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A large seated crowd of women, girls and some children sits on a floor at a homa or ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear sarees and salwar kameez in red, pink, purple, blue, yellow and green, with braided hair, flower adornments and bangles. Several women fold their hands in prayer, and a few hold their palms together at chest level. Some older women sit at left and a small child is held at right. A bare-armed man in white stands at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the view is mostly of the audience.

A large outdoor evening gathering under a striped tent canopy with orange and yellow banners on poles and overhead lights. A dense crowd of mostly women sits on the ground, many in colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, turquoise, purple and maroon, with flower garlands in their hair and gold necklaces. Several older women and children are visible, and many faces look toward the front in attentive, devotional attention. No figure of a person is clearly visible in the frame.

October 14 2006

Night outdoor photo of a very large seated crowd facing toward the stage, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar-style clothing, with some in yellow, orange, purple and blue. Many have hair in braids, and a few wear glasses. Bright floodlights and a bamboo barrier fence are visible in the background, with stalls and lights further back. The visible people are devotees attending an evening programme; no clear figure matching the a person description is visible, so the candidate is unsure.

October 14 2006

A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the frame at an evening satsang, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Men wear white shirts and a pink-and-white striped shirt, while women wear saris in yellow, green and pink, several with red bindis and gold jewellery. Faces are turned toward a stage out of frame, with eyes closed or gazing forward in devotion. The dim lighting suggests dusk.

A crowded evening gathering of devotees seated on mats in an open pavilion, many with white tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Many women and girls wear orange, red and green saris and salwar outfits with beaded necklaces and bangles. Several are seated with hands raised in namaste or with palms pressed to their temples in meditative devotion. A young girl in an orange dress in the foreground raises both hands near her face, and a man in white with a red shawl stands at the upper left. The crowd fills the frame with focused, eyes-closed attention.

October 31 2015

A large crowd of mostly women and children sits packed together under a hall ceiling hung with colourful paper decorations and a red, white and black textile banner. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari with gold bangles and a red-beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside her, a woman in yellow and white holds her hands in anjali, and a woman in a red-and-gold shawl also joins her palms. Several young women in white tops wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and small children in red, green and bright clothing sit among them. The scene suggests a devotional gathering where attendees are seated in prayer posture.

January 12 2007

A large crowd of devotees seated closely together on the ground at an evening gathering, many women dressed in white saris with gold-coloured borders and rows of gold necklaces, some men in white dhotis and shirts. Several women have sacred ash or kumkum marks on their foreheads, and many have their palms pressed together in anjali or hands folded in meditation with eyes closed. A woman in a yellow sari and a woman in red sit among them. No individual presenting as a person is clearly visible in this crowd.

A large crowd of devotees sits seated closely together outdoors, many with palms pressed in anjali mudra in front of their chests with eyes closed in prayer. Women wear saris in green, pink, red, yellow, orange and white, with gold bangles and necklaces; men wear white shirts. A blue metal pole stands at the left edge. The people appear absorbed in devotion.