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A woman with a white tilak on her forehead sits cross-legged on a polished floor in a satsang hall, eyes lowered and hands together over a small ritual item. She wears a rust-red sari with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with a dark pendant. Around her, devotees in orange, red and white garments sit in rows, some with tilaks. In front of her are a small tablet, lotus flowers, a plate of offerings and brass lamps. Behind the people, a red-and-gold painted wall panel is visible.

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April 10 20142014-04-10August 24 20162016-08-24Several women sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple hall during a seated ritual. Three prominent women in front wear orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, eyes closed, hands folded in their laps. The woman in the centre wears glasses and a bracelet. Brass oil lamps and small offering trays with flowers and red kumkum sit on a cloth before them, and a gilded deity murti is visible in the background. Other devotees in orange sit behind them.2014-10-05 +1 copiesJanuary 29 20152015-01-29February 07 20142014-02-07A photograph of a seated woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border, wearing rudraksha beads and a white vibhuti tripundra on her forehead, lighting a brass oil lamp with a flame, decorated with white flowers at its base. Around her, several people in orange and saffron garments sit on a mat, with a blue patterned sari visible at the right edge and brass vessels and flowers nearby.2016-08-12A woman in a rust-red sari with gold border sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditative prayer, holding a white flower-topped object and a pink flower between her palms. She wears a long rudraksha mala, a pendant, hoop earrings, bangles and a white sacred ash line with a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, other devotees in red and white clothing sit in a hall, and a brass vessel with pink and white flowers rests in the foreground.2013-10-02A 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.2013-07-28August 16 20162016-08-16September 21 20132013-09-21Indoor ritual scene with a group of women in saffron and maroon robes seated on the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with a red border and long rudraksha mala holds up a lit oil lamp, while a woman in maroon sari beside her lifts another flame. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small cups and a pink container sit on mats in front. Several other women in the background hold lamps or join palms in prayer.2014-10-06June 02 20142014-06-02