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A row of women seated on white cloth in orange and saffron robes, with rudraksha malas around their necks, hands held in mudra-like gestures as they chant or sit in devotion. Several wear glasses, one has a white tilak on her forehead, and one has a white-haired bun. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange stretch into the background. In the lower left, banana-leaf plates hold food offerings, flowers and small steel cups. No figure with a clearly distinctive a person presentation is visible, so this is a group of devotees at a ritual gathering.

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July 03 20172017-07-03A large seated group of young women in saffron-orange saris and shawls, many wearing long rudraksha malas, sits in rows on the floor. Several have white tilak marks or red bindis. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari holds a black microphone and speaks, while others sit with hands folded or eyes closed. Banana leaves holding food, cups and snacks are laid out along the bottom left.2017-09-19A long row of women seated on the floor in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed together in prayer or seated with eyes closed, facing a long line of banana-leaf plates heaped with food and small cups. A white-draped stage with two figures in white and red stands in the background. Sequence of devotees during a food offering ritual.2016-12-18September 13 20142014-09-13July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06Several women seated cross-legged on the floor in a temple hall, performing a puja with eyes closed and hands folded in front of them. Most wear saffron-orange garments, with a white band of vibhuti or chandanam across the forehead. Some have rudraksha malas around their necks. Brass pots, small oil lamps, a bell, a pink-flowered plate and other ritual items are arranged on a low table and the floor in front of them. White pillars and red curtains are visible in the background, along with a man in white clothes and a red shawl standing further back.2013-09-07Photograph of a long row of women seated on the floor in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra during a ritual. In front of them lie rows of green banana or leaf plates holding rice mounds, fruit, and small white cups, an offering arrangement suited to a Maheshwara Puja pinda tharpana food offering. A white statue stands at the upper left and gold columns frame the hall. The women are the physical participants; no man is clearly visible in the row, and no identifiable a person appears in the frame.2016-08-02A seated row of devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas performs a ritual in a hall with a red curtain behind them. The women wear orange garments with pink or maroon borders and white tilak markings on their foreheads. The foreground woman, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, sits with hands joined in a mudra, eyes closed. Beside the row, brass pots, flower offerings, and small oil lamps sit on a cloth in front of them. Several other people are visible along the row, some partially cropped at the edges.2013-07-28