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A seated group of devotees in saffron-orange clothes with red borders performs a ritual outdoors. Many women wear rudraksha malas and are seated on mats before rows of brass vessels, kalasha-style pots, small brass bowls and oil lamps placed on a cloth. Some hold white threads or sacred cords across their laps. Others in white and light clothing sit behind them, and a few men are visible at the edges. A red pillar and a parked car are in the background.

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A large group of women seated on the floor in orange and saffron saris and robes with red borders, many holding up their hands and fingers toward long white threads stretched between them. Brass pots, small brass bowls and a yellow tray sit on the mat in front of them, and a red pillar and green foliage show in the background. Several women wear rudraksha malas, and some wear white garments among the orange. The scene appears to be a ritual thread-tying or Raksha Bandhan-style gathering, with the threads being drawn across the group. No a person candidate is visible.2016-08-18July 23 20132013-07-23A large seated congregation of women and young people in orange and maroon robes sits on mats outdoors during a satsang. Many wear rudraksha malas and some hold their hands in prayer or rest them on their knees. Women in the foreground wear dark red and orange saris with rudraksha necklaces, and a woman in white with a mala sits at the left edge. Behind them, rows of younger participants in orange sit close together before a red-walled building, with a white-robed figure and a blurred cloth-covered stand in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2014-10-02February 23 20072007-02-23Outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard before a red temple structure. Many women in saffron-orange saris with red borders sit cross-legged on mats, many wearing long rudraksha malas and braided fibre or bead ornaments. Some hold notebooks, a woman in front looks at a mobile phone, and a few women in white or pink saris sit or stand in the background. A tripod-mounted camera stands at right and a tree and red pillars frame the scene. The audience listens attentively to the discourse.2014-10-02A seated group of devotees performs a padapuja-style ritual indoors on a white tiled floor covered with straw mats. Many women sit in rows wearing orange, saffron and maroon saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and forehead markings. Brass plates with flowers, small lamps and metal vessels sit on red cloths in front of them, and several women have their hands folded in prayer. In the background, more participants in red and orange attire sit among white-clad people. A printed copyright and source line appears across the photo.2013-07-28Photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor of a hall performing a ritual with raised hands, many dressed in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small cups sit in front of them. Red curtains and stacked red cushions are visible behind, with a few white-clad women among the orange-clad group. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present in the frame.2013-07-26June 06 20142014-06-06A large group of women in orange and saffron saris with yellow and maroon borders sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several hold small items in their hands, and brass oil lamps, flower petals and small plates of offerings sit on the floor in the foreground. Women in white and cream saris are seated further back among the crowd, and a few younger girls in maroon and saffron clothing sit at the right edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible, and the scene shows no identifiable figure in the foreground.2013-05-19A large group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, most wearing orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Several hold small brass oil lamps or aarti lamps with flames, and others hold brass vessels and offerings. Some women in white saris and red-clad participants sit behind them, and a row of metal stanchions runs along the right edge of the hall.2013-07-28October 11 20142014-10-11May 19 20132013-05-19