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A row of young women in orange and saffron saris with maroon borders sit closely together on the floor, palms pressed in anjali mudra and heads bowed in prayer. Several wear rudraksha malas and small earrings, and one has a long braid over her shoulder. A small oil lamp and a brass plate with offerings sit in the lower left foreground. A deep red curtain hangs behind them. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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A 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.2013-10-22A 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.2016-08-17A 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 copiesA row of women seated in a hall, shown in profile with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height. They wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti tilak marks on their foreheads, and the woman in the centre wears red-rimmed glasses and gold earrings. Behind them are deep red curtains. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-09-15A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a prayer or satsang. In the foreground, women sit with palms pressed together in anjali, dressed in white and orange-red saris and shawls, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several wear beaded malas and gold bangles. Brass lamps and offering trays rest on the floor in front. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the room, with a tripod and camera rig visible on the right.2010-09-12September 24 20132013-09-24Seated 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.2016-02-23A 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.2013-07-28February 02 20132013-02-02May 18 20192019-05-18March 30 20162016-03-30