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November 14 2010

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A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women and girls, sitting cross-legged on the floor in rows. Many wear white or cream clothes with orange or red shawls draped over the shoulders, and several have hair tied back. Brass plates and small lamps sit before them on orange mats, and some hold small items during the ritual. Colourful hanging decorations line the ceiling. At the far end of the hall, a golden throne-like seat and a deity murti are visible, with a few people seated near the front. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the right side. The setting suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2010-11-05A large hall with pale pink walls and a light floor holds a crowd of women and girls seated on mats in rows, performing a puja with small oil lamps and brass plates. Most wear white saris or white dress with orange or saffron shawls, while some wear yellow or orange garments. Each person sits before a small thali of offerings and lit diyas, holding their hands together in prayer. Decorative cloth tassel banners in red, yellow and blue hang from the ceiling. A camera on a tripod stands at the right edge of the frame, and a few people are seated in the background.2011-01-26November 25 20102010-11-25November 14 20102010-11-14November 13 20102010-11-13A large hall full of seated devotees, mostly women, in white and cream clothes with orange or saffron shawls, sitting cross-legged on the floor in rows during a pooja. Brass plates with offerings, flowers, and small oil lamps glow in front of them on orange mats. The walls are pale pink with colourful hanging tassel decorations along the top. In the far background, at the front of the hall, a small group of people sits near a raised area. Many attendees are visible, the foreground people appear to be engaged in devotional practice with eyes partly closed or lowered. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2011-01-22A large hall packed with many seated devotees, mostly women, in white and cream traditional dress with red and gold borders. Many wear red or orange shawls draped over their shoulders and some have yellow shawls. In the foreground a woman with a vibhuti mark on her forehead sits on an orange mat, holding a small brass lamp and offering items, while nearby women sit with brass lamps, brass plates and pink-lidded containers on the floor. a person is not visibly present in this frame, and no clearly identifiable figure matches the presentation cues, so the candidate is unsure. Several hundred people fill the room, with more seated in rows toward the back under bright windows.2010-11-14A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing a distant front area. Most wear white dhotis or sarees with orange or red shawls and some hold small oil lamps or lit wicks in their hands, with brass plates of offerings in front of them. Pink walls, hanging colourful tassels and a screen on a tripod at the right suggest a live satsang. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits near the front, and the scene reads as a group lamp ritual during a satsang.2010-12-31A large hall with white walls and ceiling fans, decorated with hanging colourful tassel banners, shows many devotees seated in rows on orange and red mats. Most wear white or cream clothes with orange or red shawls, and several hold or sit beside brass thalis with oil lamps, flowers and offerings. Light streams through the windows across the room. A laptop and a video camera on a tripod are visible near the front, and a raised stage draped in red sits at the left. Many people are seated with eyes closed or heads bowed in prayer or meditation during a satsang gathering.2010-12-23December 18 20102010-12-18A photograph of a large indoor hall where a seated crowd faces forward during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, rows of women in white and cream saris with orange shawls sit cross-legged on orange and blue mats, each with a brass puja plate, lamp and small vessels before them. Behind them, many more participants in white clothing sit in rows, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the right. Colourful hanging banners line the upper hall, and a seated figure in orange appears near the far front. The overall count of visible people is well above twenty.2010-11-25November 13 20102010-11-13