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Photograph of a group of young women and a child at a red-brick doorway. Several women wear orange saris with maroon borders, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. A woman in a white sari with a gold border offers food from a steel bowl to a woman in front. A child in a blue and yellow garment stands at the lower right.

Photograph of a group of women and a young boy gathered at a red-brick doorway. In the foreground a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a rudraksha mala pours or distributes from a small metal vessel into the outstretched hand of a child in a blue top. Behind them, several women wear saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. A young woman at right in an orange robe raises her hand near her face. A woman in white with embroidered kurta stands center. Wooden poles are visible at the upper edges. Several people appear in the scene, including a boy and five or six women.

A line of young women in saffron-orange robes with magenta borders stands in a covered colonnade, palms pressed together in anjali mudra greeting. The front woman, in the foreground, wears rudraksha mala beads and small hoop earrings, smiling toward the camera. Behind her, others in orange and red-magenta saris with rudraksha malas face the same way, and a tiled walkway and greenery extend beyond the pillars.

A line of young women in saffron and maroon sarees walks along a covered veranda with terracotta walls and yellow trim, floor tiled in cream and red. The central young woman in orange saree with pink border holds her palms together in anjali, eyes lowered, wearing rudraksha malas and small earrings. Behind her, others in orange and red sarees follow in procession, several also with prayer hands. A woman in the left foreground with hair in a bun and orange-bordered saree is seen from behind. The scene suggests a gurukul students' procession or temple devotional walk.

July 28 2013

A photograph of a line of devotees standing outdoors in front of a red-painted building and greenery, all with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The central woman in front wears a cream and gold-bordered sari, a dark rudraksha mala around her neck, and a bindi with a white forehead mark. Women behind her wear orange and rust-red saris with white vibhuti on their foreheads. Several are wearing glasses. A stringed garland of yellow and red flowers hangs on a pillar at left, and a blue patterned cloth lies at right. No swami is visible in the frame.

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October 06 2006

A group of women outdoors in orange and rust-red saris and robes with gold borders, raising their hands palms-out while chanting or singing together. Several wear rudraksha malas; one in the centre wears a dark red sari with a gold border and a pendant. Behind them an older woman in white stands at right, a man in white is visible further back, and a red-brick building with a small shop stall with a sign stands behind them.

December 30 2009

Outdoor photo of a group walking across a dusty ground beside a red-brick building with a corrugated metal roof and a thatched shed. Several men in orange and saffron robes and gold-bordered dhotis walk together, many wearing rudraksha malas. An elderly bald-headed man in an orange shawl with gray hair, hands folded, walks at centre. A man in an orange turban holds a long wooden staff. Another man in an orange turban wears a mala and a white name badge. A bald man and a younger man wear gold-edged dhotis and malas on the right. A white sack lies in the lower left corner.

Women seated closely on a red-floored hall, many wearing orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas and gold borders, listening attentively to a discourse. A woman in the front centre wears a maroon sari with gold border and a white vertical tilak, her hand resting on the lap, while beside her a woman in orange holds a small book. Behind them, girls in black and red tops and older women in white and pastel saris sit in rows, with red pillars in the background. Satsang setting with devotees seated in a congregation.