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September 22 2011

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September 26 20112011-09-26December 02 20102010-12-02September 26 20112011-09-26Photograph of a seated group of girls and women performing a puja in a hall with a gold-toned deity murti on a stand in the background. Several girls in front with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing orange, brown, yellow, white and blue clothing; one girl in a yellow top and brown pants holds her hands together while a girl in a blue-and-white striped top holds small flowers. Brass plates with flowers, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of water with flower petals sit on orange and pink cloths on the floor before them. Women in saris and a few children sit on chairs and mats behind, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi sits at the centre. Many people are visible, all seated.2010-12-02November 15 20112011-11-15A photograph of many women and girls seated on the floor of a hall, performing a puja with brass plates, small lamps, cups and offering trays arranged on mats before them. Several women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez with red or orange dupattas sit with hands folded in prayer, while a woman in a cream sari in the foreground arranges items on a tray. A woman in an orange sari and others in colourful dresses sit in rows across the polished white floor, and a red cloth bag and a green plastic container lie nearby.2012-04-08Seated devotees perform a small puja during a satsang at a temple, holding brass handbells and oil lamps. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala holds a handbell, beside two girls in maroon and a girl in a purple top and striped trousers with a rudraksha mala, and a girl in a navy dress with red bangles. Brass plates hold yellow flowers and small oil lamps on an orange cloth, with a white ganesha-like murti and incense sticks. Behind them other devotees sit on red-and-white striped mats, and a woman in white stands near a wall of folded fabrics. No one visible is identified as a person.2011-10-21Seated devotees in a hall perform a ritual, many holding small brass oil lamps with flames and brass cups, with plates of flowers and offerings on the floor. Foreground: two girls in green and cream kurtas with long hair and forehead tilak sit cross-legged, one holding a lamp, the other with hands together. A young woman in a red top with a rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp; behind them women in white, pink and red saris and salwar kameez sit closely together, many with lamps raised. No a person is visible in the frame.2011-12-06September 25 20112011-09-25A 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.2011-12-03A photograph of a large group of women and girls seated cross-legged on the floor of an ashram hall during a ritual session. Many wear white or pale garments with orange, red or saffron shawls and stoles; some have tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha or bead necklaces. Brass oil lamps, a small brass puja plate with flowers and fruit, and open books are arranged on mats in front of them. Folded striped bedding and red curtains are visible in the background. The foreground figures are seated with eyes closed or looking down. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2012-04-04December 04 20112011-12-04