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A seated group of devotees in rust-red and orange robes performs a ritual at an ashram hall, each person touching the bridge of the nose with fingers in a gesture of incense or breath practice. The foreground woman on the left has a black topknot, a rudraksha mala, and a small red bindi with white forehead markings. Beside her, an older woman with grey-streaked hair in a topknot wears a rust shawl, gold bangles, and a beaded mala, her eyes closed. Smoke drifts across the frame. Behind them stand a trident, a golden elephant figure, and a draped deity statue. No a person candidate is visible.

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March 06 20182018-03-06November 11 20162016-11-11 +2 copiesJune 02 20142014-06-02May 20 20142014-05-20A 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.2013-07-28Dense rows of seated devotees in orange and maroon robes perform prayer with palms pressed together at chest level, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several women in the foreground have eyes closed, and a woman in white stands behind the seated rows. Small brass oil lamps and ritual items sit on the floor in front, and a red bag and a saffron cloth lie among the devotees.2014-09-16July 14 20132013-07-14Indoor 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 06 20142014-06-06A row of women in orange and rust-red saris sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Several wear rudraksha malas; the foreground woman on the right has glasses and a red bindi, and others have gold bangles. In front of them are brass thalis with sliced fruit, flower petals, small brass bowls, oil lamps and bells on orange and red mats. No swami or a person figure is visible among the people.2013-09-11A group of women in saffron-orange saris with red and gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor during a seated ritual. Several wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. The young woman in front, with a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed and chants while holding a small stick between her hands near brass bowls and an oil lamp. Other women beside her pray with palms pressed together or sit with eyes lowered, and brass vessels and a red-tinted floor cloth lie in front of them. Behind them, more participants in white and red clothing sit in a hall with red drapes.2013-09-20A seated group of devotees in orange and maroon robes presses palms together in prayer, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Foreground, a woman in maroon and gold-bordered saffron wears dark beads and a gold bangle while chanting with eyes closed; beside her a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange with glasses also pray. Behind them, rows of similarly dressed devotees sit on a mat with brass oil lamps and offering vessels in front. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2014-09-16