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Devotees sit cross-legged in meditation on a hall floor in a satsang setting. In the foreground a woman in a maroon-red sari with gold border and a long rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands folded in her lap, with a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her, an older woman in orange sari and glasses, with a red bindi and white tilak, sits with eyes closed and hands pressed together. Behind them, another woman in a red-and-gold sari with earrings sits in the background. On the floor in front are brass vessels, a small brass lamp, flowers and a small decorated figure, forming an offering arrangement.

A photograph of a seated woman in a rust-red sari and matching blouse, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces, a small trishul brooch and a round pin showing a portrait, with a white tilak and red bindi on her forehead. She holds a white flower in her right hand with eyes closed, seated before brass puja items including a small bell, lamps, a plate of white flowers and a burning lamp on a gold-bordered cloth. Behind her, several people in orange robes sit on the floor in a blurred hall. A smartphone lies on the floor at lower left.

Three women in rust-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on a mat during a seated ritual in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. Each wears a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and sits in meditation or chanting posture; the woman at left holds her palms together, the centre woman has hands clasped in her lap and the right woman has hands folded. In front of them are a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl of yellow flowers, pink flowers and small brass vessels on a red cloth. Several people in white and teal clothing sit in the background.

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Several women sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple hall during a seated ritual. Three prominent women in front wear orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, eyes closed, hands folded in their laps. The woman in the centre wears glasses and a bracelet. Brass oil lamps and small offering trays with flowers and red kumkum sit on a cloth before them, and a gilded deity murti is visible in the background. Other devotees in orange sit behind them.

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A seated woman in an orange saree with a maroon border sits cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed, holding a pink flower between her palms as in a puja. She wears a red bindi, white forehead marks, gold bangles and a rudraksha mala. Behind her, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala also sits with eyes closed. Brass plates of pink flowers, a small brass vessel and a flame of an oil lamp lie on the orange cloth in the foreground.

May 05 2014

Several women seated cross-legged on the floor in a temple hall, performing a puja with eyes closed and hands folded in front of them. Most wear saffron-orange garments, with a white band of vibhuti or chandanam across the forehead. Some have rudraksha malas around their necks. Brass pots, small oil lamps, a bell, a pink-flowered plate and other ritual items are arranged on a low table and the floor in front of them. White pillars and red curtains are visible in the background, along with a man in white clothes and a red shawl standing further back.

June 03 2014

A woman with a white tilak on her forehead sits cross-legged on a polished floor in a satsang hall, eyes lowered and hands together over a small ritual item. She wears a rust-red sari with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with a dark pendant. Around her, devotees in orange, red and white garments sit in rows, some with tilaks. In front of her are a small tablet, lotus flowers, a plate of offerings and brass lamps. Behind the people, a red-and-gold painted wall panel is visible.