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September 21 20162016-09-21A group of women seated closely together in a devotional setting, many wearing orange and maroon saris. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and white forehead markings holds a silver tray of small silver lamps and vessels, with a lit flame visible. A woman in front, in an orange sari with multiple gold bangles, reaches toward the tray with one hand. Others around them have hands folded in prayer or are chanting, and a woman at right in a yellow sari also has folded hands. Silver dishes with fruit and offerings sit in the lower left foreground. The scene suggests puja or aarti, with smoke and light rising from the lamps.2010-12-27February 23 20162016-02-23September 21 20162016-09-21June 12 20142014-06-12Photo of a row of women in orange and rust-coloured saris seated at a long table laid for a meal. They are serving and eating rice and food from a green banana leaf on silver trays, with small paper cups of fruit juice in front. Several women wear rudraksha or beaded malas and gold earrings; one in the foreground in an orange sari with a red border wears glasses and a bun, reaching toward the food. Another woman checks a mobile phone. The setting appears to be an ashram dining hall with white walls.2014-09-14December 15 20172017-12-15A padapuja-style ritual on a golden platform. Several women in orange and white saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, kneel around silver plates filled with fruit, pink lotus flowers, and white flower petals. The woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and holds a small silver vessel in one hand while extending her other hand toward a pink lotus. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne at the right, with another person in the foreground and a woman seated in white further back. The setting is a courtyard with red and white walls.2010-11-03A row of women sits on the floor in prayer posture with palms pressed together, eyes closed, before a long table covered with white cloth. On the table are banana-leaf plates holding rice, sweets and curries, with small steel cups, white bowls and spoons. Most women wear white cotton saris edged in gold, with orange shawls or orange-and-white dress; the foremost woman in front wears a yellow shawl with a white sari and red-and-gold bangles. Some have dark hair in buns or loose curls. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a dark backdrop and white table linen.2007-11-12A photograph of a group of women seated closely together in a devotional ceremony, with hands pressed in anjali mudra and eyes closed. The central woman wears an orange-saffron sari with a rudraksha mala and holds a silver tray with a folded orange cloth bearing a white lotus-style motif. Other women wear white saris with yellow shawls and white tilak marks on their foreheads. A silver bowl and a brass plate sit on a golden cloth in the foreground, with a blurred background of more devotees.2010-10-26A row of women seated on the floor in a hall, performing a ritual offering with brass plates and small brass vessels set before them on an orange cloth. Most wear white or cream saris and dresses; one in the foreground in white holds a brass plate with red flower petals. Others wear yellow, peach and pink garments with dark hair pulled back. Plastic containers, a white cloth and a brass kalasha-style pot lie on the cloth in front. Lattice windows and a white wall form the background.2009-07-01January 28 20132013-01-28