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October 23 2011

Three devotees stand in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level, facing a curtain of cream fabric with orange and brown floral print. The two women on the left wear white saris with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and the man on the right wears a white shirt and glasses with a wristwatch. A small oil lamp with a flame sits on a wooden surface at the left edge.

Four devotees sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, in front of a temple-style backdrop with brass lamps and painted panels. The man on the right wears a white dhoti with a gold border, bare upper body, rudraksha mala, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms. The three women wear red and orange saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, gold bangles and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A lit oil lamp glows at the upper right.

A row of young women sit on the floor in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. The foreground woman, wearing glasses, a braid with a hair clip, and a white and gold-bordered sari with a red-orange shawl, is in sharp focus. Behind her, others in white saris and orange-red shawls also bow in namaskar. A person in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall. No a person candidate is visible.

August 03 2014

Four devotees sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, at a temple-style shrine decorated with painted columns and a brass lamp with a lit flame at upper right. The two men at right have white vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas and wooden bead bracelets; one is bare-chested with a white and gold-bordered cloth over the shoulder. The three women wear red-brown and gold-bordered saris with rudraksha mala necklaces and vibhuti marks, with a wristwatch and gold bangles visible. No central figure is shown in this frame.

September 20 2015

Photograph of devotees seated with palms pressed together in namaskar at a satsang. Three men in front wear white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls printed with dark script. The man on the left has a shaved head and wears a metal bangle; the centre man has long hair, a beard, rudraksha beads and a ring; the man on the right wears glasses and a red-and-gold bracelet. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange shawls and white garments are visible. A lanyard hangs from one shawl. The scene is a quiet, attentive devotional gathering. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

December 21 2012

Four devotees sit in a row in prayer pose with palms pressed together and eyes closed during a satsang setting. Left to right: a young woman in an orange sari with a dark ponytail, a woman with hoop earrings in an orange-red sari, an older woman with glasses, red bindi and a rudraksha mala in an orange sari, and a man with a shaved-looking head, white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, gold bracelets and a white and yellow dhoti. Blurred gold and green temple pillars form the background.

A photograph of several young women seated in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer or meditation. They wear orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders; the foreground woman wears a yellow and white patterned blouse with a braid, small earrings and a bindi, and a wristwatch. Women in white and cream traditional dress sit beside and behind them, and the background is softly blurred with more seated devotees.

A photograph of four people seated cross-legged in prayer on an orange floor against an orange wall, hands pressed together in anjali. On the left, a young girl in a teal dupatta and patterned blue-and-white dress, with hair in a plait, sits behind a small framed tray holding sweets. Behind her, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak prays with eyes closed. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth wears gold bangles and a dark mala as he bows his head. On the right, an older man with a shaved head and red tilak wears a white kurta, an orange vest and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed in devotion.