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January 01 2012

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Photo 11681414A packed hall of devotees sits cross-legged on floor mats in prayer, most with palms pressed together. Many women wear sarees in pink, magenta, green, yellow, orange and red, while men and some young people wear white kurtas and dhotis. Some hold small brass lamps and plates with flower offerings in front of them. A red cloth backdrop hangs at the upper left, and bright lamps and a few sacred objects are set on the floor. The image is a wide shot of a satsang or puja gathering with the crowd filling the frame, and the people in the image are seated in rows.2012-01-01July 22 20132013-07-22April 20 20132013-04-20July 22 20132013-07-22December 08 20162016-12-08April 20 20132013-04-20A large seated congregation in a bright hall with pink walls and red drapes, many women in saris and salwar kameez in saffron, green, teal, cream and red, some wearing orange shawls. In the foreground, a young woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged and a woman in peach-orange sari sits with hands together. Oil lamps and brass plates with offerings lie on mats before them. Behind, rows of devotees in white and orange sit near a white-pillared dais with a banner at the right edge.2012-04-25A large hall of seated devotees, mostly women, sit on the floor behind a line of stanchions and a chain barrier. Many wear red and orange saris with gold borders, while the women in front wear white saris; some have rudraksha malas and vibhuti on the forehead. Red curtains hang behind them, and at the back a small framed picture of deities is visible. A water bottle and a clear container sit near the front row. The mood is attentive and orderly.2013-12-26April 20 20132013-04-20Photo 11734732A 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.2013-11-20