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Outdoor photograph of a row of women and girls in white and pastel clothing standing on a dirt ground, gazing upward with rapt expressions. Foreground figures wear white lace-patterned shawls and white garments with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; one wears a pink shawl over a pink-orange top, and another wears a yellow and green patterned sari. Behind them stands a blue-trussed metal framework with orange garlands and a blue-draped stage, with white plastic chairs at right and a green-roofed structure at left. Other figures in white dhotis and saris move in the background. The scene suggests a festival gathering at an ashram-style ground.

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December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor photo at an ashram festival grounds with blue metal scaffolding and a blue-draped stage behind. Several women in white and cream sarees and shawls stand in a line, while a woman in a white shawl with a blue lanyard, in the foreground, reaches toward a younger woman in a pink and orange shawl who is holding a rope. Orange-yellow ring-shaped garlands or sweets hang from the overhead frame. A few white plastic chairs sit to the right, and a small child in red stands at the edge. Several rudraksha-style beaded necklaces are visible on the women. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28June 03 20122012-06-03December 25 20062006-12-25A group of women and girls stands on a stage reading from sheets of paper, with a microphone held by a woman in the centre. Two young girls in the foreground, one in an orange and black patterned dress and one in a pink and grey floral lehenga, read from pink papers. Behind them a teenage girl wears a red and white shawl over a cream sari, and a woman with long greying dreadlocks in a cream sari with a gold border and rudraksha beads holds a microphone and a printed sheet. An older woman on the right in a cream sari with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a white paper. A white tent-like backdrop surrounds the stage.2016-04-22June 17 20172017-06-17A long line of women and girls stands along a dirt path in an open ashram setting at dawn or dusk, many in white shawls and salwar kameez in red, green, teal and pink. Foreground women fold arms; one wears a striped head covering and another an ID badge. Behind them stands a draped stage with orange and blue fabric, bamboo poles, a palm tree and a tall light pole. A man in a dark jacket walks at right. Event context is an ashram celebration.2006-12-25December 17 20062006-12-17April 22 20162016-04-22A line of women stands barefoot on a blue carpet in front of an orange drape and a floral garland arch at an indoor event. Most wear white or cream saris and salwar-style outfits, some with thin orange or gold borders, and a few wear yellow, peach or green saris. Several hold small items or stand with hands clasped. A pillar and a white tent ceiling are visible on the right, with a speaker box at the far right edge. Petals and debris lie on the carpet.2006-12-17