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Several women sit in a row in front of an ornate golden shrine with gold-framed decorative panels and an oil lamp in the background. They wear white and cream saris with gold borders and orange-saffron shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Each holds a grey stone block with both hands, eyes lowered, with white and red forehead marks. The woman in the centre has a tied-up updo and tattoos on her arm, and the woman at right has her hair in a bun with an orange clip. A pink-clad woman stands behind them.

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Women in white and cream sari-style and white outfits sit in a row holding small grey stone blocks to their faces in a devotional gesture, with eyes closed and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several wear rudraksha malas and orange-and-white sashes with printed script. A gilded deity murti and golden decorations stand behind them, and an older woman in pink sits in the background. The setting appears to be a temple hall during a ritual.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18A photograph of seated devotees during a ritual in a temple hall with gold-coloured ornate panels. In the foreground a woman in a white and cream sari with a red blouse holds a grey stone object in both hands, with a red bindi and white tilak on her forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around her neck. Beside her a woman in a yellow sari and orange shawl with a white tilak holds a grey stone, and another woman in a white sari with orange shawl holds a stone up near her face. On the far right a woman in an orange shawl looks down. An elderly man in white clothing sits at the left edge. The participants appear to be performing a stone-holding practice in the temple.2017-03-18 +1 copiesMarch 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Photograph of a seated group of women in white and cream clothing with orange-and-gold bordered shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on a colourful woven mat in a gilded hall. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair and a red bindi holds a white slate-like block against her head while looking down, with a pen in her other hand. Beside her, a woman in white with a shawl writes on paper, and another woman at right holds a pen and a small stone slate. Behind them, a woman in a blue and pink sari sits near gold-coloured pillars, and a man in white sits at left. The setting appears to be a formal ritual or training session.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18April 26 20172017-04-26 +1 copies