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A 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.

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April 17 20142014-04-17A 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.2016-08-09Several women sit on the ground during a puja, lit with small brass oil lamps decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands. In the centre, a woman in a maroon-red sari with a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti on her forehead holds a small brass lamp, with incense smoke rising beside her. To the right, a woman in an orange sari with a dark bead mala sits with her eyes lowered, and to the left another woman in orange with a bead mala holds a lamp. Pink and white flowers rest on the brass stand in front. A blurred background shows more devotees in orange and white.2016-08-12January 10 20142014-01-10August 22 20142014-08-22April 10 20142014-04-10Women devotees in orange and maroon saris with gold borders sit on the floor during a ritual. Many wear white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, and several hold small oil lamps or brass vessels with flames while raising them. Plates of flowers, brass cups and offerings lie on a cloth in front.2013-07-25August 24 20162016-08-24January 29 20152015-01-29Photograph of a seated group of women in orange and maroon-bordered saffron clothing performing a ritual with brass bells, brass plates of flower petals and lit oil lamps. The central woman, with a red-and-white forehead mark and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit flame over a brass plate while chanting. Women in cream-and-orange saris with saffron shawls sit around her on orange mats, many holding small brass bells and flame lamps. No figure of a person is visible, so no appearance-based candidate is identified.2010-11-24April 03 20132013-04-03August 16 20162016-08-16