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A photograph of devotees seated in a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a young man with long dreadlocks wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and holds a small grey stone in his lap while looking down. To his left, a woman with lavender and dark dreadlocks wears an orange headband, a white and gold-bordered sari and drop earrings, her head bowed. Other seated participants in white and orange garments are visible behind them, and a brass oil lamp stands on the gold-decorated altar. A brass railing runs across the foreground and a purple cloth with gold dots appears at the right edge.

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Seated devotees in white and gold-bordered cream dhotis and shawls sit in a row before a golden ornamental backdrop, eyes lowered in meditation or prayer. A young man on the right with long dreadlocks and bare upper body holds a grey stone, with an ornate arm tattoo visible. Beside him a woman with lavender-and-blue dreadlocks wears an orange headband, hoop earrings and a beaded necklace. Another woman in a dark-red bindi and orange shawl sits centrally, and a fair-haired woman with a ponytail sits to the right. A brass rail runs across the foreground, and a gold deity murti stands in the background.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of seated devotees during a ritual in a temple hall with gold-coloured ornate panels. In the foreground a woman in a white and cream sari with a red blouse holds a grey stone object in both hands, with a red bindi and white tilak on her forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around her neck. Beside her a woman in a yellow sari and orange shawl with a white tilak holds a grey stone, and another woman in a white sari with orange shawl holds a stone up near her face. On the far right a woman in an orange shawl looks down. An elderly man in white clothing sits at the left edge. The participants appear to be performing a stone-holding practice in the temple.2017-03-18 +1 copiesMarch 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18May 16 20172017-05-16March 18 20172017-03-18June 04 20132013-06-04Women in white and cream sari-style and white outfits sit in a row holding small grey stone blocks to their faces in a devotional gesture, with eyes closed and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several wear rudraksha malas and orange-and-white sashes with printed script. A gilded deity murti and golden decorations stand behind them, and an older woman in pink sits in the background. The setting appears to be a temple hall during a ritual.2017-03-18