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August 24 2014

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A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in white and orange clothing with red and orange rudraksha-style beaded garlands. In the foreground, women sit cross-legged on a tiled floor, some with notebooks, a small wooden book stand and offerings of flower petals and brass items nearby. Along the walls, framed photographs hang above red curtains, and a golden statue is visible at the far left. The audience faces forward toward the front of the hall.2014-08-24July 06 20142014-07-06 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04A large hall filled with seated devotees during a Mahashivaratri satsang. Many women and girls sit on the floor in rows, most wearing white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, while others wear saffron-orange garments. Some have white ash marks on their foreheads. Brass pots and offerings sit on a table at the left, and carved stone sculptures decorate the walls. Scattered bags and a stroller rest near the right side. No individual presented as a clear a person candidate is visible.2016-03-07A large satsang hall filled with seated devotees for Guru Purnima celebrations. Many women sit on the floor in white and cream saris with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, while rows of women in saffron-orange sannyasini-style robes and mala necklaces fill the right side. Some devotees hold small brass items and offerings near their laps. A tall man in white stands at the back among the crowd, and a wall and light fixtures frame the room.2015-07-31A large indoor satsang hall with a metal-framed roof and hanging colourful pennants, filled with seated devotees on the floor. Most wear white kurtas or saris with rust-orange shawls and orange-red garlands. Several women in the foreground have garlands and bindis; some hold papers. Ornate golden deity murti and a canopy sit at the far front beneath a backdrop, with a small raised dais and a sound speaker at right. Dozens of people fill the frame, sitting in attentive assembly.2015-09-15A large seated audience of women fills the frame, sitting cross-legged on colourful striped floor mats at a satsang or session. Most wear white cotton saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls draped over the shoulders, and many have orange-red lanyards with name badges around their necks. Some wear rudraksha malas, bangles and earrings, and a few have vibhuti or kumkum marks on the forehead. Many look attentively toward the front, while others smile or converse. No central figure resembling a person is clearly visible in the frame.2015-09-17Large seated assembly of women in orange and white clothing inside a bright hall with pink walls and framed pictures. Many wear rudraksha malas, and some sit on woven mats with small bags and bottles beside them. Foreground devotees in orange saris and tops listen attentively, with a girl in orange sitting at the front. A distant figure sits at the far back of the hall, but no clear candidate for a person is identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.2017-07-09A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall at a Guru Purnima gathering, with rows of women in white, cream and orange saris and many wearing rudraksha malas and pottu bindis. Many sit cross-legged or with hands folded, facing forward toward an unseen stage. Two women in the foreground wear white saris with orange and red borders, and a woman at right wears an orange and gold sari. Pillars and a red-and-gold decorated doorway frame the back of the hall.2016-07-19A large seated audience fills an indoor hall at a KAILASA convention session, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on the floor facing forward. Most wear white or cream saris and kurtas with orange, saffron and red shawls and stoles, and many wear rudraksha and bead malas around their necks. Several women have red kumkum bindis and vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in the front centre wears a white sari with an orange blouse, a red-orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with her hands folded in her lap. A few women at the front left wear orange and red garments and beaded necklaces. Ornate golden architecture and a pillar are visible at the top left, and a purple bird logo appears in the top-left corner. Nobody on the stage or in the front is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2016-02-14July 22 20132013-07-22August 24 20142014-08-24