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Close-up photo of several people passing bundles of white sacred threads, sacred cords with wooden beads, from hand to hand at a gathering. On the left, a woman in a teal and magenta patterned kurta with beaded bracelets and a ring extends her hands. Center, a woman in a lilac-blue top holds the threads. On the right, a woman with a long dark braid wears a black jacket, rudraksha-style beaded malas, and green and gold bangles, receiving the white cords. Blurred people in white and devotees with painted eye-patterned face cloths fill the foreground and background.

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Close view of hands passing a bundle of white cotton threads strung with brown rudraksha-style beads between participants at a gathering. On the right, a woman in a black top and black head covering, wearing red and beaded malas and green and gold bangles, holds the bundle. On the left, a woman in a multicolored patterned top with beaded bracelets reaches toward it. Behind them, people in white and blue clothing and head coverings sit in a warmly lit hall. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Close photo of two women passing a bundle of white cotton threads between them, with rudraksha beads and bangles visible on their wrists. The woman on the left wears a pink and teal patterned top and several beaded bracelets. The woman on the right wears a black top, a white shawl and a long rudraksha mala, and holds the threads with bangled hands. Behind them a woman in a light blue garment and a blurred background of gold and people suggest a satsang or ritual gathering.2016-12-02Close photo of hands passing bundles of white cotton threads strung with small brown and gold coin-like charms between devotees at an evening gathering. On the left a woman in a teal and multicoloured floral-patterned top wears many beaded bracelets and wrist bands; on the right a woman in a black jacket with a long braid and a dark beaded mala around her neck receives the bundle, wearing green and gold bangles. Behind them a person in a light blue garment and other seated attendees are partly visible, with warm blurred lights in the background.2016-12-02A woman in a black jacket holds a bundle of white cotton threads strung with small round medallions or pendants, passing it toward a hand from the left in a patterned colourful sleeve with beaded bracelets. Her wrists show green and gold bangles and henna-style designs. Behind her a blurred golden background suggests a temple or hall. Several people in the foreground have forehead markings and turbans or head coverings, one man looking upward. The scene suggests a ritual distribution of sacred threads at an assembly.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 31 20152015-12-31Close-up photo of a devotee receiving a white thread or cord around the neck from a volunteer in a blue paisley kurta. A woman in pink with glasses watches closely in the background, and a seated woman in pink with a beaded necklace and gold bangles bows her head as cords are placed on her. A volunteer in a violet top with pink trim assists from the right. Visible wrist bangles and a name badge suggest a organized initiation-style ceremony.2016-12-02Photograph of a ritual scene showing two bare-chested men. On the left, a man with short hair and a beard wears multiple dark bead malas and a white dhoti with a striped border; he holds a bundle of white cotton threads knotted at the ends. On the right, a bearded man with grey hair and glasses, wearing gold bangles and rings, holds more white threads hanging down. The background is blurred with yellow and green floral elements.2016-12-02Close photo of a woman threading a rudraksha bead onto a white cord. Her hand, decorated with a henna sun-like motif, holds the bead and cord while another person's hand, with a blue-painted fingernail and silver ring, assists. Both wear rings. Blurred background of pink and magenta fabric suggests a satsang or initiation setting.2016-12-02Devotees seated in a crowded hall, mostly women, handling strands of white flower garlands. In the foreground a woman in a pink and white patterned sari with glasses and gold bangles holds a long white garland over a pile of white flowers on a lavender cloth. Behind her a woman in a teal blouse and cream sari with gold bangles also works with garlands, and at right a woman in an orange top wears a red rudraksha mala. The setting appears to be a satsang or ashram gathering.2016-12-07