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Outdoors at night, a group of devotees stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a woman in white churidar with a red-bordered shawl and red bangles holds her hands in prayer. Beside her a woman in white top and white trousers with a red-and-white lanyard and a yellow cloth bag stands with a white forehead mark. Behind them a shirtless man with white vibhuti markings on his chest and arms, wearing a white dhoti and red shawl, presses his hands together, and a woman in a white top and red shawl also prays. A green potted plant sits in the lower centre. No specific deity or ritual object is visible. No printed name appears in the scene.

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June 10 20132013-06-10July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees standing in a hall during a devotional gathering, with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground a woman in a white kurta with a red shawl tied at her waist stands with eyes lowered, hands folded at her chest and wristwatch visible. To her left another woman in a white top and orange-red scarf, with a name badge, also holds her palms together. Behind them several blurred figures in white and grey clothing, including a man in a cream dhoti with gold border on the right, stand in similar prayer posture. A small warm light glows in the background.2012-10-27Night outdoor scene of women standing in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, appearing to take part in a devotional gathering. From left: a woman in a pale gold sari with a rudraksha-style necklace, a woman in white kurta and pants with a red-orange shawl, a woman in white with black-framed glasses and a patterned grey-black shawl holding a small paper, a woman in pink top and white dupatta holding a booklet, a woman in white tunic with a gold necklace, a woman in white with a lanyard and a small paper, and an older woman with grey hair in white with a red shawl. A lamp post glows in the dark background, with dark chairs at right and a seated person in white at far left edge.2013-10-15February 24 20152015-02-24June 12 20132013-06-12July 09 20132013-07-09June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of a row of women standing in anjali mudra with palms pressed together at the chest inside a temple hall. Most wear white kurtas, salwar or long white dresses, and several wear orange-red lanyards with ID badges. Some have vermilion or white forehead marks. Behind them stand gold-framed shrines and a deity murti decorated with gold and red, and a red carpet covers the floor at the lower left. Several other people are partly visible in the background.2016-09-26 +1 copiesA night-time group of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on a stone-paved floor. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange-red shawl and orange beads, and another woman in white with an orange-red shawl and a vermilion tilak, pray with eyes open. Beside them a woman in a white and grey block-print kurta with an orange-red sash wears orange beads. Behind them, younger girls in maroon kurtas with gold trim hold up papers and sing from a booklet, and men in white with orange shawls join in the prayer. The scene suggests satsang or devotional chanting.2013-03-31Outdoor evening gathering of devotees in white ritual clothing standing with palms joined in namaskar. In the centre foreground, a man with short dark hair wears a rust-red sannyasi-style wrap with gold-yellow bands and a dark rudraksha-style mala, arms raised with hands clasped above his head. Around him, people in white kurtas, dupattas and white trousers hold their hands in anjali, some wearing red-and-white lanyards. Dark trees and a red pillar form the background, with orange cloth on the ground in the lower left.2015-02-24 +1 copiesJuly 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copies