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A photograph of many young women and girls seated on the floor in rows, dressed in saffron-orange robes with sandalwood-paste and vertical forehead markings, several with hair in buns or loose. They sit before a long silver-topped table laden with brass bowls, a conch shell, small oil lamps, flowers, and ritual vessels, with some reaching to arrange items. One girl in the foreground holds a folded white cloth and a sprig of yellow flowers. Some wear rudraksha beads, and red curtains and a standing figure in an orange robe appear in the background.

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December 06 20132013-12-06A photograph of a padukapuja ritual in a hall with cream walls and red curtains. Rows of young women in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on the floor with white forehead markings, holding flowers and small brass puja vessels. A white-draped ritual table holds brass lamps, plates of yellow flowers and a blue container of marigolds. Several seated figures in red behind them. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-12-12December 13 20132013-12-13A row of young women in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall with red curtains, eyes lowered in meditation or prayer. Many wear rudraksha mala necklaces and white or sandal forehead markings. In front of them are silver-coloured padukas or low platforms with brass oil lamps, bowls, incense sticks and small offerings, indicating a padukapuja setting. A few older women in white sit in the background. Overhead banners and a wall clock are visible.2013-12-16A photograph of a seated group of young women and girls in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, performing a ritual on silver trays with brass lamps, small plates of offerings and a lit oil lamp held by the foreground girl. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and orange sit on a white floor with ropes separating the rows.2014-02-05October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesDecember 13 20132013-12-13A long row of women seated in meditation or puja posture on white floor mats in a hall with red curtains and framed posters on the walls. The foreground women wear saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas, with eyes closed and hands resting in their laps.2013-12-10A photograph of a large hall where rows of young women and girls in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on white ritual mats, with brass lamps, small brass vessels, and plates of flowers and fruit arranged on low tables before them. Several wear rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and some are pouring or handling items from the brass vessels as part of a puja. Red curtains and framed religious pictures line the walls, and a small statuette sits among the flower offerings in the foreground. The setting suggests a group ritual or padapuja in an ashram hall.2013-12-13December 12 20132013-12-12December 05 20132013-12-05December 16 20132013-12-16