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A line of women in matching rust-red saris with gold borders stands on a stage in front of a deep red velvet curtain. Several wear rudraksha malas, pendants and vibhuti or kumkum on the forehead. The woman at centre holds a small object and a rudraksha mala, and two others to her right hold a folded paper. Their bare feet rest on the white stage floor, and a woman in white stands at the left edge. No a person is visibly present in the frame.

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September 28 20132013-09-28A row of women stands on a stage before a deep red velvet curtain, several dressed in rust-red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. The woman at centre, in a rust sari with gold trim, speaks into a handheld microphone. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with gold border and a red bindi holds a folder, and at far right, women wear white and cream saris with gold borders. One woman on the left wears a white and gold sari with a green blouse and orange lanyard, and another holds a small red book. No a person candidate is visible.2013-09-28A row of women in traditional saris stands on a stage in front of deep red velvet drapes. Most wear maroon or rust-red saris with gold borders and dark rudraksha mala necklaces. At the far left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and an orange lanyard stands beside them. Toward the right, women wear orange and cream saris. The woman near the centre holds a microphone and speaks while others listen, and a few women hold small books or folded papers. A logo appears in the top left corner.2013-09-28A row of women sits cross-legged on a tiled floor in a plain room, listening attentively. They wear rust-orange and saffron-toned sarees with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas around their necks and a few with red bindis. One woman in the centre wears a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, and another on the right has her hands clasped. Behind them, a dark wooden door and a red chair are visible against a cream wall. A faint purple logo appears at the top left.2016-08-08Several women in matching rust-red and saffron saris with gold borders sit in a row at microphones, singing kirtan in a temple. Their foreheads bear white and red tilaka marks, and they wear long rudraksha malas over their shoulders. The woman at left wears glasses and an orange shawl. Behind them, a gilded temple backdrop with lit lamps is visible. Several more singers and a shaved-headed man in orange are partly visible in the background.2014-09-30June 20 20132013-06-20Four women stand on a stage before a deep red draped curtain, with a rigged wooden beam and cable at upper right. From left, a woman in a purple sari with gold border and a dark hair bun presses her palms together; next, a woman in a white sari with red border and rudraksha mala wears a small forehead mark and holds one hand to her chest; third, a fair-haired woman in an orange sari with red border and rudraksha mala presses her palms in namaste; at far right, a woman in a rust-brown sari with gold border and rudraksha mala speaks into a handheld microphone, with a radio clipped to her sari. Seated figures are partly visible at the edges.2016-12-21December 18 20162016-12-18Photograph of several women in rust-orange saris with yellow borders walking in a line in an indoor hall. Foreground women wear rudraksha mala necklaces and hold small handfuls of yellow offering material, possibly turmeric or flower petals. A woman in a pale peach sari with a deep orange blouse stands with her back to the camera. Behind them a light wall and a doorway are visible, along with a patterned cloth on the floor at left. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, so the figures are devotees carrying offerings.2013-07-10Photograph of a line of devotees standing on a stage before a pale pink wall and a draped red curtain. On the right, a bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a microphone. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and wrist beads stands with hands clasped. Further left, two women in orange saris with gold borders and a man in an orange dhoti stand together, and at the far left a man and a woman in orange-gold robes with rudraksha malas stand near a figure in white robes on the right edge. Seven physical people are visible.2013-03-02December 21 20162016-12-21Three women in identical rust-red saris with gold borders stand on a sandy beach with waves breaking behind them. Each wears a dark rudraksha mala around the neck and a small pendant. The woman in the centre has a shaved head and a red bindi, the woman on the left has hair pulled back with a small bindi, and the woman on the right has hair in a low bun and white tilak marks. All three are smiling and looking off to the side, with the sea and a distant headland in the background.2013-12-17