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Several women and girls sit on red-painted temple steps during an outdoor ritual, many with hands raised to their heads and eyes lowered. Clothing includes a purple saree, a pink and green saree, an orange-and-yellow saree, a blue floral saree and a white-and-pink outfit, with bangles and earrings visible. Black stone lingams and brass pots and vessels sit on the steps around them. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this image.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of several young women seated outdoors on stone steps among black cylindrical stone pillars, with yellow flower petals scattered on them. The central woman wears a purple sari with an orange blouse and a pendant necklace, and holds her hands together in a devotional gesture. To her left, a woman in a green sari with orange blouse wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala. On the right, a woman in a pink patterned top and glasses sits with hands raised, and another in a yellow and maroon sari sits at the edge. Behind them, more seated women in pink, blue and green garments. The setting suggests a group puja or satsang session.2016-12-03A crowd of devotees seated on red stone steps at dusk or night, many with brass and black stone vessels around them. Several young women in colourful salwar kameez wear rudraksha malas and hold their hands to their heads in a reverent gesture. A bare-chested man in white cloth over one shoulder and maroon trousers sits among them. Small oil lamps flicker on the steps, along with a white figurine and brass pots.2016-12-12December 03 20162016-12-03December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall during a meditation session, most with eyes closed and both hands raised to the top of their heads in a practice of pressing palms to the crown. Many wear saffron-orange and red shawls or stoles, and some wear white or pastel clothing. A woman in the foreground has blonde hair and a grey top, another wears glasses and a purple top with an orange scarf, and a young girl in a pink and white checked jacket sits in a wheelchair. Orange lanyards and beaded necklaces are visible. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-10-27A seated group of women with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, appearing to pray or meditate during a gathering. Foreground: a young woman on the left with hair pulled back and a light pink-and-tan sari, a woman in the centre wearing a red sari with gold border and gold jewellery, and an older woman on the right with glasses, a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-brown sari. Several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them more seated participants in yellow, white and red saris. A plastic water bottle sits at the lower left.2016-10-26August 04 20162016-08-04December 03 20162016-12-03December 14 20162016-12-14July 30 20132013-07-30