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July 08 20132013-07-08A photograph of three women seated outdoors on stone steps, raising their open palms in prayer or blessing. The woman on the right has light blond hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing a cream and gold sari with a yellow sash. The woman in the centre wears a white top and a red and yellow flower garland, with eyes closed. The woman on the left has dark hair and glasses and wears a purple top. A figure in orange robes stands at the left edge, and other people in orange and white are blurred in the background.2013-07-08August 26 20172017-08-26April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA large group of devotees sits cross-legged on red mats in a hall, seated closely in rows with eyes closed and palms raised in a devotional gesture. In the centre a woman with short grey hair and round glasses wears a white outfit with a bright red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, with a red bindi. Around her, women in white and saffron-trimmed saris, several men in white, and people with white tilak markings on their foreheads join the practice. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame.2013-06-04Three people sit on a stage before a red velvet curtain and an ornate gold frame. Left, a woman in orange robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha malas smiles with hands together. Centre, a woman in a white sari with a light yellow blouse and a mala presses her palms together in prayer, eyes closed, with a forehead mark. Right, a young man bare-chested in a white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and gold beads, with a white forehead stripe. Behind them a person in orange sits near a gilded throne-like structure. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2017-07-08October 12 20122012-10-12June 14 20132013-06-14July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesNovember 25 20102010-11-25May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in an orange-walled hall. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth, shaved head, gold necklace and sandalwood tilak, extends his arm toward women with cupped hands. The women, one in a maroon shawl and one in orange, hold their palms out to receive something. Nearby a person in white bows low with hands on an orange cloth, and other devotees in white with yellow shawls stand behind. Gold-trimmed throne-like seat and scattered petals are visible. No identity cues establish the seated priest as a person, so he is described only by role.2010-08-11