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A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and an orange shawl stands indoors, fastening a red and white cord onto a large orange flag bearing a blue emblem. She wears a rudraksha mala and a bangle, with a tilak on her forehead and hair pulled back. Behind her, a second woman in white with an orange shawl sits working on fabric, and another woman at the left edge stands in white with gold trim. Blue-grey walls and doorways frame the room.

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September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23September 02 20152015-09-02A photograph of seated devotees at an indoor gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a white dress with a red shawl and a dark bun holds a small lit oil lamp in her right hand, looking down with a serious expression. Beside her, a woman with a ponytail wears a white outfit with an orange shawl and looks downward. Behind them, another woman in a yellow shawl and a candle-holding person sit in the background. A metal stanchion and chain run along the right edge.2012-10-19August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a woman in the foreground holding a small lit oil lamp in her right hand, a flame visible near her hand. She wears a cream sari with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulder and red-and-green patterned borders, and has a red bindi on her forehead and a mala around her neck. Behind her a younger woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a red bindi holds her hands together in prayer. A second oil lamp with a flame sits at lower right, and blurred red and orange architecture fills the background.2010-11-09September 19 20162016-09-19August 16 20142014-08-16Close photograph of a woman with her palms pressed together in namaste at her chest, eyes lowered, with a red bindi on her forehead. She wears a cream blouse and cream sari with a red-and-purple striped border, draped with an orange shawl, and gold bangles on her wrist. Beside her, a blurred woman in an orange shawl and a second blurred figure in the lower left are seated, one with a white tilak mark. Behind them, an orange cloth and a blurred golden surface suggest a temple or ashram hall with a red cushioned seat.2010-10-30January 16 20162016-01-16A photograph of a line of devotees standing under a white tent canopy at an outdoor ceremony, with purple and white bunting strung overhead and green trees behind. The foreground woman has light hair pulled back and wears a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl. Beside and behind her, several young men and women wear white dhoti-style or sari garments with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Mats and a patterned rug lie on the ground, and a man in white stands further back at the right. The group appears to be waiting or observing the proceedings.2006-11-12A group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste at an indoor temple-hall ceremony. Foreground women wear orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas; the woman second from left wears white with a rudraksha mala, and the woman on the far left wears a brown-red garment with a white forehead marking. Behind them other devotees in orange and white stand in rows, and a dark ornate shrine stands in the background with small offering trays on the floor.2014-10-02