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A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple hall with a line of young girls and women in orange saffron dress, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The girls wear rudraksha malas and gold jewellery; one girl at front left wears a white and gold dress. Behind them stands a larger crowd of devotees in mixed colours, with brass oil lamps on the right, hanging bells and yellow and red ceremonial cloth above, and a deity murti in a shrine niche. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja gathering.

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Photo 11724085December 22 20182018-12-22A large group of young women and girls in matching saffron-orange sarees with gold borders stand in a row, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Many wear white vertical tilaka or forehead markings, rudraksha malas, gold necklaces, jhumka earrings and gold bangles. Some have hair left loose or plaited with flowers. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded at the left edge, and a covered open pavilion with red-and-white pillars and a striped mat lies in the foreground. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or ritual participation at an ashram-style hall.2017-08-25January 22 20172017-01-22August 25 20172017-08-25A seated group of young girls and women in saffron-orange dresses and sarees fills the front of a bright hall with cream walls and red valances. Several wear rudraksha malas, gold necklaces, bangles and jhumka earrings; some have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. They sit upright in a meditative pose, some with hands folded, while adults in white and orange stand and sit behind them. Framed paintings hang on the walls.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08May 23 20172017-05-23A photo of children and young people seated on the floor in orange-saffron clothing during a seated puja or satsang. In the foreground a girl with hands pressed together in anjali mudra wears an orange top with gold trim and a rudraksha mala; beside her a young girl in orange with a white forehead mark sits with folded hands. A boy in orange with a white tilak sits with hands together, and another girl in orange with a gold-trimmed garment holds her hands in prayer. Brass oil lamps, small kalasha-style vessels, offering plates and incense sticks lie on the white mat in front of them. Behind, adults in orange and white sit in rows in a hall with wooden panels and a blurred crowd.2016-08-04A night-time outdoor gathering of young women and girls in matching orange and saffron saris and dresses with gold borders, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra in prayer. Many wear rudraksha malas and some have vibhuti or kumkum on the forehead. Strings of warm fairy lights and hanging decorations glow in the dark background of trees. Several bystanders, including a woman in a yellow top and a person in a cap, stand behind them. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2015-11-11A photograph of a large indoor hall where many young women and girls in orange and red garments sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, hands pressed together in prayer. Several have white or ash lines on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Before them on low stone platforms are brass pooja vessels, a small oil lamp, bowls of flowers, kumkum and a plate of offerings. Some have their eyes closed. Red curtains and stacked chairs stand along the back wall, and a man in white sits at the far left edge.2014-07-08A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women and girls wearing saffron-orange saris and dresses with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas around their necks and vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several have palms pressed together in prayer or hands folded while listening attentively. Some sit on mats on a polished floor, and a small brass dish with offerings sits in the lower left foreground. Others in white and beige clothing sit among them. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view, and no speaker or throne is visible.2016-08-10