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A seated woman in an orange and rust-red sari with gold border performs a puja with brass lamps, pink flowers and an incense stick. She wears a long rudraksha mala, white forehead marking with red bindi, and gold bangles, holding a pink flower. Brass oil lamps and flower-filled plates sit on the floor before her, with other devotees in red garments seated behind her.

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September 20 20132013-09-20A woman in a rust-red sari with gold border sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditative prayer, holding a white flower-topped object and a pink flower between her palms. She wears a long rudraksha mala, a pendant, hoop earrings, bangles and a white sacred ash line with a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, other devotees in red and white clothing sit in a hall, and a brass vessel with pink and white flowers rests in the foreground.2013-10-02October 08 20132013-10-08September 21 20132013-09-21A seated woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border holds a brass oil lamp in one hand and a small bell-like object in the other during a ritual. She wears layered orange-red beaded necklaces and a dark rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings and gold bangles. Behind her, people in orange robes and orange-saffron clothing sit on the floor, one holding another lit oil lamp aloft. The setting is an indoor hall with a light floor.2014-06-06A photograph of a woman seated in a temple-like shrine during a puja, wearing an orange and red saree with green leaf motifs, a red bindi, sandalwood tilak, and a rudraksha mala. She holds a pink lotus flower in her right hand. Beside her, another woman in an orange saree holds a pink lotus and sits with a tilak on her forehead. Behind them stand a brass oil lamp with a flame, a small silver Ganesha figure, marigold and flower garlands, and a deity murti draped in cloth. A bald man's head is visible at the lower right edge. Flowers are scattered on the altar in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesApril 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesOctober 08 20132013-10-08A woman with a white tilak on her forehead sits cross-legged on a polished floor in a satsang hall, eyes lowered and hands together over a small ritual item. She wears a rust-red sari with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with a dark pendant. Around her, devotees in orange, red and white garments sit in rows, some with tilaks. In front of her are a small tablet, lotus flowers, a plate of offerings and brass lamps. Behind the people, a red-and-gold painted wall panel is visible.2016-08-09Indoor ritual scene with a group of women in saffron and maroon robes seated on the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with a red border and long rudraksha mala holds up a lit oil lamp, while a woman in maroon sari beside her lifts another flame. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small cups and a pink container sit on mats in front. Several other women in the background hold lamps or join palms in prayer.2014-10-06October 06 20132013-10-06September 27 20132013-09-27