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A photograph of six women seated on a red-draped stage in front of ornate gold-leaf carved panels with lion and floral motifs. They wear orange and rust-red saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and white forehead markings. Several sit before microphones on stands; the woman at left and the one at right hold sheets of paper, and one woman in the center holds a small red object. They appear to be chanting or reciting together in a group ritual setting.

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A group of six women in matching saffron and maroon garments and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a red stage carpet in front of ornate golden relief carvings of lions and scrollwork. They sing and play percussion: the woman in the centre-right holds a red tambourine, another plays small cymbals, and a woman on the left holds a yellow ball. Microphones on stands sit before them and paper sheets lie on the floor. The women have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. No man is visible and no person matching the a person description appears in the scene.2014-11-21November 04 20142014-11-04 +1 copiesA seated group of women and a few men in red-maroon and white ceremonial clothing sit on a red-draped platform before a gold embossed wall carved with lions and elephants. Several have rudraksha malas and forehead markings. The central woman in maroon with gold-bordered sari speaks into a microphone while holding a small object, and a woman in the front left wears a red-brown sari with a red bindi and reads from a sheet on a stand. At right, a young person in white with a yellow shawl sings or speaks at a microphone. A foreign woman in orange with glasses sits behind them, and a bald man with white body markings sits at the rear left.2014-11-01A photograph of a row of seated devotees chanting at microphones on a red draped stage in front of ornate gold carved panels. Most wear orange or rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. The second figure from left is bald with glasses and wears an orange robe; a woman in the centre wears a red robe and holds a red object; other women wear saffron and red saris. Several hold small paper sheets. A small amplifier sits at the right edge, and a few blurred heads appear at the bottom left.2014-11-05 +1 copiesA group of women in saffron and rust-red sarees sit cross-legged on a red-draped stage before a gold-embossed carved backdrop with warm string lights, performing a kirtan with microphones on stands in front of them. The singers wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the nearest woman in rust-red holds an open songbook, and the leading singer in orange-saffron at left sings into a mic. Some women are seen with eyes closed, absorbed in chanting.2014-09-30Six women sit cross-legged on a red-draped stage before a gold-embossed backdrop of lions and scrolling floral relief, singing from paper sheets at standing microphones. The women in the front row wear rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads. A woman in orange robes and a woman in cream and white sit among them. A small red harmonium-style instrument rests on the floor in the centre. The group appears to be performing devotional chanting during a satsang programme.2014-11-05November 07 20142014-11-07September 30 20142014-09-30October 05 20142014-10-05October 26 20142014-10-26November 04 20142014-11-04 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copies