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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.

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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.2011-09-01November 28 20152015-11-28A woman in white clothes sits cross-legged on a maroon cloth on a white marble floor, holding a copper plate with offerings near a brass bowl of water set within a square of red bricks in the foreground. She wears a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on her forehead. Behind her stands an empty cream upholstered armchair. To the right, a man in white clothes stands near a camera on a tripod, and another person in a yellow top is partly visible at the edge. The setting appears to be an ashram hall with a pink wall and metal railing on the left.2011-09-01A photograph of a ritual gathering on an orange cloth in a hall with white tiled floor. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and a red-bordered cloth sits at center, receiving something from a woman in a white sari with gold border who holds out a hand. Beside them a shaved-headed man in white clothes with a gold chain sits on the orange cloth, and a woman in white with a red-bordered sari holds a silver tray with a small bowl of red kumkum and betel leaves. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels in the foreground, and a woman with a yellow shawl and a foreign woman with long hair stand watching. Several white-clad people stand and sit in the background. No readable text is visible on the scene itself.2010-10-12A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and red-and-gold border sits on the floor holding a silver plate draped with an orange cloth, a red tilak on her forehead and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with teal trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. Behind them, a person in an orange garment wearing a gold-beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand. Silver bowls and a silver tray with fruit are placed in the foreground, and a partially visible person's head is in the lower left corner.2010-11-09A 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.2010-09-25Indoor photo of women in orange and white garments preparing food offerings on the floor of a hall with orange-tiled flooring. A woman in an orange sari on the left presses rice from a steel bowl, while a younger woman in white kurta with an orange shawl and mala beads kneels beside her, both reaching toward the bowl. Behind them, a large framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and beaded necklaces rests on the floor, decorated with flowers and ribbons, and a small framed picture sits on a white draped chair. Several devotees in orange and white stand or sit in the background, and a wooden carved chair appears at the left edge.2011-03-05A 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 woman in an orange sari with a maroon border sits cross-legged on a floor covered with orange cloth and sets flower petals on a brass plate, with brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel and yellow flowers arranged around her. Several other women in orange saris sit nearby, one at right holding a flower, and a partial figure in white is at upper left.2010-11-23Seated devotees in white ritual clothing sit in rows on woven mats during a ceremony. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them men in white kurtas and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and sit cross-legged. Brass puja plates, lamps, bells and small brass vessels with flowers and fruit sit before them on red and green mats. The woman at centre rests her hand near a brass bell. The setting is a plain concrete hall.2008-02-23Photograph of a devotional ritual in an indoor hall with white floor tiles. In the left foreground, a woman in an orange sari with dark red border sits on an orange cloth beside a steel bowl of cooked food, mixing or serving it. In the centre, a young girl in a white sari with gold border and a red-orange shawl kneels on an orange mat, holding yellow flowers in her cupped hands. Behind her, a woman in an orange sari kneels, and several people in white dhotis and orange cloths stand or kneel. In the right foreground, a man in an orange robe with maroon border bends forward in full prostration, forehead to the floor. A framed portrait with a garland of flowers stands at the left edge, and metal cups and banana-leaf offerings sit on the floor near the back.2011-03-05A photograph of a ritual gathering on an orange cloth. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and gold necklace sits on the orange mat at right, holding a leaf offering with both hands. Opposite him, a woman with long wavy hair wears a cream sari with a maroon border and kneels with her palms joined. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at left, and a young shaved-headed man in white with a gold necklace sits beside the woman. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a pink border holds a silver tray with kumkum, red seeds and a betel leaf. Standing devotees in white and yellow sashes are behind, and a man in saffron robes sits at upper right.2010-10-12