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A photograph of a woman in a white short-sleeved salwar-style outfit seated cross-legged on the floor, wearing a long double strand of rudraksha beads and white tripundra ash marks on her forehead with a red bindi. She rests her hand beside a red cloth holding a brass kalasha-style pot, an orange-wrapped object, white flowers and a small brass bowl of yellow offerings. Behind her, a woman in a white blouse with a yellow shawl holds a microphone, and another woman sits at a table with audio equipment and a sound mixer.

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A woman in a white sari-style garment sits cross-legged on a maroon cloth beside a cream armchair. She wears a white vertical tilak with a red dot on her forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around her neck and wrists. She holds a steel bowl of yellow food, possibly rice or sweet, and a small brass vessel and an orange pedestal-like offering tray sit on the cloth in front of her. Behind her, a checked yellow and green tablecloth covers a table with electronic equipment.2011-09-01A woman sits cross-legged on a floor with eyes closed, hands folded together in prayer or mudra near her waist, wearing a white sari with pink-gold border and an orange shawl draped over her shoulder, a rudraksha mala hanging from her neck and a gold bangle on her wrist, with a white vibhuti line and red bindi on her forehead. In front of her on an orange cloth are brass plates with flowers and offerings, a brass cup, a small lamp and a matchbox. Behind her, steel railings and other people in white clothes sit on mats in a hall.2010-09-25November 28 20152015-11-28September 01 20112011-09-01A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with eyes closed, holding a silver tray with folded orange cloths. She wears a black beaded mala necklace, a red bindi, silver bangles and gold bangles. Behind her, another person in white sits with hands folded in prayer. In front, an ornate silver puja thali with small bowls and flower petals rests on a gold-carved base beside a gold pillar.2010-10-02A young shaved-headed priest sits cross-legged on an orange cloth in a temple hall, wearing a white dhoti with a red-and-maroon border and a white shawl over his shoulders. He has white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms and wears a dark rudraksha mala. He holds a brass plate with a small mound of ash or powder, beside a lemon, a small brass cup and a foil-wrapped packet. A blurred arm enters from the left edge, and a gold-toned shrine is visible behind the white wall.2010-11-05A photograph of a seated woman with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed, on a woven mat in front of brass plates holding offerings of fruit and flowers, a banana, a small brass bell and an oil lamp. She wears a white sari with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind her, another woman in an orange shawl and white sari sits, and a red-and-white painted wall lines the courtyard. The scene suggests a puja offering, with the seated woman as the main figure. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA woman with a red bindi and dark hair sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level. She wears a white sari with gold zari borders and a dark beaded mala around her neck, a silver bangle and a small pendant. Behind her, a blurred figure in white with a white forehead mark sits before dark drapes, and at the edges white-clad devotees are partly visible. The scene suggests a seated prayer or satsang gathering.2010-10-19August 09 20162016-08-09A shaved-headed young priest in white ritual cloth sits behind silver puja trays, a white sacred thread shawl draped over his shoulder with orange-tipped strings, and a rudraksha mala hanging around his neck. He has white vertical tilak lines and a red bindi on his forehead, and he looks down toward the trays holding red flowers, a silver bowl and offerings. Behind him stand an orange patterned cloth hanging and red-and-white striped pillars in an open courtyard. The scene suggests a padapuja setting of devotional worship, with the priest as the central figure.2010-10-02April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesA woman in a white sari with a thin gold border sits in front of an ornate gold-carved structure with a red-draped table behind her. She wears a dark rudraksha-style bead mala with a small oval pendant, a red bindi, and gold and silver bangles. Her eyes are lowered and her hands are clasped in front of her as she sits before a row of glass vessels and red flowers, appearing to take part in a padapuja.2010-10-02