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Several devotees sit close together with eyes closed, several wearing red-orange shawls printed with repeating script and Kumbh Mela lanyards. In the foreground, a woman in a red-orange printed shawl and white blouse holds a small silver object to her forehead, with white tripundra ash marks on her brow, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant around her neck, and gold bangles. Other devotees beside her hold similar objects to their foreheads in a meditative rite.

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September 12 20152015-09-12A photograph of a woman with grey-streaked hair in a low bun, eyes closed, receiving a ritual mark on her forehead. She wears a rust-brown robe and a rudraksha mala, with small silver earrings and a white-painted forehead band. A second woman in a rust-brown robe with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala holds her hand to the recipient's brow. Other people in orange and white clothing are blurred in the background, and a person's hair is visible in the lower left foreground.2017-02-09A woman with long dark hair pulled back sits in a crowded hall, holding a small clear crystal or glass object to her forehead between her eyes with her right hand, eyes closed. She wears a blue patterned top, an orange-red shawl printed with repeated text, a white beaded necklace with a rudraksha-style bead and a small pendant, and a bangle on her wrist. Behind her, many other seated people in saris and shawls, including orange and red tones, lift their hands to their foreheads in a similar gesture, with the crowd filling the frame.2016-05-08September 12 20152015-09-12A woman with curly grey hair sits in a seated group setting, eyes closed, touching a small white-grey substance to her forehead with her right hand. She wears a white blouse, a red shawl printed with dark script, a brown rudraksha-style bead mala and a lanyard with orange and purple lettering. Gold bangles and drop earrings are visible. Blurred figures in white shirts with red scarves sit beside and behind her in the room.2016-03-28 +1 copiesA crowded seated gathering of devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls printed with script. In the foreground a woman with hair pulled back wears a white garment, a red-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, a gold bangle and a wristwatch, and holds a small clear cup or vessel to her forehead with her eyes closed. Beside her a woman in white holds a similar small cup, and other participants sit with eyes closed and hands raised in a shared ritual moment.2015-06-15 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesJuly 11 20162016-07-11A seated group of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls during an initiation session. In the foreground a woman with short grey hair, eyes closed, holds a small clear glass or crystal cup to her forehead with her right hand, a gold bangle on her wrist. Behind her a man in white with a red-orange shawl and gold bracelet raises a cup to his brow, and another man with grey hair also holds a small cup. Blurred figures and red fabric fill the background, with a gilded deity murti partly visible at the top.2016-10-08September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesA woman sits on a black chair with a red mesh back, eyes closed, holding a small round mirror or disc to her forehead with her right hand. She wears a white embroidered top and an orange shawl printed with black script, a bindi-like red mark on her brow, drop earrings, a bangle and a beaded necklace, with her hair tied in a ponytail with an orange clip. Behind her, a man in a white kurta holds a similar small mirror to his face while others sit in the blurred background.2017-03-17 +1 copies