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A large hall with red curtains and white walls holds a seated ritual group in the foreground. Rows of women in orange and red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on white mats before rows of small brass and steel vessels, lamps and offerings, some pouring or holding items. Many wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Behind them, a larger audience in white and saffron clothing sits attentively, and a figure in orange sits at a raised dais near a wooden carved panel.

October 20 2013

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A large indoor hall with cream walls, red curtains and a tiled floor shows a seated group of women in orange and maroon saris performing a ritual. Many hold small lit oil lamps or diyas, and trays of brass plates, flowers and offerings sit before them on mats. Several women wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. A framed picture hangs high on the back wall, and the hall is further filled with more seated devotees in the background. Lamp-lit puja with devotees, no clear deity or fire pit visible.

July 23 2013

A large group of seated devotees performs a ritual in a hall with cream walls and a red curtain. Many young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with red borders wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, holding brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings. Older women in white and maroon saris sit among them, some holding lit lamps or cupped hands in prayer. Brass pots, small plates of fruit and flowers, and a wall painting of deities are visible. Smoke rises from a small incense or lamp at lower left.

March 04 2013

A large group of women and girls in orange and maroon saffron-toned sarees and robes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, performing a puja with small brass vessels, oil lamps and offering bowls arranged on low tables. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and many hold small brass cups or lamps toward the flame. Behind them, other attendees sit in the hall, and a few people in white stand at the back near red-cushioned seating. The setting is an indoor hall with a white marble floor.

A large hall with pink walls and red curtains holds a seated congregation facing forward, many women and girls in orange and maroon saris and rudraksha malas. In front of them, floor pujas are set out on silver-edged trays with small oil lamps, kumkum, flowers and plates of offerings. Framed portraits hang high on the wall above the rows, one labelled with a printed name. Some people in white clothing stand in the background near the wall, and a woman in the front row has vibhuti marks on her forehead.

A hall with white tiled floor and red curtains shows many saffron-robed sannyasins seated in rows on low mats, holding brass plates, lamps and offerings during a ritual. Several young women in orange garments with white forehead markings sit in the foreground, some holding small brass vessels and flowers. Behind them, rows of people in white and dark clothing sit on chairs and floor. Posters hang on the upper walls and a sofa stands at the back. Many people are visible, with the foreground group the most prominent.

July 07 2013

A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and striped decorative pillars shows a long row of women in orange and maroon saris seated cross-legged on the floor before brass plates and small oil lamps, with offering trays and flowers in front of them. Behind them more seated devotees in orange and red fill the room. A framed portrait hangs on the upper left wall. Many people are visible, indicating a group puja or satsang, and the scene suggests ritual worship. No clear figure of a person is distinctly visible.

September 26 2013