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Photo of seated women at an ashram ritual gathering. In the foreground a woman with a white forehead mark and braided hair holds a pink lotus flower in cupped hands with eyes closed, while beside her another woman presses palms together in prayer. Both wear cream saris with coloured borders and orange shawls. To the left a woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits beside a second woman with orange shawl. In the background a man in an orange robe with a beaded necklace sits behind a microphone stand, and a golden throne with red cushions is visible at right. A silver tray with yellow powder and small bowls sits in the lower right foreground.

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A photograph of a seated woman in a cream sari with a pink and purple border and an orange shawl, her palms pressed together in anjali mudra at her chest, eyes lowered. A red bindi is visible on her forehead and gold bangles on her wrist. Beside her, a woman in an orange shawl looks forward, and at the left a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace sits near a microphone. Behind them a red cushion and a gold-draped seat or throne are visible, and a pink flower lies at the lower edge.2010-10-30A seated group of women in a temple hall performs a devotional ritual. In the centre, a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl holds a pink lotus flower in cupped hands with eyes closed. Beside her, a younger woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl presses her palms together in prayer. On the left, a woman wears a yellow shawl and a white sari with a tilak on her forehead, and another woman in an orange shawl sits in the foreground. A pink lotus lies on a brass tray holding small bowls of yellow and white offerings. Behind them, a man in an orange robe sits near a microphone stand, and gold-draped furniture appears in the background.2010-10-30October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesMay 10 20132013-05-10Close photograph of a woman with her palms pressed together in namaste at her chest, eyes lowered, with a red bindi on her forehead. She wears a cream blouse and cream sari with a red-and-purple striped border, draped with an orange shawl, and gold bangles on her wrist. Beside her, a blurred woman in an orange shawl and a second blurred figure in the lower left are seated, one with a white tilak mark. Behind them, an orange cloth and a blurred golden surface suggest a temple or ashram hall with a red cushioned seat.2010-10-30February 18 20132013-02-18A group of women seated closely together in a hall performs a ritual, holding small oil lamps (deepa) in their hands. Several wear orange and red saris with gold borders, rudraksha mala necklaces, and white forehead markings (vibhuti) with red kumkum bindi. The woman in the foreground at right holds a lamp and raises her hand, while others around them hold lamps and appear to chant. Smoke from the lamps drifts across the frame. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2013-05-29September 12 20102010-09-12April 09 20132013-04-09Three women sit cross-legged on the floor in meditation with eyes closed, wearing orange and rust-striped shawls over their clothes. The woman on the right wears a red bindi and a gold stud earring, and her hands rest in her lap. The woman in the centre wears a small forehead mark and her hands are folded. A fourth seated woman in orange is partly visible at left, with a rudraksha-style mala around her neck. In the lower left corner sits a brass oil lamp and a small brass vessel beside a tray of marigold petals and flowers. A blurred figure in white and a standing person in orange are visible in the background near a wooden lectern with a laptop.2011-10-05June 19 20142014-06-19A 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.2013-01-25