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A seated group of women in yellow and white ceremonial saris with green borders takes part in a puja. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair and a white forehead mark holds a brass tray with folded orange cloths decorated with purple flowers. Beside her a woman with a long braid holds a second orange cloth with a purple flower, and others on the right sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass vessels and a tray sit at the lower left. Behind them are red and white draped cloths.

A seated group of women in a courtyard during a Paduka Puja. The central woman with long light-brown hair wears a cream and yellow garment with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, and holds a flat tray with a folded orange and yellow cloth topped with purple flowers. Behind her, a woman with a vermilion dot on her forehead presses her palms together in anjali. On the right, a woman in a yellow-trimmed white sari looks down, and at left an edge of another person in white and green-bordered cloth is visible. Sitting on a pale stone floor, they appear to be offering the cloth as part of the ritual.

A photograph of a group of women seated closely together in a devotional ceremony, with hands pressed in anjali mudra and eyes closed. The central woman wears an orange-saffron sari with a rudraksha mala and holds a silver tray with a folded orange cloth bearing a white lotus-style motif. Other women wear white saris with yellow shawls and white tilak marks on their foreheads. A silver bowl and a brass plate sit on a golden cloth in the foreground, with a blurred background of more devotees.

A photo of a devotional gathering in a temple-like hall with a microphone on a stand and a golden ornate shrine edge at upper right. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and yellow shawl holds a silver plate with folded orange cloth, eyes lowered. Beside her another woman in yellow-bordered white holds a plate with folded orange-and-gold cloth. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark mala presses her palms together in prayer. Shaved-headed men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and gold chains stand behind, and a bald older man in white sits at left. Several people are visible, with heads partly cropped at the edges.

A woman in the foreground sits with eyes closed, holding a silver tray with an orange cloth and offerings, wearing a white sari with a yellow sleeveless vest and a red bindi, gold bangles on her wrist. Behind her, several seated women in white saris, one with a black beaded necklace and a pink-bordered sari, and a man at the left in white with a yellow garment, all sitting quietly in a satsang-style gathering. Silver plates with offerings are visible at the bottom of the frame.

October 26 2010

November 10 2010

A photograph of women seated on mats in a hall performing a puja with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and yellow shawl sits with eyes closed, and beside her a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and bell-like brass items sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, more seated devotees in white and orange, some wearing rudraksha malas, fill the room, with a metal railing and red carpet at right. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows devotees in a patha puja setting.

A photograph of a seated group of women in a ritual gathering, many with palms pressed together in anjali. The central woman wears a white sari with green and gold borders over a yellow shawl, with a white vibhuti mark on her forehead, and her eyes are closed as she chants. Around her, others in white saris with yellow shawls sit on orange mats, with small oil lamps, brass vessels and a plastic bowl in the background. A woman in the lower right wears an orange garment with a red bindi. The setting suggests a puja or satsang.

A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, during an evening sitting. Most wear white garments with yellow shawls bordered in gold. In the foreground, a young woman with a long braid and a white tilak on her forehead chants with her mouth slightly open, wearing a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala and small earrings. To the right, a woman with a shaved head and a red bindi folds her hands, wearing yellow and white with gold bangles. Behind them, other participants sit on white cloth-covered mats. No deity, throne or a person figure is clearly visible.

June 01 2014

A seated group of devotees listens attentively at an evening session, many in white clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in a cream sari with a green-and-gold border sits in the foreground, a red cord visible at her neck. Beside her, a woman with long wavy hair wears a white top and yellow scarf. Another woman in white with yellow fabric rests her chin on her hand. In the corner, a grey-haired woman in white with an orange cord leans forward. Several devotees wear vertical white tilak marks on their foreheads. No a person is visible, and the setting appears to be an indoor hall.