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A photograph of a seated group of women in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on a white marble floor during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a woman in orange sits before a gold-edged woven seat with a red canopy fringe at the left edge, and banana-leaf plates with food and small cups are arranged before the devotees. A standing fan and a bowl of flowers are visible at the right. Several women in deep red saris with gold borders sit in the front row, hands folded, with a grey fan and a small cloth-covered table in the background.

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A photograph of a large group of women and girls in orange and rust-red sari-style garments with rudraksha malas seated on a marble floor in a temple hall, with plantain leaves holding food, flowers, fruits and small paper cups set in front of them. In the foreground, the back of a seated person in a gold-and-dark woven shawl is partly visible, with a metal bowl of flowers and offerings. Several women have vertical tilaka marks and hands folded in prayer.2014-09-13August 14 20172017-08-14December 18 20162016-12-18April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesPhotograph of a long row of women seated on the floor in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra during a ritual. In front of them lie rows of green banana or leaf plates holding rice mounds, fruit, and small white cups, an offering arrangement suited to a Maheshwara Puja pinda tharpana food offering. A white statue stands at the upper left and gold columns frame the hall. The women are the physical participants; no man is clearly visible in the row, and no identifiable a person appears in the frame.2016-08-02August 02 20162016-08-02February 23 20162016-02-23A large satsang hall where rows of saffron-robed monks and young novices sit cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks. In the foreground, leaf plates of food and rows of paper cups are set out on the floor. At the front, a figure in a red robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion beneath a red and gold canopy. Behind them a golden kalasha and oil lamps stand against a yellow and orange backdrop, and a few people in white and green clothing sit or stand near a side stage. The scene looks like a ceremonial meal or satsang.2014-09-13March 30 20162016-03-30A large group of women and young girls sit in rows on a white floor, dressed in orange-saffron saris and tunics with rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. They sit with palms pressed together in namaste-like gestures before long rows of banana leaves laid with food, cups and steel tumblers. A large screen with red imagery and a trishul stand are visible in the background, and a woman in white stands at the upper left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2017-07-03 +1 copiesMarch 30 20162016-03-30July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copies