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A large seated gathering in a bright white-tiled hall performs a group puja with oil lamps and brass plates. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange sarees and salwar sets sit on orange mats, arranging brass thalis with lit oil lamps, bananas, flowers and small bowls. Behind them, rows of devotees in white, cream and pastel saris and kurtas sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Small lamps flicker on the floor throughout the room, and a few onlookers stand at the back.

A seated group of devotees, mostly women, performs a puja on a polished floor in a large hall. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red bindi holds a small offering, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari lights a brass lamp on a tray with bananas and flowers. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a purple border presses her palms together in prayer. Brass oil lamps, kalashas and small plates of fruit and marigold petals sit on orange and red mats. Behind them, many more devotees sit in rows, some in white, orange and yellow saris and scarves, with children among them. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person.

May 11 2012

May 01 2012

A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, white, pink, green and red saris and kurtas, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a group prayer or satsang. Some wear orange shawls and white dhotis; a few children in pink and green dresses sit among them. Brass plates, small oil lamps and steel containers rest on the floor in front, and a gilded deity murti and ornate shrine stand at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.

May 07 2012

September 03 2011

2011-09-03 +1 copies

A large hall with a glossy white marble floor and a draped ceiling decorated with tall striped pillars of red, yellow, and blue ribbons. Dozens of seated devotees sit in rows on mats, many with palms pressed together in prayer or hands resting on laps, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offering bowls arranged on red mats before them. Women wear saris and salwar in orange, saffron, yellow, red, and white, and several wear white ritual clothes. An elderly man in an orange shawl sits at the far left on a raised platform beside a golden ornate shrine with a deity murti. Red curtains hang along the walls. Several people are gathered near the back and sides, and the event appears to be a satsang or puja.

April 03 2012

A large hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, rows of women wear saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, sitting on orange mats before brass puja plates holding small oil lamps, bells, dishes and flowers. Behind them, many more people in white and yellow clothing sit in rows with similar brass lamps and offerings. No single speaker or deity form is clearly visible in this frame.

October 09 2010

A photograph of a large hall where many women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most in white or cream saris with gold borders and others in orange or deep maroon clothing. Each woman holds a small brass lamp or ritual vessel with a lit flame, and brass plates with offerings sit on mats and cloths in front of them. A wooden stage and a decorated canopy with hanging orange and blue banners appear in the background. Among the seated women, one in a white sari wears a gold chain and another in orange wears a red-orange shawl. A small a person candidate is not clearly visible, so the identity cannot be determined from appearance. Approximately 60 women are visible.