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April 04 2017

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A seated ashram gathering inside a hall with red chairs in the background. In the foreground, a young woman in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits on the floor holding a grey ceremonial object. Beside her, shaved-headed boys and women in white and cream clothes with gold borders sit cross-legged, and small brass boxes rest on the floor.2017-03-03March 03 20172017-03-03April 20 20132013-04-20December 23 20082008-12-23September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesA large group of seated devotees performs a ritual in a hall with cream walls and a red curtain. Many young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with red borders wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, holding brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings. Older women in white and maroon saris sit among them, some holding lit lamps or cupped hands in prayer. Brass pots, small plates of fruit and flowers, and a wall painting of deities are visible. Smoke rises from a small incense or lamp at lower left.2013-11-20November 13 20122012-11-13August 02 20162016-08-02 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of women and girls in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas performing a ritual on a tiled hall floor. Many wear white forehead bands. Each sits before a low silver tray holding brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings, with small brass bells, oil lamps and a conch-shaped object nearby. A girl in a white dress with a mala sits in the centre, and a woman in orange in the foreground holds a small brass vessel. Behind them other seated devotees in orange and maroon fill the room, with a small white-clad figure at the far right.2014-02-05March 23 20082008-03-23A seated group of devotees on a pale tiled floor at an indoor satsang. In the centre a young woman in an orange sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a grey stone object in her hands and looking down, with a tilak on her forehead. To her left a shaved-headed child in white with a gold-bordered shawl sits facing away. Women in cream and gold-bordered white saris, some with garlands and tilak, sit behind. Small brass boxes and a folded paper lie on the floor in front. A partly visible person in white and orange stands at the right edge. Watermarked archive photo.2017-03-03