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July 11 2013

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Young girls in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders and rudraksha malas perform a puja, each holding a lit oil lamp in cupped hands. The two foreground girls have white forehead markings and red bindi; others with lamps and brass vessels are seated behind them, with a brass kalasha-like vessel and offerings on a low table.2013-04-30May 10 20132013-05-10Several young girls in saffron-orange robes sit closely together on the floor, smiling as they hold a small lit oil lamp, its flame visible at the centre. The girls wear white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, red kumkum dots, and rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets. Behind them, other devotees in orange and red garments and gold-bordered saris sit and raise their hands in ritual gestures. The setting is a hall with a plain floor and pink and white floral decorations near the bottom edge.2013-07-09A photograph of a group of young girls seated closely together in orange and maroon saris, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a girl in an orange sari and orange blouse holds a small brass object, possibly a bell or lamp, raised near her chest while looking forward. Beside her another girl in orange sari and bangles holds a similar object. Smoke or incense drifts through the frame. Small oil lamps glow at the lower left and right, and behind them rows of other girls in maroon and orange dress sit in devotional posture during what appears to be a puja or satsang setting.2013-04-08July 11 20132013-07-11July 30 20132013-07-30Three young girls in saffron-orange robes sit close together at a satsang or meditation gathering, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti lines and red kumkum. The girl on the left has her palms pressed in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The central girl, wearing a long rudraksha mala, holds a small white object in her hand and appears to be chanting. The girl on the right has her eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them, other devotees in orange and red garments and a woman in white sit in the background.2013-10-26Photograph of a seated group of young women and girls in saffron-orange saris and tunics with dark red borders, wearing long necklaces of dark rudraksha beads and white vertical forehead markings. Front left, a girl with hair tied back looks to the side; centre, a woman in an orange tunic speaks with a rudraksha mala; front right, a girl with eyes closed and hands folded chants or meditates. Others sit behind in a hall with soft background light. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-10-25A group of young women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead bands sit closely together, many holding small brass oil lamps (lit candles or lamps) and bells, performing a ritual chant during what appears to be a puja. Several have red and gold sashes and gold bangles. In the foreground a woman faces the camera mid-chant. The background shows more participants in similar dress, with a white-clad figure at the top right. No clearly identifiable a person depiction is visible in this frame.2014-09-11July 26 20132013-07-26May 20 20132013-05-20October 26 20132013-10-26