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A photograph of several women in orange saffron robes and long rudraksha malas at an indoor event with a red curtain behind them. In the foreground a woman with white paste on her forehead, a red bindi, glasses and hair tied back stands looking to the side. Beside her an older woman with grey hair in a bun, glasses and gold earrings bends forward while another woman in orange holds something near her hands. Further right another woman in orange with light hair and a mala is visible. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present in the frame.

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A photograph of a large gathering of women in orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas, standing in a hall before a red curtain. In the centre, a woman with curly light-brown hair, glasses, a red bindi and a dark bead mala stands with palms pressed together and face tilted upward. To the left, an older woman in orange holds a small golden food offering toward a devotee's chest, while others around hold food on their palms. Several participants with orange robes and red borders surround them. The scene suggests a sannyasi offering ritual with food to monastic devotees.2016-08-02August 02 20162016-08-02September 09 20142014-09-09A woman in an orange sannyasi-style robe and a long dark rudraksha mala sits in a seated assembly, pressing two fingers against the bridge of her nose with her mouth open as if mid-breath. She wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white vertical tilak on her forehead with a red bindi, a small gold earring, a silver bracelet and a pendant on a cord. Beside her, another person in orange with a rudraksha mala and bangles performs the same gesture. Behind them, people in maroon garments sit before a red curtain, indicating a group satsang or meditation practice.2013-07-10Two women in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in a satsang hall with red drapery behind them. The woman on the right wears glasses, a red bindi, white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala, and holds her hands together in a gesture of devotion. Beside her a woman with short curly hair and white markings on her face and forehead also wears an orange robe and rudraksha beads, with her eyes closed. Other devotees in red and orange sit blurred in the background. No identifiable a person is visible; the people shown are devotees in meditative posture.2013-07-06August 02 20132013-08-02July 28 20132013-07-28August 02 20162016-08-02A woman with greying hair, white forehead markings and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small brass oil lamp forward with her right hand while speaking. Behind her, several devotees sit in a hall with red draped walls; a young girl in a dark maroon outfit with white forehead paint and a woman in a purple sari are visible, and other people are blurred in the background.2013-07-08October 04 20142014-10-04 +1 copiesA seated row of devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas performs a ritual in a hall with a red curtain behind them. The women wear orange garments with pink or maroon borders and white tilak markings on their foreheads. The foreground woman, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, sits with hands joined in a mudra, eyes closed. Beside the row, brass pots, flower offerings, and small oil lamps sit on a cloth in front of them. Several other people are visible along the row, some partially cropped at the edges.2013-07-28A photograph of several women in orange saffron saris with yellow borders performing an aarti-style offering in an indoor hall with red curtains. The foreground woman, wearing glasses and a vertical white forehead mark, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Beside her, another woman holds a lamp-bearing hand near her face, and a woman on the right with grey hair wears a red top under an orange wrap with rudraksha beads. Rudraksha malas are visible around several necks. No identifiable a person candidate is present in the frame.2013-06-30