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A young woman sits in a close photograph wearing a rust-red sari with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with silver spacers. She has a white vertical forehead mark with a small red dot, a nose stud, and hoop earrings, and she holds a small brass or silver object in her raised hand. Behind her, other people in white and cream clothing sit on the floor, and a woman in red sits at the right edge. The setting suggests a seated ritual or satsang gathering.

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Three women in devotional dress perform a ritual with burning incense sticks, smoke drifting across the frame. The woman on the right wears a rust-red sari with gold border, a rudraksha mala, a white vertical tilak and a small red bindi, eyes lowered in concentration. The centre woman wears a red sari with gold border and an orange shawl, and a rudraksha mala over orange cloth, holding an incense stick. The woman on the left, in an orange garment with gold bangles, holds incense near her forehead. Behind them is a blue sparkling cloth and an orange-draped altar area.2013-10-08April 13 20132013-04-13September 07 20132013-09-07A woman in a rust-orange sari with a thin gold border sits at close range, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a broad white vertical tilak on her forehead with a red kumkum dot, a rudraksha mala with large beads around her neck, a small nose stud and hoop earrings. She looks upward and speaks. Behind her a silver tray holds small items, and a brass lamp edge appears at upper left. This is a single person in a ritual setting with an oil lamp.2013-04-13A group of women devotees seated indoors perform an aarti with lit oil lamps. The woman in the centre wears an orange and maroon sari with a gold border, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, holding a brass lamp with flames toward the camera. Beside her, a woman with cropped hair in a maroon sari also holds a lamp. Others behind them wear saffron-toned and green-bordered saris, white tilaka markings on their foreheads and red kumkum bindis. A blue sequined cloth covers a platform with a red cloth and gold-coloured ritual items in the background.2013-10-08September 23 20132013-09-23April 03 20132013-04-03July 27 20132013-07-27A young woman seated and speaking, wearing a red garment with gold-bordered edges and a rudraksha mala with gold spacers that she holds in her hand. She has white horizontal tilak marks and a red bindi on her forehead and gold hoop earrings. Behind her, several seated people in white and cream clothing sit on white cloth in a hall with a red curtain. A white cord crosses the foreground.2013-07-28July 09 20132013-07-09A woman in an orange sari with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala around her neck sits in a seated row of similarly dressed women, eating with a small metal spoon from a steel cup. Her hair is in a bun, she wears a red bindi, nose stud and small earrings. Other women in orange saris are visible behind and beside her in a bright indoor hall.2013-07-10Close photo of several women seated on the floor in a hall, chanting or singing with eyes lowered. The two front women wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and long rudraksha malas; both have white vibhuti bands and red kumkum dots on their foreheads. Behind them, other women in red and gold garments sit with brass vessels and small metal items nearby. Four to six visible people.2013-10-22