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A seated group of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls performs a group chant or prayer indoors, with many people in the background behind metal railings. In the foreground, a woman with hands pressed together in anjali mudra wears glasses and a yellow shawl, while a woman in the centre with eyes closed wears a white and peach sari, a rudraksha mala and a forehead mark. Other women have folded hands, vibhuti or kumkum marks and rudraksha malas. Small brass oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor in front. Hanging orange and gold cloth panels frame the top of the image.

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October 03 20102010-10-03October 03 20102010-10-03A group of women in white and cream saris and dhotis with yellow shawls sit in a prayer and ritual gathering in a temple-like hall with metal railings and palm trees outside. A woman in the centre with a long rudraksha mala and orange-bordered sari holds up a hand in devotion, and a young woman in front holds a brass bell in one hand and an incense stick or flame in the other, with a white tilak on her forehead. Another woman on the right holds a small object in her hands, and an orange-robed figure is partly visible at the lower right. Brass lamps and offerings sit on a tray in front. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-10-03A seated group of women in white and cream garments performs a padapuja-style ritual in an open hall with mats, brass vessels and small offerings on orange cloth in front of them. Many have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Several wear yellow shawls, others orange shawls; a woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl and bindi and holds her palms together. Beads and a rudraksha-style mala are visible around some necks. Behind them, a red-pillared doorway opens onto a palm-lined courtyard, and a hanging yellow-and-patterned cloth decorates the top of the entrance.2010-10-05Seated women perform a puja in a hall, sitting on mats with brass plates, small brass lamps, flower petals and incense sticks in front of them. Several women wear white saris with orange or yellow shawls, and one in the foreground has a red bindi and an orange sari. The woman at centre holds her hands together in front of a rudraksha mala and closes her eyes in prayer. No a person figure is visible.2010-09-25October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of women in a ritual gathering, many with palms pressed together in anjali. The central woman wears a white sari with green and gold borders over a yellow shawl, with a white vibhuti mark on her forehead, and her eyes are closed as she chants. Around her, others in white saris with yellow shawls sit on orange mats, with small oil lamps, brass vessels and a plastic bowl in the background. A woman in the lower right wears an orange garment with a red bindi. The setting suggests a puja or satsang.2010-10-16A seated group of devotees in a temple hall during morning prayer. In the foreground, a woman with a shaved head and red bindi sits with eyes closed, wearing a cream top with a gold-bordered sari, a yellow shawl and a brown rudraksha-style mala. Beside her, a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, several devotees in white garments sit with palms pressed together, eyes closed, some wearing beaded malas. A woman in a red-orange sari sits at the left edge with hands in anjali. Windows with grille frames are visible at the top right. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-09-28A seated crowd of devotees, mostly women and girls, in an indoor hall during a Paduka Puja gathering. In the foreground a woman with short light brown hair and an orange scarf over a white outfit sits with clasped hands beside a woman in pale pink, both wearing glasses. A young girl in a purple top with an orange lanyard sits in front, and a young boy sits behind them. At right a woman in a green and white sari with a mala presses her palms together. Behind the rows, many people in white kurtas and white clothing sit in meditative postures, some with white forehead markings, and metal railings run along the right edge.2012-10-24June 01 20142014-06-01A seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a hall, many women in white traditional clothing with yellow or orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Several sit cross-legged on mats with brass plates holding flowers, small oil lamps and offerings in front of them. A woman in the foreground chants with eyes partly closed, a red-orange shawl over her white sari.2010-09-30A seated group of women in a hall performs a puja with eyes closed and hands folded in prayer. In the front row, a woman in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on a woven mat, and beside her a woman in an orange saree with a red border sits with hands clasped. Brass lamps, a plate of flowers, small brass vessels and a blue bowl sit on mats in front of them. Behind them more devotees in white and orange shawls sit in rows beside steel railings. No a person appearance is visible among the people.2010-09-25