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A woman with dark hair pulled back sits with eyes closed and a faint smile, wearing a white top, a pale grey-beige shawl and a white bead necklace. Her forehead bears white horizontal sacred ash stripes and she wears a black headband with a printed orange eye design. Around her, other participants wear white and pastel clothing, some with orange headbands. A hand reaches in from the right and a person in an orange headscarf is partly visible in the foreground.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 10 20162016-12-10December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of a ritual setting where a woman in a cream and gold sari with a dark beaded mala and a turquoise tassel pendant ties an orange blindfold over her eyes, while a woman in a dark head covering and white clothing sits in the foreground. Behind them, figures in orange saffron robes and a woman in white stand near a red and orange doorway with a silver plate of offerings. Only the people described are visible; the scene suggests a devotional gathering.2016-08-14December 10 20162016-12-10December 09 20162016-12-09A dense crowd of participants seated closely together indoors, many wearing dark eye-covering masks with orange patterns. In the centre, a woman with long blonde hair and a white embroidered top with gold trim and red beaded mala has one hand raised to her forehead, wearing a leopard-print eye mask. Around her, people in white, red and orange scarves hold up small white papers. The scene suggests a guided practice session with participants blindfolded, with a faint logo in the upper left corner.2016-12-09A woman in a white shawl smiles and raises a folded white paper in her right hand while wearing a black blindfold with a painted orange eye design across her forehead. Behind her, a large crowd of seated participants fills a hall, with a woman in a black top in the foreground and a woman in a blue and yellow sari with a pink flower in her hair to the right. Blurred white and pastel clothing fills the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-09A photograph of a young woman in a grey hooded jacket over a purple top, wearing a red-and-orange painted eye mask across one eye, a rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklace. She raises one fist while a woman in a pink floral top with a rudraksha mala extends a hand toward her face. Behind them, seated devotees in white and pale clothing, one man in a white head cloth, and a man in white gesturing with a peace sign, in a crowded hall.2016-12-09A woman with short brown hair sits with eyes closed in a seated group of devotees, wearing a white top with red-striped neckline, multiple rudraksha mala beads and a small pendant. She has white paste on her forehead with a red bindi. Behind her, rows of people in orange and saffron clothing and white tilak sit attentively, including a young girl with a red bindi. The setting suggests a satsang or kirtan gathering.2014-09-30December 10 20162016-12-10