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October 15 20102010-10-15Outdoor photo at dusk of a large seated congregation on mats and a raised platform in a palm-lined compound. Many devotees wear white ritual clothes, with some in saffron, green and blue; several women wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and some sit with hands folded in prayer. Brass bowls and a metal tray with offerings, flowers and grains sit on an orange cloth in the foreground. Behind them, a stone deity murti and a copper-toned ceremonial pillar stand near a banner showing a painted scene, with a wall map to the left. The setting suggests a satsang or group puja.2010-09-05September 06 20102010-09-06August 18 20162016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18October 15 20102010-10-15April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesDense seated crowd inside an ashram hall during a puja, with dozens of devotees sitting on red mats in front of a garlanded deity murti area. In the foreground, a woman in white silk sari with gold border sits with hands folded in meditation, beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange sari. Brass thalis, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and small lamps are arranged on the floor. Behind them, many standing and seated devotees in white and colourful saris and kurtas watch. A golden standing figure statue and framed portraits hang on the walls; a banner strip of photographs runs along the top. Teal drapes frame a doorway. Several men in white with rudraksha malas sit in the crowd.2007-09-03A photograph of a crowded indoor puja gathering with many devotees seated on the floor in white ritual clothing. Several women wear saffron, orange and red saris, and some men wear white kurtas with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari holds a brass plate, and a woman in a red blouse and yellow sari bends her head over a thali. Behind them a man in white with folded hands sits near the centre, and a man in a pink shirt stands near the back. A large floral garland and golden deity murti appear at the left edge, with framed paintings on the walls and a decorated shrine area behind the crowd.2007-09-03April 16 20122012-04-16 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20102010-09-062009-GLIMPSES-OF-NAVARATRI-CELEBRATION