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August 25 2014

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December 02 20172017-12-02October 27 20142014-10-27October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesAugust 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesApril 25 20152015-04-25August 12 20162016-08-12December 30 20182018-12-30 +2 copiesA group of women in red, orange and cream saris stands close together in a white-pillared hall with greenery outside. In the centre, a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a dark rudraksha-style mala presses her palms together in anjali, eyes lowered. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with red border and a red shawl stands with hands folded. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl and a pendant necklace stands at right, near the pillar, while one hand gestures outward. On the left, a woman in orange with a red shawl and hair in a bun faces away, with others in red and orange behind them. No ritual objects or readable text are visible.2015-12-20October 06 20132013-10-06December 17 20102010-12-17A 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.2013-03-31Night outdoor gathering at a temple-like courtyard with string lights overhead and a crowd of onlookers behind. In the foreground, several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on green leaves laid on the stone floor. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a folded orange cloth and wears a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Others wear white dhotis or kurtas with red shawls, and a woman in a white sari and red shawl stands centre with hands joined. A woman in a yellow sari kneels at lower left. Garlands and a dark deity murti appear at the right edge.2015-07-07