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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.

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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.2014-11-18October 26 20142014-10-26Five women seated on a red cloth-covered stage perform devotional singing before a gold-embossed wall decorated with lion-like figures. They wear rust-orange saffron-style garments with gold borders, rudraksha mala necklaces and white forehead markings. Microphones stand in front of them; one holds a red tambourine, another a small hand cymbal, and papers rest on a wooden stand. A small electronic amplifier sits on the stage.2014-11-05November 07 20142014-11-07Six women seated cross-legged on a red draped stage perform devotional singing before an ornate gold-carved wall lit with rows of small oil lamps. Four singers in deep maroon and rust saris with rudraksha malas front the frame, several at microphones on stands with paper song sheets on low wooden book stands; one holds a red tambourine. Two women in saffron-orange saris sit behind them, one with a long rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a nithya kirtan session. No a person candidate is visible.2014-10-04November 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.2014-11-01Six 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.2014-11-05A group of six women in matching saffron, orange and maroon saris with dark rudraksha malas sit on a red-draped stage singing devotional chant at microphone stands, several with sheets of paper on wooden stands. A woman in the center wears a white-and-red bindi and holds a small hand cymbal, while the woman at right holds a red tambourine with rhythm. Behind them stands a gold-embossed decorative panel with ornate relief figures. The women have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. No person is identifiable as a person, and no ritual figure is visible.2014-11-21November 04 20142014-11-04 +1 copiesNovember 07 20142014-11-07Five women in orange and rust-red saris sit cross-legged on a red cloth-covered stage before a gold-embossed backdrop of lions and floral reliefs. Each has a microphone on a stand in front of her; they are singing. The woman at centre wears a white-and-red forehead mark and rudraksha mala, with a bangle on her wrist. At far right, a woman holds a red tambourine. Two women wear round glasses, one in a pale orange sari and one in a rust sari. Several hold sheets of paper on music stands.2014-10-27 +1 copies