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A photograph of women seated on the floor in an ashram ritual setting, wearing orange and rust-coloured saris with rudraksha malas. In the foreground two young women in orange saris with gold borders, one with white and red forehead marks, sit cross-legged and handle small offerings and flowers near brass and copper puja vessels. Behind them an older woman in a dark red sari with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark looks down at her hands. Additional devotees in orange robes are partially visible at the edges, and a brass lamp and white flowers lie in front. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Seated devotees in an indoor hall perform a ritual with brass puja vessels on the floor. Two women in the foreground wear orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas; the left woman holds a small brass ladle-like object over a brass lamp, while the right woman brings her hand to her forehead, with a tilak visible. Both have white marks on their foreheads. Behind them, seated devotees in maroon, white and yellow clothing sit on the floor, with small brass cups and white cloths on the mat. A small rudraksha pendant with a portrait is visible on the right woman. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2013-01-28Several young women and girls in orange and red saffron-toned robes sit cross-legged on the floor during a ceremony. Their foreheads and arms bear white ash markings, and many wear long rudraksha mala necklaces. The front two girls bend over small offerings, one holding a yellow flower or petal, while the girl at right rests her chin on her hand in quiet attention. Additional seated participants fill the background, and a small white flower offering and yellow petals lie on the floor in front.2013-07-16May 18 20192019-05-18Several women seated cross-legged on the floor in a temple hall, performing a puja with eyes closed and hands folded in front of them. Most wear saffron-orange garments, with a white band of vibhuti or chandanam across the forehead. Some have rudraksha malas around their necks. Brass pots, small oil lamps, a bell, a pink-flowered plate and other ritual items are arranged on a low table and the floor in front of them. White pillars and red curtains are visible in the background, along with a man in white clothes and a red shawl standing further back.2013-09-07Three young girls in saffron-orange robes sit close together at a satsang or meditation gathering, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti lines and red kumkum. The girl on the left has her palms pressed in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The central girl, wearing a long rudraksha mala, holds a small white object in her hand and appears to be chanting. The girl on the right has her eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them, other devotees in orange and red garments and a woman in white sit in the background.2013-10-26October 26 20132013-10-26September 24 20132013-09-24September 07 20132013-09-07Close photo of several women seated on the floor in a hall, chanting or singing with eyes lowered. The two front women wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and long rudraksha malas; both have white vibhuti bands and red kumkum dots on their foreheads. Behind them, other women in red and gold garments sit with brass vessels and small metal items nearby. Four to six visible people.2013-10-22Photograph of a seated group of young women and girls in saffron-orange saris and tunics with dark red borders, wearing long necklaces of dark rudraksha beads and white vertical forehead markings. Front left, a girl with hair tied back looks to the side; centre, a woman in an orange tunic speaks with a rudraksha mala; front right, a girl with eyes closed and hands folded chants or meditates. Others sit behind in a hall with soft background light. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-10-25A photograph of a row of young women seated on the floor during a ritual, wearing saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and hair pulled back, with one wearing a small orange flower. They sit with palms pressed together or hands resting on their laps, eyes closed in concentration. Silver-toned ritual trays and small lit oil lamps sit on the left in front of them.2014-09-12A group of young devotees in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered and magenta-trimmed shawls and rudraksha malas sits in a ceremony. A young woman in the foreground, with a white tilak on her forehead and white bangles, holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched hand. Beside her, a girl with eyes closed and a white tilak wears a rudraksha mala and red-trimmed orange garment. Behind them, other devotees hold lit lamps, some with their hands cupped around the flames, in an aarti-like ritual.2013-07-30