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April 07 2013

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July 28 20132013-07-28March 27 20132013-03-27April 07 20132013-04-07A group of young women and girls sit cross-legged on a floor in a hall, wearing orange and saffron garments with maroon borders and rudraksha malas. Several have white and vermilion tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, one girl holds a brass or gold-toned object and others raise hands with rings and bangles, apparently in a ritual gesture. Brass vessels, small lamps, and flower offerings rest on the floor at left. A red curtain and red chairs appear in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2013-04-07March 31 20132013-03-31 +1 copiesSeveral women and girls sit closely together on the floor in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders, many with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Some hold small brass oil lamps or incense sticks, and a small brass bell and lamp sit on a low table in the foreground. Smoke from incense rises in the center. The setting appears to be a hall with red wall panels. A puja-style ritual is taking place, though no a person is visibly present in the frame.2013-06-18A photograph of a group of young women and girls seated closely together during a devotional ritual. Most wear saffron-orange saris and necklaces of rudraksha beads, while a few in the background wear red and gold-bordered saris. Many have white sacred ash marks across their foreheads. Several raise their hands in gestures during chanting, and some hold small objects while seated before a decorated altar area with brass items and oil lamps. A white metal railing runs along the front. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2014-09-16Several young women and girls sit in a row wearing saffron-orange garments, many with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Some hold small items in their hands and seem to be performing a devotional practice, with brass vessels and flower petals on a low table in the foreground. Behind them a red curtain and a red chair are visible in a plain indoor hall.2013-04-07July 11 20132013-07-11A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in an ashram hall performing a puja. Most wear orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas, and several hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames aloft in their right hands. In the foreground an older woman in a maroon sari with gold border holds a brass lamp, while a woman at right with a sacred ash mark on her forehead lifts a lit lamp. Brass bowls, flowers, kumkum and offerings sit on maroon cloths and a white tray in front. Red curtains and white walls form the background.2013-07-13September 17 20112011-09-17Photograph of a group of women seated on the floor in orange and saffron saris with gold-yellow borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. They hold brass oil lamps and small brass vessels aloft or in their hands, some with flowers, during a ritual. A pink flower and small brass containers rest on a cloth in the foreground, and red curtains hang on the white hall wall behind them. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2013-07-08