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A photo of young women seated on an orange cloth before microphones, singing devotional music during a ritual gathering. Front left, a young woman in a white sari with gold border and a brown blouse wears a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, holding a red tambourine. Front centre, a young woman in a white and gold sari with a brown blouse wears rudraksha beads and a red thread on her wrist, singing into a microphone. Behind them, a young woman in white and another in a purple sari with gold border also sing, while a partially visible person at far left plays a yellow stringed instrument. Behind them stands an ornate golden lattice wall with cross-shaped cutouts.

A large group of women sit cross-legged on woven mats in a temple hall, performing a morning puja. In the foreground, three women in white sarees with orange shawls hold their hands together in prayer, with brass plates, lamps and small bowls of offerings arranged before them. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow shawls sit in rows, some chanting with hands folded and eyes closed. A railing runs along the right side, with more seated devotees beyond it.

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August 16 2014

Three women in rust-red and saffron-bordered sarees sit cross-legged on a red floral carpet, singing or chanting into microphones on stands, with open songbooks on wooden rehal stands in front of them. Each wears white tilak on the forehead and rudraksha malas. Behind them a man in white sits with a guitar-like instrument and a bald man in white is partly visible, with brass oil lamps and a carved wooden screen in the background.

A photograph of a devotional music performance indoors. Two women in front sing into microphones seated on the floor. The woman on the left wears a white top with a rust-orange shawl and beaded necklaces; the woman on the right wears a white sari-style garment with an orange shawl, a bindi, gold bangles and a beaded mala. Behind them a woman in glasses and an orange shawl sings, a man plays a bamboo flute, and a young man in white plays an instrument at the right. A wall with a white floral stencil pattern forms the backdrop.

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Three women sit cross-legged on a red floor covering singing into handheld microphones on stands in front of a green cloth backdrop with white hearts. The woman in the centre wears a violet saree with a silver-grey border, a dark red bindi, a gold nose ring and a dark beaded mala, and sings with her hand raised in a gesture. The woman on the left wears a grey-silver saree over a dark blouse and gold bangles, and the woman on the right wears a black saree over a magenta blouse with gold earrings and a sandalwood tilak. Behind them a young man in a yellow kurta plays a tabla-style drum, and two men in white shirts sit in the background. A purple plastic water bottle and a black phone sit on the floor. No a person candidate is visible.

A woman in a white sari with a black-and-grey border sits at a microphone, singing or chanting with eyes closed while playing small hand cymbals or a percussion instrument. She wears a long orange-red coral or rudraksha-style bead necklace, a red bindi, earrings and gold bangles. Three young women in saffron-orange sarees with pink borders sit beside her, each with a white vertical tilak on the forehead and bead malas, also seated before microphones. Behind them stands an ornate gold wooden screen with carved cutouts and blue-glass panels.

August 15 2017

A group of female devotees in rust-red and saffron-bordered robes sits cross-legged on a red and blue floral carpeted stage, singing from printed sheets on music stands in front of microphones. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks, and white tilak marks show on their foreheads. Behind them a man in red robes plays a yellow-bodied stringed instrument, and a seated musician with a drum is partly visible. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, and a carved wooden screen forms the backdrop with a potted plant at left.