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A woman in the foreground, with a white vertical tilak mark on her forehead and a small nose stud, kneels with her head bowed and cups a grey stone object in both palms. She wears a green blouse with gold necklaces and bangles, and a pink and gold saree. Behind her, other women in pink, red and cream sarees sit in a similar posture, one holding a small white object. The setting is a warm, red-toned hall.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of women seated on red and striped mats in a temple hall, with a large deity murti decorated in gold and orange draped cloth at upper left. In the foreground a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with an orange shawl holds a grey stone tablet up before her face. Beside her, women in purple, orange and pink saris and a dark patterned kurta also hold grey tablets, with paper sheets on the floor. Red curtains and hanging tassels fill the background, and a few more seated people are partly visible behind them.2016-12-21May 21 20142014-05-21A row of seated women in a meditation or satsang gathering, all wearing orange, saffron and pink saris or sarees with rudraksha malas draped over their shoulders. Several have yellow turmeric or sandal marks on their foreheads. The central woman in a cream and orange blouse with a rudraksha mala holds her hands together in a prayer gesture and gazes forward, while the others sit with eyes closed. A deity murti is faintly visible in the background at upper left.2014-05-17A young woman in a green and gold sari with a dark red rudraksha mala and a dark hair bun holds a small white clay or stone lamp in both hands and looks down at it. Around her, a dense crowd of devotees stands in a temple-like hall; a woman on the left with long wavy brown hair wears a purple top, and a woman behind wears an orange and blue garment. Blurred figures in white and orange fill the background. The scene suggests a lamp-offering moment during a deepam observance.2016-12-12December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08May 04 20142014-05-04December 23 20162016-12-23