A row of seated women in a meditative or devotional gathering, eyes closed, with white forehead markings. Foreground figures wear orange and white garments with rudraksha malas; one woman in orange holds her hands together in prayer, another in white rests her hands on her lap. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit at the lower left. Six visible people in a pale room. - Nithyanandapedia

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A row of seated women in a meditative or devotional gathering, eyes closed, with white forehead markings. Foreground figures wear orange and white garments with rudraksha malas; one woman in orange holds her hands together in prayer, another in white rests her hands on her lap. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit at the lower left. Six visible people in a pale room.

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