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Several smiling women and girls in saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas celebrate closely together, their faces and hands smeared with yellow turmeric paste. Two young girls in the foreground laugh while a woman with a dark braided updo and rudraksha bracelets presses paste from her hand. Others in the background hold handfuls of yellow paste and wear orange and gold clothing. The setting is an indoor ashram hall with gold decor.

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Several women in orange-saffron sannyasi-style robes and rudraksha malas stand close together indoors, their faces and hair smeared with yellow turmeric paste. Two women at left and centre-right hold and apply the yellow paste, one holding a small offering in cupped hands. Dark hair is wound in high topknots and long braids. A blurred crowd and warm lamp-lit background fill the rear of the room.2019-01-01A photograph of a group of women in saffron-orange saris and blouses with gold borders, gathered in a bright hall with framed panels on the walls. In the centre, a smiling woman with hair in a high bun wears a bindi, a gold tikka, layered green and gold necklaces, long drop earrings and bangles, and holds a small heap of yellow flowers in her cupped hand. Women around her wear rudraksha malas, white flower garlands and similar orange attire; a woman at left lowers her eyes beneath a vertical tilak. Hair is styled in buns with ornamental pins. The setting suggests a devotional gathering or ceremonial procession at an ashram-style hall.2019-01-01July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of several young women in orange and saffron saris and salwar-style outfits gathered closely in an indoor hall with wooden paneling. Some wear rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. The woman in the centre foreground in a deep orange sari with a rudraksha mala reaches out and handles small white puffed grains or prasad, while others in the group also hold out handfuls of the same grains. One woman at right wears an orange flower in her hair and a mala, and a woman at left holds her hand toward another's forehead. No single figure is clearly a person; the scene shows devotees distributing prasad during a gathering.2016-07-12A festive photograph of many people in a hall, centred on two young women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and gold jewellery. The woman on the right holds a leaf plate of yellow turmeric or sweet food and feeds the smiling woman before her, who has a white forehead mark and red bindi. Other orange-clad women stand around, and men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies move in the background. Framed photographs hang on the wall and orange curtains are visible. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly visible.2019-01-01August 02 20162016-08-02January 01 20192019-01-01A crowd of young women in matching saffron-orange sarees and blouses stand close together during a ritual celebration. Several wear rudraksha malas, gold necklaces, earrings and white forehead markings. Some hold yellow-and-white rice or sweet offerings in cupped hands and feed or offer them to one another. One woman in the centre has her eyes closed and mouth open receiving an offering, and a girl beside her holds a handful of the offering. Ornate golden belts and bangles are visible, with other devotees blurred in the background.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Two young women in orange saffron clothing embrace and smile warmly at the camera in a gathering. The woman on the left wears an orange blouse and a long rudraksha mala with a white tilak and red bindi, plus rudraksha bracelets and a small nose ring. The woman on the right has her hair in a thick orange-wrapped braid, a dark tilak mark on her forehead, gold jewellery and a rudraksha necklace. Behind them, other women in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit or stand, with a brick wall in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2019-01-01December 18 20162016-12-18