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October 16 2010

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A seated group of devotees on woven mats during a ritual gathering. In the foreground a young woman in a red and orange-gold sari with a rudraksha mala smiles while holding a pink lotus flower. Beside her, women in red and orange saris hold pink lotuses in their laps. Behind them, men in white dhotis sit cross-legged, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a puja or satsang with lotus offerings.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation of young women and girls in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas around their necks, sitting on the floor in rows at a satsang. Several wear white forehead markings and some have sandalwood or vibhuti on their foreheads. Many sit with hands pressed together in anjali mudra or clapping, and a few hold small items. Flower petals scattered on the low silver tables in front, a clear plastic container and a white cloth bag sit at the left, and an older woman in orange sits among them at right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2013-12-31 +2 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22July 08 20172017-07-08January 08 20182018-01-08July 05 20132013-07-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA dense ritual gathering of young girls and women seated on mats in a hall, performing a puja. Most wear orange or maroon saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, flower petals and white flowers sit on the mats before them. Seated women in the background wear white and green clothing. No single leader is clearly identifiable among the rows. The scene is consistent with a Rudrabhishekam and Paduka Puja, though the image shows only the participants.2013-06-08Devotional gathering indoors where women in orange saris with maroon borders sit on a floor mat, many holding small oil lamps with lit flames. The foreground woman on the left wears a long braid, a dark red blouse, a rudraksha mala and bangles, and gestures with her hand near her lamp. The woman on the right has white tripundra lines on her forehead, a dark beaded mala, and holds a lit lamp near a smoking incense stick. Behind them other seated attendees wear white and cream clothing, some with red headwear, and a candle burns near a small brass plate with flowers. No a person candidate is visible.2013-03-04A satsang gathering of devotees seated on the floor of a hall, mostly in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, three young girls sit cross-legged behind brass plates of flowers, brass cups, small oil lamps and a lit candle; the girl in the centre sings or chants with palms joined. Behind them, older women in orange and a bespectacled woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala sit among other devotees in the background. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image; the seated figures are devotees and participants.2013-09-18October 19 20132013-10-19