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A woman with hair tied back in a bun stands with her palms pressed together in anjali mudra near her face, eyes closed, smiling, in a devotional pose. She wears a cream and gold-bordered sari with a light tan blouse and a long mala of brown rudraksha beads, plus glasses and bangles. Behind her, a large hall with warm lighting, hanging orange and red decorations, and many seated devotees in white. A few people in white and orange stand along the right side.

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A photograph of a woman with her hair pulled back, eyes closed, and palms pressed together in front of her face in an anjali mudra gesture of greeting or prayer. She wears a white sari with a tan blouse and gold border, a red bindi on her forehead, and a rudraksha-style bead mala around her neck. The blurred background shows a warmly lit hall with hanging lamps, shelves and several other people in white clothing. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2019-01-05A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari kneels at the front of a hall with her palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling, a rudraksha mala around her neck and a small bindi on her forehead. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with gold border and rudraksha malas kneels and offers flowers. In front of them sit brass vessels filled with yellow and purple flower petals and garlands. Behind them, a large gathering of people in white and saffron clothing sits on the floor under hanging lamps and decorative lanterns. The scene appears to be a devotional ritual or satsang.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A woman in a white dhoti-style sari with a tan blouse and a rudraksha mala bows forward, head lowered, over a brass tray of marigolds and chrysanthemums in yellow, white and purple. Two brass kalasha-style vessels sit among the flowers on a red cloth. In the background, a crowd of seated devotees and standing figures in white ritual clothes face a bright hall with cream walls. A woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge with her hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests puja offering in a temple-style hall.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A woman with hair pulled back in a low ponytail, wearing a red bindi, a cream saree with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with large beads, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, gazing upward. Behind her, a large seated audience is blurred in a bright hall with hanging banners and lamps.2019-01-05A woman with hair in a high bun and a cream-and-beige sari with a gold border kneels at a low golden tray piled with yellow and purple flowers and two small golden vessels, her palms pressed together at her chest in reverence. Behind her, a woman in a cream sari and a second woman in a beige blouse and white dhoti-style cloth are seated near offerings including a pineapple and coconuts. In the background, rows of devotees in white stand in a hall with red draperies, hanging lamps and framed pictures on the walls, with a large crowd seated beyond. Their offering suggests a puja or aarti setting.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A large seated congregation in a bright hall, with many people sitting in rows holding small lit oil lamps. In the foreground a young woman in a white and cream sari with a gold-toned border and hair in a bun presses her palms together in prayer, while a woman in a white and floral top with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds a lamp nearby. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with sacred ash marks sit along the right side, and a long row of brass vessels with food offerings lies on green leaves in the lower right. Behind them, more participants and some people standing fill the background under warm lighting.2018-01-08