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A large group of women and girls sits closely together on floor mats in a hall, many wearing saffron-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, some with white forehead marks. A woman in the foreground centre in orange sari and beads raises one hand while seated, and an older woman at right in orange sari gestures with her hand. Small brass oil lamps and a small offering vessel sit on a mat in front. Others in white and maroon outfits sit behind, with a bright hall and seated attendees in the background. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.

Photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor of a hall performing a ritual with raised hands, many dressed in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small cups sit in front of them. Red curtains and stacked red cushions are visible behind, with a few white-clad women among the orange-clad group. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present in the frame.

September 06 2013

March 31 2013

A large indoor hall with cream walls and framed portraits holds a seated congregation in saffron, orange and maroon robes with gold borders. In the foreground, women in orange saris with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on white cloth, some with hands raised in mudra, beside brass plates, flowers, small oil lamps and kumkum-marked offerings. Behind them, rows of devotees in red and maroon and others in white sit attentively, and red curtains line the windows. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering; no presiding figure is clearly identifiable here.

October 29 2013

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A 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.

A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall during a kirtan or puja session. In the foreground, a woman in a white top with rudraksha mala and a older woman in orange sari with bangles and mala raise open palms. Behind them rows of women and girls in orange and red saris and rudraksha malas sit on mats with raised hands, some holding small brass vessels and offerings. Red folded cloths and stacked mats sit against the wall, with golden deity statues and red chairs in the background. No visible candidate for a person appears in the frame.

July 23 2013

September 13 2013

A large group of women seated on the floor in an indoor hall performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps and plates of flowers and offerings in front of them. Many wear orange and rust-red saris with dark rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and several have white sacred markings on their foreheads. One woman in a white sari and orange shawl sits at the left, and a woman in a white blouse with glasses sits among the group at right. Some hold lamps aloft while others tend small bowls and plates. Figures behind them in orange and red garments stand near the back of the hall. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated devotees.

A 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.