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A photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor in an ashram hall, dressed in orange-red saris with gold borders and white tilak markings on their foreheads. Many wear rudraksha malas. The woman in the foreground at left presses her palms together in anjali with eyes closed, while the woman at right sits with hands folded and eyes closed in meditation. Small white cups, banana leaves and flowers are placed on the floor before them, with a colourful fruit-patterned cloth hanging behind. Others in the background also sit with eyes closed.

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A seated group of women in orange-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor with eyes closed, hands folded in their laps, during a meditative or ritual sitting. Several wear white vibhuti or tilak lines on their foreheads and strands of dark beaded rudraksha-style malas around their necks. Small white paper cups and leaf-plate offerings with white flowers sit before them on green banana leaves. Behind them, other participants in orange clothing are visible, and a white-clad figure stands at the far back.2013-04-01Several women sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple hall during a seated ritual. Three prominent women in front wear orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, eyes closed, hands folded in their laps. The woman in the centre wears glasses and a bracelet. Brass oil lamps and small offering trays with flowers and red kumkum sit on a cloth before them, and a gilded deity murti is visible in the background. Other devotees in orange sit behind them.2014-10-05 +1 copiesSeveral women seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall with a red curtain, wearing orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas. The woman in the centre has a vertical tilak on her forehead and her hands rest in her lap, eyes lowered. Behind them, a woman in white sits with hands folded, and a metal tray or plates lie on the floor in front.2013-05-09May 09 20132013-05-09Three women in rust-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on a mat during a seated ritual in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. Each wears a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and sits in meditation or chanting posture; the woman at left holds her palms together, the centre woman has hands clasped in her lap and the right woman has hands folded. In front of them are a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl of yellow flowers, pink flowers and small brass vessels on a red cloth. Several people in white and teal clothing sit in the background.2013-10-02July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23September 13 20132013-09-13July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesMay 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesAugust 08 20162016-08-08February 25 20132013-02-25