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A photograph of a seated woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala draped over her shoulder, holding a small brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp with a red flower in the other, with a white-marked forehead and red bindi. Beside her another woman in orange with closed eyes sits in meditation, and a third woman in white stands behind them. An orange-painted wall and a white stand edge the frame, with brass vessels and flowers in the lower right.

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August 02 20132013-08-02Seated devotees in rust-red saffron-toned robes perform a ritual on a floor with brass oil lamps, a pink lotus flower, and small offering dishes. The woman in front right holds a lit incense stick or lamp in one hand and a small bell-like object in the other, with a rudraksha mala draped across her chest and sandalwood-style tilak marks on her forehead. Smoke rises from the offerings. Beside her, another woman in similar red robes and a rudraksha mala plays a small hand instrument. Behind them, other participants in cream and orange clothing sit on the floor with lamps, and a water bottle and a small black device rest on the floor. Pale walls and red chairs fill the background. No a person candidate is visible.2016-08-24Four women in orange saffron clothing sit cross-legged in a row on the floor during a puja. Each holds a small brass oil lamp or bell-shaped brass vessel with a lit flame, and several have their hands raised in ritual gesture. Some wear tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In front of them on a red cloth are offerings including fruit, flowers and small brass lamps and bowls. Behind them a yellow checked cloth covers a table and a red curtain hangs at the left edge.2011-09-15July 08 20132013-07-08March 04 20132013-03-04 +1 copiesA photograph of women seated in a row during a satsang or meditation session, wearing orange and salmon-coloured saris with maroon borders. The woman on the right has closed eyes, a red bindi and a dark braid, and holds her hands together in front of her; rudraksha malas hang around the necks of the women in the centre and right. Others nearby have white tilak marks on their foreheads and appear to be chanting. A small blue notebook lies in the lower left corner. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2013-01-25September 28 20112011-09-28A photograph of a group ritual in a hall where many seated women in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) and offering plates. In the foreground, two women in orange saris wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the woman on the left holds a lit lamp on a plate, the woman in the centre holds one as well. Behind them, a woman in glasses and orange sari with a mala raises a hand, and women in maroon and yellow garments sit with palms pressed together. Small flames, flower petals and fruit plates sit on the floor.2013-06-15July 11 20132013-07-11April 15 20132013-04-15 +1 copiesA group of women in orange and red saris sit on the floor during a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. The woman in the foreground on the right wears an orange sari with a red blouse, a vermilion forehead mark, a wristwatch and gold bangles, and raises a lamp. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse holds a lamp at chest height, and another woman on the left in orange clothing lifts a lamp. Further back, women in yellow and white clothing hold lit candles or lamps. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, along with brass vessels and incense sticks.2011-10-05Photo of women in an ashram setting performing a lamp offering. Three women sit in a row on the floor holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames; the foreground woman holds a lamp on a brass plate with her right hand, wearing an orange-red top and shawl with a bindi and a dark braid. Behind her, women wear orange and white garments. Red curtains hang in the background, with a wooden table at left and a partly visible seated figure in orange robes at upper right. Brass dishes with offerings sit on an orange cloth in the lower left.2011-11-09