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December 04 2011

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April 08 20122012-04-08A seated group gathering indoors in a hall with red chairs, pink walls and red curtains, with many women and girls in white, saffron, red, green and orange saris and salwar kameez sitting cross-legged on mats in meditation or satsang. Several participants have hands pressed together in prayer, and brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and small offerings sit on the floor in front. A young girl in a saffron sari and a girl in green sit closest to the camera with eyes closed. Many have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. The scene conveys a devotional or meditation program with a largely female audience. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-14A seated group of devotees, mostly women and girls, perform a ritual with small brass oil lamps (deepa) lit in their hands at a puja setting. In the foreground, a young man in peach clothes and an orange shawl holds a lamp, and a girl in a white-and-green salwar sits beside brass plates of flowers and offerings. Behind them, women in yellow, pink, red and green saris and salwars raise lamps and gesture in devotion, while rows of white vertical poles and a large hall with more seated devotees stretch behind. Brass vessels, marigold petals and small trays of offerings are arranged on mats.2011-12-03April AF 2012Women sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall with red curtains, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, brass oil lamps, a brass plate of flowers and offerings, and small cups sit on a cloth in front of them. The women wear white, red, and yellow saris and garments, with a red shawl on one, and a woman in yellow and white holds her palms together. Devotees are seated behind them. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no figure is visibly presented as such in this image.2012-02-09Indoor seated congregation of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, sitting on mats on a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman with light hair wears a white sari with a border; a young boy in a white t-shirt and a girl in a green and yellow top sit cross-legged. Brass lamps with oil lamps and small offerings sit on the floor in front. Behind them many more people in white and light clothing sit in rows, with a saffron and striped cloth hanging on the back wall and a white-haired figure among them. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session.2011-01-23A photograph of a large hall with many seated devotees, mostly women in sarees and salwar kameez, sitting on mats with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. Brass puja plates with oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor in front of several of them. Among them are a man in a yellow shawl and white clothes, and a few children. Men in white shirts sit on chairs at the back right, and a red curtain hangs by a window. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind. The scene suggests satsang or group prayer.2012-04-08A seated group of devotees, mostly women, sit on the floor of a hall with red curtains, holding brass plates of offerings and small lamps during a ritual. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red shawl bows over a plate, while a woman in a yellow-and-white sari holds a plate of white flowers and sweets. Others wear white, yellow, maroon and red saris, with some in white head coverings. Small oil lamps and brass vessels sit on mats in front of them.2012-02-09April 14 20122012-04-14Devotees sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall with red curtains, palms pressed together in prayer during a puja. In the foreground, women in white and red-bordered or orange garments hold their hands folded, with one woman in a yellow-and-white checked sari, another in red and white, and a woman in an orange shawl with a bindi. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, brass kalasha-style vessels, flower offerings, and small plates of petals and sweets are arranged on a white cloth before them. A larger crowd of seated attendees stands or sits behind.2012-02-09A large indoor gathering of devotees seated on the floor in rows during a ritual, many women and girls in white, red, green, yellow and saffron saris and salwar. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari and a young girl in a green sari sit before brass plates holding lit oil lamps and small offerings, with brass vessels and a pink bucket nearby. Many others sit with hands folded or eyes closed in meditation, with red chairs and pink curtains behind them. No one is identified as a person in this image.2012-04-14A photograph of a large seated congregation on a tiled floor in a hall with pink walls, red curtains and a few red chairs. Many devotees sit cross-legged facing forward: girls and young women in pink, teal, mustard and orange salwar or saris, a woman in a white hooded top, and an older woman in a purple top with a yellow shawl. Several have vertical forehead markings and some wear jewelry. Brass and plastic trays hold flower offerings, bananas and an oil lamp in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated attendees.2011-12-22