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Seated rows of women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, during a ritual with food offerings laid on green banana leaves in front of them. Several have hair pulled back in buns and wear pottu or tilak markings, and bangles and earrings. Orange-robed participants sit behind them in a hall with bamboo matting and a vase of yellow flowers. The scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja offering of food and prayer.

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December 28 20142014-12-28September 30 20162016-09-30March 30 20162016-03-30A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a satsang or puja setting, many in orange and rust-red saffron clothing. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged on a colourful floor mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed. Some wear white or sandal-coloured tilak marks on the forehead, and several wear rudraksha malas. One woman in the centre wears a rust-red sari with a gold border and a dark beaded mala. Marigold petals and flower offerings lie on the mat at the bottom edge. Behind them, more devotees in orange robes also pray with hands folded.2016-11-11 +2 copiesMay 08 20172017-05-08A row of women seated in profile on the floor at a satsang, wearing rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, and their hands are folded in their laps. Brass vessels, a small brass lamp and red flower petals sit on a white cloth in the foreground, with red drapes behind them. The older woman on the right has grey hair and a rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-10-22July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesA row of women in rust-red and orange saris sits cross-legged on a floor, palms pressed together at chest level in anjali mudra, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The woman at centre wears a rudraksha mala and a red-orange sari with gold border; others wear red bangles and gold earrings. Behind them, shelves of books and a wooden cabinet are visible. A printed , , , which is not reproduced here2014-05-17A row of women sits on a tiled floor with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed or lowered, in prayer or meditation. Most wear rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and gold bangles, and some have tilak marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them a woman in orange and a woman in yellow and white also sit with hands folded, and a basket with a red cloth sits at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are devotees.2016-08-17February 23 20162016-02-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of women in rust-red and orange saris with gold borders, sitting cross-legged on a floor at a meal or satsang. In the foreground, three women sit close together: the left one has her hands folded in her lap and a dark rudraksha-style mala with a pendant, the middle one wears a long beaded mala and sindoor-style forehead markings and gestures with her right hand, and the right one wears a bead mala and holds her hands together. Behind them, rows of women in orange robes with prayer beads sit on mats. Plates of rice, vegetables and bread are laid on green leaves in front of them, with cups nearby. Warm light falls through a window on the left.2014-09-13A row of women in matching rust-red saris sit cross-legged along a long white-covered table, palms pressed together in namaste. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles and have white forehead markings. In front of them are green banana leaves holding food, plus water bottles and steel vessels at the left edge. Two people in white garments work near the steel pots at the upper left, and a man in orange robes is visible at the right. The scene shows a Maheshwara Puja food offering with devotees seated for prasad.2016-02-23