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May 16 20172017-05-16May 16 20172017-05-16November 08 20152015-11-08June 01 20142014-06-01A large seated gathering of women dressed in white and cream saris with gold borders. In the foreground, a woman with closed eyes and a red bindi wears a long double strand of red-brown beads, a black beaded mala and a round pendant. Nearby women wear white saris, forehead markings, and name badges on lanyards. The background is soft and blurred with more seated participants.2014-08-23Photograph of a seated group of women in white and cream clothing with orange-and-gold bordered shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on a colourful woven mat in a gilded hall. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair and a red bindi holds a white slate-like block against her head while looking down, with a pen in her other hand. Beside her, a woman in white with a shawl writes on paper, and another woman at right holds a pen and a small stone slate. Behind them, a woman in a blue and pink sari sits near gold-coloured pillars, and a man in white sits at left. The setting appears to be a formal ritual or training session.2017-03-18October 02 20122012-10-02May 24 20172017-05-24A large seated gathering of devotees on red mats inside a hall, most in white and cream traditional sarees and dhotis with gold borders. In the foreground, three women sit facing left, centre and right: the left woman wears a purple blouse and gold-bordered white saree, the centre woman a maroon blouse and white saree with a red bindi and a gold choker, and the right woman a gold-bordered white saree with a gold necklace and bangles. Behind them many more devotees sit in rows, some wearing orange or red shawls and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Water bottles and bags sit on the mats. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd shot.2016-07-17July 25 20172017-07-25A woman with hair in a bun and round tortoiseshell-framed glasses sits in a white kurta with a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed, as an unseen hand touches her forehead between the brows. Beside her an older woman in a white and orange-gold sari with a rudraksha mala and a bindi also sits with eyes closed. Behind them, more seated people in white and white-and-gold attire, some with rudraksha malas, are visible in a hall with blue chairs. The scene suggests a seated blessing or initiation gesture during a gathering.2017-07-29 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, during an evening sitting. Most wear white garments with yellow shawls bordered in gold. In the foreground, a young woman with a long braid and a white tilak on her forehead chants with her mouth slightly open, wearing a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala and small earrings. To the right, a woman with a shaved head and a red bindi folds her hands, wearing yellow and white with gold bangles. Behind them, other participants sit on white cloth-covered mats. No deity, throne or a person figure is clearly visible.2010-09-28