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Three young women sit cross-legged and sing into microphones on metal stands in front of an ornate cream lattice screen with cut-out quatrefoil patterns. The two on the left and centre wear saffron-orange saris with pink borders and rudraksha malas; the woman on the right wears a deep maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala. All three have white sandalwood-paste lines on their foreheads and red bindis, and each wears a small pendant. Their hands rest on their laps and one hand is raised slightly.

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September 16 20142014-09-16August 29 20142014-08-29Four young women in orange and maroon saris sit in a row before microphone stands, chanting or singing in a devotional gathering. Each wears rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and the background is a cream carved lattice screen with quatrefoil cut-outs. The woman second from right in maroon holds a small golden bell or cymbal in her hand. Two women on the left are in orange and the one on the far right wears orange with a pink border. The scene suggests a satsang recitation with musicians seated on the floor.2014-08-29Five young women sit cross-legged at microphone stands in front of a gilded lattice-patterned wall with dark blue cut-out windows, singing or chanting together. They wear orange and deep red robes with rudraksha malas, and have white forehead bands with red bindis or tilaks. The woman at centre right in deep red with a gold border speaks or sings while gesturing with her hand. Other women in orange and red robes sit beside her, one at far left partly in shadow.2014-09-03Four young women sit closely together on a floor stage, singing into microphones on metal stands in front of an ornate golden lattice screen with cut-out quatrefoil patterns. The three on the left wear orange and saffron saris with pink borders and rudraksha malas, while the woman second from right wears a deep maroon sari with a gold border and rudraksha mala and plays small hand cymbals. Each has a white sandalwood line on the forehead, and one has a red kumkum dot. The setting suggests a devotional singing session.2014-08-29September 06 20142014-09-06Four young women sit cross-legged before microphone stands in front of an ornate cream lattice wall with cut-out quatrefoil panels. The two on the left wear orange saris with pink borders, rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, singing into microphones. The two on the right wear deep maroon saris with gold borders, also with malas and white forehead marks; the front one holds a small hand cymbal and sings. A kumkum dot marks the forehead of the centre-right singer. This appears to be a devotional chanting performance during a satsang.2014-08-29Photo of several young women seated on a red mat performing a chanting or singing session in front of an ornate gold lattice backdrop with blue inlaid quatrefoil panels. Two women in front wear orange robes with red borders and rudraksha malas; the woman at the centre wears a red sari with gold border and holds a microphone to her mouth; the woman at right wears a red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala and sings into a microphone on a stand. Their foreheads bear white horizontal markings, and a red harmonium-style instrument sits beside the microphones. Papers lie on the mat in front. Four to five people are visible.2014-09-11Young women in saffron and maroon robes sit cross-legged on a striped mat, singing devotional kirtan into microphone stands in front of an ornate gold lattice screen with dark cutout panels. Several wear white forehead markings and rudraksha malas; one in orange holds a small yellow cymbal-like object. Another in maroon plays a red harmonium-style instrument. Four singers are prominent, with a partially visible person at the left edge.2014-09-10Four young women in saffron and maroon sari-style robes sit cross-legged on a striped mat in front of a gold lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts, singing into microphones on stands. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti lines, and they wear rudraksha malas. Two small dark metal oil lamps stand on the mat beside open song sheets. The woman on the right wears a red robe with gold border and a red bindi, while the others wear orange robes with pink or gold trim.2014-09-06Several young women seated cross-legged on a striped cloth at microphones perform devotional chanting, with bronze bells or handheld cymbals and open books in front of them. The women in front wear saffron-orange saris with pink borders and rudraksha malas; the woman at the right wears a deep maroon sari with gold borders and a red bindi. All have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them is a gold-toned lattice wall with dark blue quatrefoil cutouts. No distinct a person candidate is visible.2014-09-06August 29 20142014-08-29