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September 13 2013

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A seated group of devotees in orange, red and maroon robes with rudraksha malas gathers in a hall for a satsang or puja. Several women in front wear white or pale vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads and close their eyes, some with hands folded or raised in prayer. Behind them, rows of people in white saris and white clothes sit and listen. A red-and-gold draped figure at the front centre holds offerings near a brass plate. Pale orange and maroon shawls and rudraksha beads are prominent throughout the scene. No figure in this image is clearly identifiable as a person by the required cues, so the central seated devotee is described by role only.2013-10-13A seated group of women in saffron and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sits on a mat in a hall, many with white vibhuti on their foreheads. Some hold brass cups and small oil lamps glow on the floor in front of them. Other participants in white and pink saris sit in the background. Their eyes are closed or lowered. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-03-16April 13 20142014-04-13October 27 20132013-10-27September 27 20132013-09-27June 06 20142014-06-06October 06 20132013-10-06A 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.2014-04-04A 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.2013-03-13September 12 20132013-09-12A large seated crowd fills a temple hall for a satsang. Many women wear saffron-orange saris and white garments, with rudraksha malas and sandalwood or kumkum tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in the centre front has an orange sari and a rudraksha mala, while a woman in white with a lanyard sits nearby. Younger girls in orange sit cross-legged in the foreground, and a water bottle rests on the floor. Ornate golden pillars appear at the left edge of the frame. No single leader is clearly visible in this view.2016-09-16A 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.2016-08-11