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A woman in a blue and pink embroidered salwar kameez sits among other women at a gathering. She wears a black eye-mask band with a painted orange-red and black eye design and red bindi, and a dark beaded mala with a rudraksha pendant. Women in blue and pink and a partially visible woman in orange and white stand nearby, several with white and red forehead marks. The setting appears to be an indoor event with orange and yellow cloth in the background.

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December 10 20162016-12-10December 10 20162016-12-10December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 10 20162016-12-10A woman seated indoors wears a black blindfold-style band with an orange and yellow painted panel over her eyes and a red tilak mark on her forehead. She wears a red and white patterned blouse, a blue and green striped shawl, a thick rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and beaded necklaces, and gold hoop earrings. In the foreground, the back of another person's head with a dark blindfold is visible, and a blurred figure in white stands to the right. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering.2016-12-09A woman in the foreground wears a blindfold with a red, orange and yellow painted design showing a large stylised eye, the fabric band fastened with small gold-toned clips. She has a long black braid with rudraksha beads woven into it and gold stud earrings, and wears a pink top. Behind her, other participants in pink, purple and green clothing sit in a blurred crowd, several also wearing similar painted blindfolds. The setting appears to be a large indoor hall.2016-12-01December 10 20162016-12-10December 09 20162016-12-09December 10 20162016-12-10A photo of a group of people at an indoor initiation session, several wearing dark orange-tinted eye coverings that resemble goggles. In the foreground a young girl in a blue sari with sequined trim and a beaded necklace looks down with a faint smile, while a woman in a patterned brown-gold kurta with a red scarf stands beside her. At right, a woman in a purple top and orange shawl faces away from the camera. Blurred figures in the background also wear the eye coverings. The setting appears to be a ritual or workshop hall.2016-12-09