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March 15 2017

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A seated group of women in cream and white saris with orange-red borders and orange shawls, wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, in a bright hall with blurred golden pillars and a statue in the background. In the foreground, a woman with eyes closed holds a small flat object and sits in meditation, while others seated beside her also wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks.2017-04-26March 18 20172017-03-18April 26 20172017-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20172017-04-26Women in white and cream sari-style and white outfits sit in a row holding small grey stone blocks to their faces in a devotional gesture, with eyes closed and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several wear rudraksha malas and orange-and-white sashes with printed script. A gilded deity murti and golden decorations stand behind them, and an older woman in pink sits in the background. The setting appears to be a temple hall during a ritual.2017-03-18A photograph of seated devotees during a ritual in a temple hall with gold-coloured ornate panels. In the foreground a woman in a white and cream sari with a red blouse holds a grey stone object in both hands, with a red bindi and white tilak on her forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around her neck. Beside her a woman in a yellow sari and orange shawl with a white tilak holds a grey stone, and another woman in a white sari with orange shawl holds a stone up near her face. On the far right a woman in an orange shawl looks down. An elderly man in white clothing sits at the left edge. The participants appear to be performing a stone-holding practice in the temple.2017-03-18 +1 copiesMarch 13 20162016-03-13August 31 20142014-08-31A photograph of a woman in the foreground holding a small lit oil lamp in her right hand, a flame visible near her hand. She wears a cream sari with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulder and red-and-green patterned borders, and has a red bindi on her forehead and a mala around her neck. Behind her a younger woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a red bindi holds her hands together in prayer. A second oil lamp with a flame sits at lower right, and blurred red and orange architecture fills the background.2010-11-09June 01 20142014-06-01Several women sit in a row in front of an ornate golden shrine with gold-framed decorative panels and an oil lamp in the background. They wear white and cream saris with gold borders and orange-saffron shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Each holds a grey stone block with both hands, eyes lowered, with white and red forehead marks. The woman in the centre has a tied-up updo and tattoos on her arm, and the woman at right has her hair in a bun with an orange clip. A pink-clad woman stands behind them.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copies