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May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08A photograph of a ritual in an indoor hall with cream tiled floor. Women in orange saris and rudraksha malas stand in a line on the right, many holding hands or bowing, while one woman in orange kneels on a striped mat and receives a gesture from a woman in a cream sari seated on white cloth. Brass oil lamps and a golden vessel stand on the left, with a television camera on a tripod and a man in white near the back. A banner wall with photographs is visible at the top. Several people in the background wear orange and white.2017-05-08August 04 20162016-08-04 +1 copiesApril 03 20152015-04-03Indoor photo of a hall with pale walls, ceiling lights and framed pictures; many devotees in orange robes stand and sit in a ritual gathering. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a striped cloth, receiving small packets from a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala who sits in front of a banana leaf plate of offerings. Another woman in maroon sits facing them. A man in orange with a shaved head stands at right holding a small bag, and rows of floor mats with water bottles lie at left. Several people in orange sarongs and shawls stand in the background.2016-03-30September 30 20142014-09-30Photograph of a group puja or homa in a hall with white cloth-covered floor. Several devotees sit cross-legged in saffron, orange and maroon clothing with rudraksha malas and yellow tilak on their foreheads. The central woman in an orange sari holds a brass bell in one hand and lifts a small lit flame or lamp with the other. Nearby, others hold brass vessels and ritual implements, and a woman on the left has her palms pressed together in namaste. A rudraksha mala hangs over the shoulder of the central figure. Brass pots and a cloth-covered altar are visible at lower right. Ritual actions include bell ringing and offering flame, with a sanctified setting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-05-12A large indoor gathering at an ashram hall with striped colourful mats on the floor. In the foreground, several young women in saffron-orange dresses with gold necklaces and jewellery sit on the mats, one with a vermilion dot on her forehead. Behind them, women in white traditional sarees with gold borders are seated or bending forward, and one woman in a white saree with a long plait combs or adorns the hair of a girl. The crowd of white-clad participants fills the hall, with a red-clad figure seated at the left edge and wall paintings visible at the top right. a person is not clearly visible in the image.2017-07-08A photograph of a seated congregation of women and girls in saffron-orange saris and dresses during a puja at an ashram hall. In the foreground, several young women with rudraksha malas and tilaka on their foreheads sit cross-legged on the floor, holding small brass items and lit lamps before a tray of flowers, coconuts and brass vessels. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and orange clothing sit attentively. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-08-04August 11 20162016-08-11August 04 20162016-08-04