A young woman with dark hair pulled back sits on a mat with her palms pressed together in anjali mudra at her face, eyes lowered in prayer. She wears a white dress with gold border and a bright yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, with gold bangles on her wrists. Behind her, other seated participants in white clothes and orange scarves are also in prayer or seated devotion. - Nithyanandapedia

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A young woman with dark hair pulled back sits on a mat with her palms pressed together in anjali mudra at her face, eyes lowered in prayer. She wears a white dress with gold border and a bright yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, with gold bangles on her wrists. Behind her, other seated participants in white clothes and orange scarves are also in prayer or seated devotion.

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August 08 2010

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A woman seated on the floor in prayer, eyes closed, palms pressed together at her chest in anjali mudra. She wears a white sari with gold borders, a red bindi, a black beaded mala with a small pendant, a gold bangle and a silver bangle. Behind her stands an ornate gold throne with red cushioning and a red-and-white striped drape. In the lower foreground are silver vessels.

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