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Several young women and girls in orange and red saffron-toned robes sit cross-legged on the floor during a ceremony. Their foreheads and arms bear white ash markings, and many wear long rudraksha mala necklaces. The front two girls bend over small offerings, one holding a yellow flower or petal, while the girl at right rests her chin on her hand in quiet attention. Additional seated participants fill the background, and a small white flower offering and yellow petals lie on the floor in front.

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May 10 20132013-05-10Three young girls in saffron-orange robes sit close together at a satsang or meditation gathering, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti lines and red kumkum. The girl on the left has her palms pressed in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The central girl, wearing a long rudraksha mala, holds a small white object in her hand and appears to be chanting. The girl on the right has her eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them, other devotees in orange and red garments and a woman in white sit in the background.2013-10-26Several young women and girls sit in a row wearing saffron-orange garments, many with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Some hold small items in their hands and seem to be performing a devotional practice, with brass vessels and flower petals on a low table in the foreground. Behind them a red curtain and a red chair are visible in a plain indoor hall.2013-04-07May 18 20192019-05-18October 26 20132013-10-26A photograph of a group of young women and girls seated closely together during a devotional ritual. Most wear saffron-orange saris and necklaces of rudraksha beads, while a few in the background wear red and gold-bordered saris. Many have white sacred ash marks across their foreheads. Several raise their hands in gestures during chanting, and some hold small objects while seated before a decorated altar area with brass items and oil lamps. A white metal railing runs along the front. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2014-09-16October 26 20132013-10-26August 02 20162016-08-02Several young women and girls in saffron-orange sarees with red borders sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall, chanting with eyes partly closed. Their foreheads bear white sandal or vibhuti markings and red bindis, and they wear rudraksha malas. One girl at left holds an orange flower garland and turns her palms together; the girl in the centre has her hands in a mudra. Brass vessels, a small kalasha-style pot, white flowers and pink petals rest on a white low table in front, where incense smoke rises. Adults in orange and red clothing and a crowd of seated devotees fill the background.2013-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of women seated on the floor in an ashram ritual setting, wearing orange and rust-coloured saris with rudraksha malas. In the foreground two young women in orange saris with gold borders, one with white and red forehead marks, sit cross-legged and handle small offerings and flowers near brass and copper puja vessels. Behind them an older woman in a dark red sari with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark looks down at her hands. Additional devotees in orange robes are partially visible at the edges, and a brass lamp and white flowers lie in front. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2019-05-18October 20 20132013-10-20A photograph of a row of young women seated on the floor during a ritual, wearing saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and hair pulled back, with one wearing a small orange flower. They sit with palms pressed together or hands resting on their laps, eyes closed in concentration. Silver-toned ritual trays and small lit oil lamps sit on the left in front of them.2014-09-12