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A photograph of a young woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala arranging brass pots filled with yellow and purple marigold flowers on a table in a hall. Behind her, several women in orange saris stand in a line, and a large yellow cloth bin holds dried fruit or nuts. The background shows a seated crowd in a warmly lit hall with red drapes and banners.

A photograph of a hall with a young girl kneeling at the front with palms pressed together, wearing an orange saree and rudraksha mala, with a vertical sacred mark on her forehead. Beside her is a brass plate of flowers in yellow, white and purple, with brass vessels. Three women in orange sarees stand behind her with hands folded in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A yellow-draped basket holds nuts or fruit at the right edge. An audience sits in the background and orange lamps hang along the walls under a maroon canopy. No swami figure is clearly identifiable in this frame.

January 05 2019

January 05 2019

Two women in devotional dress sit beside a brass kalasha-style vessel set on a red-and-silver tray, decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemums and purple flowers. The woman on the left wears an orange sari, beaded necklaces, gold bangles and a bindi, and reaches toward the tray. The woman on the right wears a rust-red sari with a gold neckline, holds her palms together in namaskar, and has white vibhuti on her forehead. Behind them, other women in orange and white saris stand and sit in a hall with red curtains and gold-framed ornate shrines.

January 05 2019

A seated woman in the foreground wears an orange saffron robe with red border, a dark wooden rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and has white forehead markings, looking forward in a calm, composed way. Behind her, rows of seated young women and girls in orange and red robes, many with white forehead bands, sit in a temple hall during a puja. A brass oil lamp, small brass bowls and ritual items sit on a low tray at the lower left, and a gold deity murti is visible in the background. Partial view of a second set of seated devotees in white and red clothing.

A group ceremony with many women and girls seated closely in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a young girl in a gold-bordered gold blouse and rudraksha mala raises a small oil lamp with her right hand, a white vertical mark on her forehead and a red bindi. Around her other seated participants in orange saris with gold borders hold lamps and offerings; oil lamps flicker on the floor and a framed deity image hangs at upper right. The setting is a white-walled hall with a wooden door.

January 01 2019

A 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.

A photograph of a young girl in a white dhoti-style garment and beige top standing beside an older woman in saffron-orange robes with long matted dreadlocks and white vibhuti with a red tilak on her forehead, wearing rudraksha malas. Both look down toward a tray of yellow and purple marigold flowers in the foreground. The background shows a hall with hanging decorative lamps and blurred onlookers, with a camera tripod visible at left. The woman's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate cues (saffron clothing, rudraksha malas, distinctive dreadlocks), but identity remains uncertain.

A seated group of devotees performs an aarti-style lamp ritual in a hall. In the foreground, two young women in saffron-orange sarees with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings hold lit oil lamps and brass bells, eyes lifted. A girl in a maroon dress sits between them with a lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange, maroon and white clothes hold small flames. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and sweets, and a clear plastic container sits in front. No a person is visibly identifiable; the people are devotees and ritual participants.