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Four women sit side by side on a flower-strewn floor at dusk, each wearing a white jasmine garland with yellow and pink flowers and a rudraksha mala. They wear red and maroon silk saris with gold borders and have white vertical forehead marks. Behind them are green plants and a white wall. Brass vessels and a small oil lamp sit in the lower right foreground, and white and yellow petals cover the ground.

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October 21 20152015-10-21 +2 copiesSix young women sit in a row on a raised stone platform at night, each wearing a white floral garland. They wear silk saris in blue, green, orange, red and gold, with bright bangles and jewellery. The woman at the front right has white sacred ash marks on her forehead, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and her hands rest in her lap. Behind them a small fire burns, and at the right edge a painted deity murti stands among oil lamps and offerings. Lush tropical plants form the background.2016-10-29A photograph of six women seated on a pink mat in red and maroon silk saris with gold borders, each wearing white jasmine and marigold garlands. The woman on the far left wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark; the second woman wears a cream blouse and red bindi. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the mat in front of them. Behind them stands a deity murti with lion figures and yellow flower garlands, in a temple setting.2014-10-03Three young women sit cross-legged on an orange cloth in a temple hall, each holding a pink lotus flower in both hands at chest level. The woman on the left wears an orange silk sari with a red border, a white jasmine garland and a gold-toned bangle set; the woman in the centre wears a deep red sari with green border, a white flower garland and a gold necklace with a forehead tilak; the woman on the right wears an orange sari with a white garland and palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a gold-toned deity murti and a gold kalasha-style ornament stand near petals on the floor, and an older woman in a white sari with yellow border stands in the background.2011-12-31October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of women seated in a row before an illuminated deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and flowers. The woman in the centre wears a red silk saree with gold border, a white jasmine garland with marigold and red flower accents, and holds pink lotus flowers, smiling. The woman on the left wears a maroon saree, rudraksha-style beads, a white flower garland and holds a pink flower; the woman on the right wears a maroon saree with a dark bead necklace and garland, holding a flower. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the left edge. No swami is visible in this image.2016-10-10October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual with women seated on a low stone ledge in saffron, orange and red saris, several stringing white flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a red turban and red dhoti, with rudraksha beads, stands at left holding a brass tray of white flowers, and another priest in an orange cloth stands behind him. Yellow marigold petals and a brass kalasha-style vessel lie on the ground. Lit lamps and a decorated deity murti appear at right.2016-10-29October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies