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January 11 20162016-01-11August 08 20172017-08-08 +3 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard during a ritual, with a crowd of devotees dressed in orange and saffron garments with gold borders. Many are children and young adults, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings, gathered near a tall stone pillar and brass lamps and a trident-topped brass stand. Near the right edge a seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat, speaking into a microphone with a water bottle and papers on a small table. A large brass bowl of white flowers with a pink petal sits in the foreground, and hanging bells and a red-walled shrine structure frame the scene.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A large group of devotees seated on the floor in a temple hall during a ritual ceremony. Many women and girls wear saffron-orange saris and salwar outfits with rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some sit with palms pressed together in prayer, while others hold small brass vessels and offering trays. Brass bowls, plates and a kalasha-style pot lie on a mat in front, and an orange cloth draping a pillar sits in the background. Several people in white clothes sit toward the back. Garlands hang at the top of the frame. No single figure is identifiable as a person.2016-08-18A photograph of a large group of young women and girls seated cross-legged on the floor of an ashram hall, dressed in saffron-orange and magenta-bordered robes, many with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have palms pressed together in prayer or hold their hands in anjali mudra, while others sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Brass bowls, small ritual items and a pamphlet sit on the floor in front, and women in red and green saris are visible at the back of the hall. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2014-09-09January 16 20162016-01-16August 04 20162016-08-04A photograph of a group of young students in saffron-orange robes seated on the ground in an open pavilion with wooden pillars and a tiled roof. Many children and teens sit in rows facing a central round brass tray filled with white flower petals and a red blossom. At the right, a robed teacher in orange sits on a raised platform beside a wooden lectern with papers, and a bald man in orange and a person in white sit at the lower right, one holding a paper. Hanging brass bells and a trident are visible at the right, with a green garden behind the pavilion.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of a large indoor hall where many young women and girls in orange and red garments sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, hands pressed together in prayer. Several have white or ash lines on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Before them on low stone platforms are brass pooja vessels, a small oil lamp, bowls of flowers, kumkum and a plate of offerings. Some have their eyes closed. Red curtains and stacked chairs stand along the back wall, and a man in white sits at the far left edge.2014-07-08