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A dense ritual gathering of young girls and women seated on mats in a hall, performing a puja. Most wear orange or maroon saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, flower petals and white flowers sit on the mats before them. Seated women in the background wear white and green clothing. No single leader is clearly identifiable among the rows. The scene is consistent with a Rudrabhishekam and Paduka Puja, though the image shows only the participants.

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A seated group of women and girls in orange and maroon saris with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings, sit on the floor in a row during a ceremony. Some hold small brass bowls and offerings, and oil lamps burn on a low table in front. Behind them, people in white clothing and a few in white sit in the background.2013-03-13September 13 20132013-09-13October 26 20132013-10-26June 08 20132013-06-08A seated group of devotees in orange, red and maroon robes with rudraksha malas gathers in a hall for a satsang or puja. Several women in front wear white or pale vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads and close their eyes, some with hands folded or raised in prayer. Behind them, rows of people in white saris and white clothes sit and listen. A red-and-gold draped figure at the front centre holds offerings near a brass plate. Pale orange and maroon shawls and rudraksha beads are prominent throughout the scene. No figure in this image is clearly identifiable as a person by the required cues, so the central seated devotee is described by role only.2013-10-13October 27 20132013-10-27July 22 20132013-07-22April 10 20132013-04-10October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation of young women and girls in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas around their necks, sitting on the floor in rows at a satsang. Several wear white forehead markings and some have sandalwood or vibhuti on their foreheads. Many sit with hands pressed together in anjali mudra or clapping, and a few hold small items. Flower petals scattered on the low silver tables in front, a clear plastic container and a white cloth bag sit at the left, and an older woman in orange sits among them at right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2013-12-31 +2 copiesA large group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, most wearing orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Several hold small brass oil lamps or aarti lamps with flames, and others hold brass vessels and offerings. Some women in white saris and red-clad participants sit behind them, and a row of metal stanchions runs along the right edge of the hall.2013-07-28A seated group of women in saffron and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sits on a mat in a hall, many with white vibhuti on their foreheads. Some hold brass cups and small oil lamps glow on the floor in front of them. Other participants in white and pink saris sit in the background. Their eyes are closed or lowered. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-03-16