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A large photograph of a crowded indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women and girls in saffron-orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white or orange vibhuti marks on their foreheads, interspersed with others in white clothing. Many sit on mats before small brass plates, cups and oil lamps.

August 24 2014

September 16 2014

A large seated gathering of women in white and cream traditional dress with gold-bordered saris, many wearing long rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on the floor of a hall with their eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Several women wear white forehead markings and small identity badges on their clothing; one woman in the foreground presses her palms together. Others sit with hands resting on their laps, and blue and purple mats are visible on the floor. Behind them, rows of standing and seated attendees fill the room, with white walls and wooden doors in the background.

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering, with many rows of people in white, orange and maroon clothing. In the foreground, four women sit cross-legged on a mat: the woman at left wears a white sari with gold border and rudraksha mala; the woman in maroon at centre wears a maroon sari, rudraksha mala and a red pendant, hands open in her lap; the woman in orange on the right wears an orange sari with a dark rudraksha mala and sits with palms resting; another woman in orange at far right has hands together. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass items, a small metal box and a tray with flower petals sit on the floor in front. No a person candidate is visible.

A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows many seated participants in rows on mats, performing a puja. Most wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear red, maroon or white. Several women in the foreground press their palms together in anjali. Brass puja plates, oil lamps and small kalasha-style vessels sit on low trays before them, with a folded white cloth and a water bottle nearby. Ceiling-mounted boards and framed images line the upper walls. A padapuja style devotional gathering is shown, with no clearly identifiable central figure visible in the frame.

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and white and cream clothes sit cross-legged with hands joined in namaskar; several wear rudraksha malas, and one woman in the centre wears a red shawl over white. Behind them, rows of people in white kurtas and dhotis and orange garments sit on the floor. Framed posters and photographs hang on the cream walls, and a red curtain is visible at the right. Several hundred people appear across the hall.

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with hundreds of devotees sitting on the floor in rows. Most wear white or cream clothes, and many women in front wear saffron-orange garments with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, several women sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and small brass vessels, a book, and loose flower petals lie on the mat. A golden shrine with deity murti is visible at the far left, and framed photographs line the walls.

January 25 2013

Indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream Kerala-style dress with gold borders, and a few in orange. In the foreground a young woman in an orange blouse and saffron-orange sari wears a gold necklace, drop earrings and a red bindi, sitting upright and looking toward the camera. Beside her a woman in a cream blouse wears a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti mark on her forehead. A woman with glasses and a rudraksha mala sits at right. Behind them a lit backdrop with a large deity image is visible at upper left and a red-curtained wall lines the room.

A large seated congregation of women fills the frame, most dressed in white saris with gold borders and many wearing orange or rust-coloured shawls and rudraksha malas. Many have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and some wear white headbands. Several in the front rows sit with hands folded in anjali mudra, while others sit with palms pressed together in devotion. A few wear name badges on their clothing. The setting is a crowded hall with more people visible behind them, and a striped mat lies in the lower right corner.

Photograph of a seated audience during a satsang-style talk in a hall. In the foreground, women wearing saffron and orange sarees and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a red mat, with a woman in a white saree with gold jewellery at right; one woman in the centre holds a notebook and pen. Behind them, many more devotees in orange, white and colourful clothing sit facing forward, with a golden-draped figure partially visible at the top left, which appears to be a statue or seated figure rather than a person.

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