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December 23 20162016-12-23Photograph of a seated congregation at a person event, viewed from behind metal railings. In the foreground an older woman with grey hair in a bun wears a white shawl with a gold border and holds her palms together in prayer. Around her, women in blue, orange, and red garments sit with rudraksha malas and earrings, several with eyes closed or looking forward. The setting is a bright hall with pink and white draping in the background.2016-12-23December 10 20132013-12-10A large seated crowd of devotees, mostly women, with eyes closed in meditation or prayer at a satsang or initiation gathering. In the foreground, a woman in the centre wears a white sari with a yellow border and a dark beaded necklace, sitting with hands in lap. Beside her, a woman in an orange-red head covering and a white top sits with eyes closed. Several women wear white and cream saris with saffron-yellow borders, and some have red or white marks on their foreheads. Dense rows of people fill the hall behind them, and a faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2016-05-05A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall, many with orange or saffron shawls and white or cream garments. A central woman with curly light-brown hair, wearing a white top and a saffron-orange shawl, sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. Women around her wear saffron shawls, white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, rudraksha-style necklaces, and colourful saris in blue, teal and pink. The mood is prayerful meditation during a Shuddhadvaitam initiation event. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2016-05-06October 19 20152015-10-19A large crowd of devotees, mostly women, seated closely together in white and cream traditional Indian clothing, with some in orange and gold. In the centre, an older woman with long curly white-blonde hair, a red bindi and a red-and-white beaded mala sits with eyes closed while holding a pen and notepad. Nearby, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and another in a cream sari wear small earpieces. Many attendees have white-and-saffron clothing and some have vertical tilak markings. The setting is a bright hall with white draped seating.2017-07-08A large seated congregation fills a hall, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on the floor facing forward. In the foreground an older woman in a rust-orange sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a red-orange garment sits beside a woman in a white shawl and white sari with gold bangles, and a woman in a teal-blue sari with a brown blouse and a long pendant necklace sits at right. Behind them rows of devotees wear orange, saffron and red garments, with white-clad men further back. Gold decorations appear faintly at the top left. Several people wear beaded malas and some have vibhuti or tilak marks.2016-09-11July 15 20162016-07-15May 07 20152015-05-07August 28 20162016-08-28A large seated congregation in a bright hall, with many people sitting in rows holding small lit oil lamps. In the foreground a young woman in a white and cream sari with a gold-toned border and hair in a bun presses her palms together in prayer, while a woman in a white and floral top with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds a lamp nearby. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with sacred ash marks sit along the right side, and a long row of brass vessels with food offerings lies on green leaves in the lower right. Behind them, more participants and some people standing fill the background under warm lighting.2018-01-08