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February 04 20132013-02-04 +1 copiesA row of women sits cross-legged on a white marble floor in an ashram hall, leading a puja. Most wear saffron-orange saris with gold borders, and several wear rudraksha malas. One woman in the foreground, wearing glasses and a rust-orange sari, sits with her hands joined, and the women beside her also appear to be chanting. In front of them lie brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, small brass bowls, flower petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a small deity murti. A woman in the right foreground wears a pink sari. Plastic storage boxes sit along the floor at the left. Several participants in the back wear white. The scene is a satsang-style devotional gathering.2013-01-15February 04 20132013-02-04A row of women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders sits cross-legged on a glossy white floor, hands pressed in anjali mudra. Brass puja plates with lamps, flowers and small offering bowls lie along the front edge, and a small dark deity murti is at the right. Two lit oil lamps are visible. Some women wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles. A pink curtain hangs at the upper left, and a watermarked archive copyright notice appears at lower right. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2013-01-28A row of young women in orange and saffron saris with maroon borders sit closely together on the floor, palms pressed in anjali mudra and heads bowed in prayer. Several wear rudraksha malas and small earrings, and one has a long braid over her shoulder. A small oil lamp and a brass plate with offerings sit in the lower left foreground. A deep red curtain hangs behind them. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-01-18October 17 20112011-10-17January 17 20132013-01-17September 26 20132013-09-26A row of women in orange and maroon saris sits on the floor at a ritual, seen in profile across the frame. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and small brass oil lamps with lit flames sit on a white cloth in the foreground. Their hands are extended toward offerings. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no one in the scene is presented as a person candidate.2013-07-07A row of women in saffron and orange saris sits cross-legged on the floor during a puja, facing forward in quiet attention. In front of them stand brass oil lamps with lit wicks, brass plates and small vessels arranged on red trays, and a few women hold small white offerings in their hands. Behind them are white-and-orange clad devotees and a draped table with metal pots. The scene suggests a ritual ceremony in an ashram hall during evening light.2010-11-24February 04 20132013-02-04A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. In the foreground, a row of women in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding small plates or shallow cups. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels are arranged on orange cloths along the floor in front of them, several lamps lit. On the right, two men in orange garments and a long gold necklace sit close to the camera, blurred. The setting is an indoor satsang or ritual space with a white wall behind.2010-10-18 +1 copies