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Close side-profile photograph of two women with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. The woman in front wears a pale yellow-cream garment with a blue-edged border and a small gold drop earring. The woman behind wears a yellow top and has a red bindi and vertical tilak on her forehead, with bangles on her wrist. The background is a blurred gold, sparkling surface.

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A photograph of three women in profile at a gold-ornamented shrine, palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed in prayer. The woman in the center wears a cream shawl with a blue border over a yellow garment, and the woman on the left wears a yellow shawl with a red bindi and gold bangles. The woman on the right, partly visible at the edge, wears a yellow garment and a stud earring. Behind them is an ornately carved gold-colored panel with floral scrollwork, and a gold figure of a bird-like ornament stands at the left edge. The setting suggests a puja or darshan moment.2010-08-25A woman seated in a devotional posture with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, wearing a white cotton saree with gold border and a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, a rudraksha mala around her neck, and a white tilak on her forehead. Beside her, another woman in a cream and gold-bordered saree also holds her hands in prayer and wears a dark beaded necklace. A gold-patterned object is visible at the lower right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2010-08-25Two devotees perform anjali mudra with palms pressed together in prayer during a ritual. In the foreground a woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a yellow shawl over white clothing with a gold-bordered sari edge and a small gold earring, bows her head with eyes closed. Beside her a man with a shaved head, white tilak on his forehead, and a yellow shawl over white clothing also has his hands folded and eyes closed. Behind them is a gold ornate panel and a red pillar.2010-08-05A photograph, rotated sideways, of devotees lying prostrate in pranam before an ornate gold-embossed altar or throne. Three devotees are visible in yellow garments: a woman in the foreground with a cream and red-striped sari border, her hands pressed together in anjali, and a man and another figure lying behind her. A figure in white dhoti with a golden border appears at the upper left and another at the lower left edge. Incense smoke rises near the gilded backdrop, and a brass vessel is held in the hands.2010-08-25July 08 20122012-07-08A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, during an evening sitting. Most wear white garments with yellow shawls bordered in gold. In the foreground, a young woman with a long braid and a white tilak on her forehead chants with her mouth slightly open, wearing a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala and small earrings. To the right, a woman with a shaved head and a red bindi folds her hands, wearing yellow and white with gold bangles. Behind them, other participants sit on white cloth-covered mats. No deity, throne or a person figure is clearly visible.2010-09-28A woman in a white and gold-bordered cream sari with a checked pattern sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. She wears a vertical tilak on her forehead, a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold earrings, a ring and a gold bangle. Beside her, other women in white saris with gold borders also sit with hands folded, and blurred figures fill the background of a hall. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2012-10-25July 15 20132013-07-15Close photo of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground a girl in a pink dress wears a black bead mala and gold bangles, her lips parted as if chanting. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a white tilak on her forehead and gold earrings and bangles keeps her eyes lowered. At the right a woman in a yellow shawl folds her hands, and at the upper right a bald man with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. A woman with a red bindi and white tilak sits behind them in a yellow garment. Sunlit stone floor and white pillars suggest an ashram puja gathering.2010-08-26Two women sit side by side with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer. Both wear white garments: the woman on the left has a white sari with silver sequin embroidery and a silver bangle, while the woman on the right wears a white shawl over white clothing with a gold bangle, a thin gold necklace and a small red bindi. The background is a plain white wall with a purple dove logo at upper left.2006-09-21November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesDecember 04 20102010-12-04