something small. A girl in red shows a bead-like object near a tray. Oil lamps glow on the floor, and a shaved-headed man in red and a man in white sit near the back wall.2012-04-08Indoor photo of a seated devotional gathering in a plain room with cream walls, a red curtain and a cabinet. Many women and some children sit on the floor with hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed in prayer, and a few wear tilak on the forehead. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and small offerings sit in front of them. An elderly woman in a red sari and a woman in a white shawl stand or sit at the back, and a man in an orange garment sits on a chair at the top right. The visible people number roughly thirty, and no one in the image is identified by name.2012-05-07Indoor photo of a large hall with a tiled floor where many seated people, mostly children and young boys, face toward the front. Some wear white and orange clothing; several adult men in white dhoti-style garments sit on striped mats near the right. Brass plates, small oil lamps, and offering trays with flowers and fruit sit on the floor in front of them. A white easel stands at left, and folded mats and red curtains line the back wall. Some people hold their hands in prayer. The setting suggests a group puja or satsang.2012-05-10A photograph of a seated group of devotees inside a hall with a light-coloured floor and mats, attending a gathering. In the centre, an older woman with short grey hair wears a rust-orange blouse and white skirt, seated beside a girl in a red dress and a woman in orange top with white shawl. On the right, a fair-haired woman in a green top and white shawl sits, and beside her a girl with a red bindi and a woman in pink sit with hands near their faces. A small child in white sits in the middle. Brass items and a plastic container lie on the floor, and a man in white sits at the upper left. Several people are visible in the background.2011-11-14Several young women and girls sit cross-legged on a white floor during a seated puja. In the foreground a young woman in a cream blouse and blue skirt, with a small tilak and a beaded necklace, reaches toward brass lamps and a small brass pot, with a lit oil lamp and a plate of offerings nearby. Beside her a girl in a red top and pink pants has her palms pressed together in front of her chest, while a girl in a maroon sari with gold border, bangles and a long mala sits with eyes lowered. Another girl in a yellow-green dress has her hands raised near her face, and a girl in a maroon and gold outfit sits at the right with her hands folded. A white-clad person is partly visible at the lower right.2011-09-25A 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.2011-10-03December 15 20092009-12-15A seated group of women and girls in orange and maroon saris with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings, sit on the floor in a row during a ceremony. Some hold small brass bowls and offerings, and oil lamps burn on a low table in front. Behind them, people in white clothing and a few in white sit in the background.2013-03-13