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August 17 2011

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Photo of women seated on striped red-and-white mats in a hall, with other devotees behind them. Three women lean in close to a central woman in a red blouse, grey head covering with white dots and a black skirt, who holds a small silver bowl. A woman on the right in a white sari with orange border holds the bowl's edge, and a woman on the left in orange and a woman in white sit nearby. Several other seated people in orange and white are visible in the background, and a blue logo appears at upper left.2011-08-17Close-up photo of a woman in a red and orange saree with a red border, wearing gold earrings and a bangle, holding two small silver cups with spouts and flower-like finials over a tray of offerings. A second woman on the left in a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Silver bowls holding white flower petals and small offerings sit on a brass tray with a lit oil lamp in the foreground. A small name tag is pinned to the saree.2009-12-07Seated devotees on a striped mat in a hall, with two women in front wearing saffron saris with maroon blouses. The woman on the left wears a red bindi, rimless glasses and a yellow shawl is seen behind her; she is speaking with hands near her lap beside an oil lamp. The woman on the right wears a saffron sari, a rudraksha mala and a bangle, with hands folded, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps are on the floor. Other devotees in white and teal clothing sit behind them, with a child in a red top at the left edge. Lit oil lamps and brass vessels sit in the foreground.2012-06-01A seated ritual scene in an ashram hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with a bangle and a coiled bun pours yellow rice or grain from her hands into a large ornate silver bowl held by a bare-chested man in orange. He wears an orange turban, an orange wrap and a white-painted chest marking, and his palms are open to receive the offering. A second woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, a hairnet and rudraksha beads sits beside them, watching. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees stand near a laptop and a monitor on a mat. The setting suggests a food or grain offering ritual.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A woman sits cross-legged on a striped mat, unfolding a small white tissue held in both hands. She wears a pink silk-sheen kurta with silver and white embroidery, black trousers, gold bangles and a ring. Behind her, a partly visible person in an orange garment and a brass plate of food sit on the floor. The scene appears to be a seated gathering at a meal or ritual setting.2011-08-20September 29 20132013-09-29October 26 20142014-10-26Four women sit in a row on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together, eyes closed, wearing rust-red and orange saffron-toned robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas, white sacred ash bands on their foreheads, and bangles. In front of them is a spread of brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, kalasha-style bowls, marigold petals and yellow flowers on an orange cloth. A blue sparkly backdrop and a white chain hang in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-10-06January 01 20192019-01-01May 07 20122012-05-07