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A temple hall with red walls and an ornate silver palanquin-style frame behind a silver bench. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at center holding a microphone and reading from a paper. Beside her, a woman in orange with palms joined stands in anjali, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a paper while reading. In the foreground, a bald man in a white garment with gold edging reads from paper. Seated at left, a woman in a red and gold sari wears a rudraksha mala. A bearded man in white with rudraksha malas appears at far right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Indoor temple or ashram ceremony with devotees reading from printed sheets. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a sheet and reads aloud, with a gold chain around his neck. To the left, a woman in a rust-red sari with a microphone reads from paper, wearing a rust-red shawl with a gold trim and a trident pendant. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a sheet. Behind them, people in rust-red robes stand near an ornate silver throne-like seat with red cushions, and small lamps glow along the top of the wooden canopy.2017-01-27 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20172017-01-09Photo of a stage event with four women in traditional dress. A woman standing at left back in a red and gold saree holds a microphone aloft, with a pendant necklace. Seated at left, a woman in a red and gold kanjivaram-style saree with gold necklaces and bangles sits with eyes closed and hands folded. In the centre, a woman in a red saree with glasses speaks into a microphone, gesturing with one hand. At right, a woman in white and gold-bordered dhoti-style drapery wears a long rudraksha mala and sits with hands on her lap. All have white tilak on their foreheads. Behind them are a carved golden wooden pillar, brass oil lamps and a red curtain with a large painted backdrop. Watermarked archive credit appears on the image.2016-11-19January 09 20172017-01-09A photograph of a devotional gathering in a red-draped hall. In the foreground, a figure in a red-orange sleeveless garment and a gold floral neck garland sits facing left, with a golden vessel in the lower foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rust-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala holds a small white card and stands beside a woman in a cream sari with a rust shawl. On the right, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and silver bracelet, bows with his palms pressed together near his face. Other women in pink and blue saris and a light pink top stand behind them.2014-07-20 +1 copiesJanuary 27 20172017-01-27September 30 20142014-09-30A photograph of a devotional chanting session in a gilded hall. In the centre, a woman in a rust-red sari with gold border and rudraksha mala sings into a microphone while holding small brass cymbals. Behind her, a bald man with white forehead marks and glasses wears an orange-and-red shawl and rudraksha beads, and a woman on the right in a deep red sari with gold border sings with a white and red forehead mark. At left, a figure in an orange sari with red border and rudraksha garland sits beside the stand. Ornate gold carved panels form the background.2014-11-26May 30 20152015-05-30 +1 copiesNovember 04 20142014-11-04 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30A seated group of women and a few men in red-maroon and white ceremonial clothing sit on a red-draped platform before a gold embossed wall carved with lions and elephants. Several have rudraksha malas and forehead markings. The central woman in maroon with gold-bordered sari speaks into a microphone while holding a small object, and a woman in the front left wears a red-brown sari with a red bindi and reads from a sheet on a stand. At right, a young person in white with a yellow shawl sings or speaks at a microphone. A foreign woman in orange with glasses sits behind them, and a bald man with white body markings sits at the rear left.2014-11-01