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Photograph of women devotees seated in a dense crowd during a ritual with smoke or incense drifting across the frame. Several women in rust-orange and maroon saris with gold-coloured borders hold rudraksha malas around their necks and raise their palms in prayer. The woman at right wears glasses and a red bindi, and the woman at left wears a wrist mala and a bangle while raising her hands. Behind them other devotees in the crowd watch, and a few men in white shirts are visible at the back.

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March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Several devotees sit close together during satsang, several with hands raised palms-out in devotional gesture and eyes closed while chanting. Foreground: a woman in a rust-orange sari with a yellow border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, with glasses hanging from her neck. Beside her, a younger woman in a rust-orange sari with a yellow border wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and chants with eyes closed. Behind them, other women in orange and red clothing raise their hands. A faint haze fills the frame. No a person candidate is visible in this image.2013-03-10Devotees sit close together in a satsang-style gathering, their palms raised in a devotional gesture. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, her eyes closed as she chants. Beside her a younger woman in a matching red and gold sari with a rudraksha mala raises her hands and sings with her mouth open. Behind them, another woman in glasses and a red sari sits with eyes lowered, and more devotees fill the background. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the frame, and a brass vessel is visible at the lower edge. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-03-10A row of women seated in prayer with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. They wear rust-red and maroon saris with gold-and-orange borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, and bangles and earrings are visible. The scene appears to be a satsang or group prayer, with a seated congregation facing forward.2013-11-10A group of about a dozen women in matching rust-orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit and stand close together around a low fire or incense vessel. Smoke rises from a brass dish in the foreground, and several women hold small oil lamps or offering bowls. Some wear white and orange tilak markings, and one woman in front bends forward over the flame. A starry backdrop of purple and green lights and a gold-framed object appear at the right edge.2013-03-10A row of women seated in a hall, shown in profile with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height. They wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti tilak marks on their foreheads, and the woman in the centre wears red-rimmed glasses and gold earrings. Behind them are deep red curtains. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-09-15May 25 20132013-05-25Three women in rust-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on a mat during a seated ritual in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. Each wears a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and sits in meditation or chanting posture; the woman at left holds her palms together, the centre woman has hands clasped in her lap and the right woman has hands folded. In front of them are a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl of yellow flowers, pink flowers and small brass vessels on a red cloth. Several people in white and teal clothing sit in the background.2013-10-02March 18 20132013-03-18April 07 20132013-04-07