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A seated group of women performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with a white floor. Rows of brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on orange and red mats in front of the participants. Foreground: a woman in saffron-orange sari with a maroon border sits with hands together, reading from an open book, and beside her women in white sarees with yellow or orange shawls chant from printed sheets. Some attendees wear white with green borders. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow sit in rows near a green canopy and striped cloth. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

September 03 2011

2011-09-03 +1 copies

A row of women sits cross-legged on a polished floor in a hall, performing a group puja. Each has a brass thali and small brass lamps set on orange mats in front of them. The foremost woman in the centre wears a saffron-orange sari with a maroon border and holds a small offering. Others wear white saris with yellow, red or orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and several hold open prayer books. Behind them, a white draped backdrop and an orange cloth-covered table are visible. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated group.

A photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on woven mats during a padapuja-style worship, with brass oil lamps, small brass vessels and puja trays with flowers placed on the floor before them. Several women press their palms together in prayer with eyes closed. A woman in the foreground wears a light cream sari with an orange shawl and a red bindi, and another in the centre wears an orange-peach sari with glasses and a red bindi. Others wear white saris with yellow shawls, and one wears a green-bordered white sari. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sits among them, and behind them more seated devotees in white are visible.

October 26 2010

October 10 2010

A photograph of a seated congregation on a polished white marble floor during a satsang. In the front row, several women in saffron and orange saris sit cross-legged with brass puja trays, small oil lamps and flower offerings before them; one woman in the centre presses her palms together in anjali. Behind them a large crowd of mostly women in orange, maroon, white and green saris and salwar kameez fills the hall, with some younger girls and a few Western-looking attendees among them. A seated figure in white at the back-right edge is partly visible. The scene reads as a group prayer or satsang session in a large hall.

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A large indoor satsang hall with a polished white floor, where many seated women in white saris and saffron-orange shawls sit cross-legged in rows, most with palms pressed together in prayer. Before the front rows, each woman has a brass puja plate on an orange cloth, with brass bowls, lamps, incense sticks and flower petals. Some wear yellow shawls and some wear white with orange. Behind them, more seated attendees in white fill the room, and a line of cables runs along the floor at the right. The scene suggests a group puja or satsang session. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.

A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor of a bright hall performing a lamp ritual. Many hold small oil lamps lit with flames, and brass plates with offerings sit before them on orange and red mats. Women in peach and orange saffron-toned saris and white and yellow dresses kneel, with some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and lanyards. Chairs line the back wall, a table with metal vessels stands behind the group, and several women sit in white clothing near the windows.

October 08 2010

A seated group ritual photograph. In the foreground a woman in a saffron-orange sari with a maroon border sits cross-legged with hands joined, a thin tilak on her forehead and glasses on. Beside her a woman in an orange shawl sits with an open book. Behind them rows of women in white and cream clothes with yellow or orange shawls chant from papers and open books. Brass lamps, brass vessels, flower petals, fruit and small oil lamps sit on orange cloth mats on the floor. The scene is a plain tiled hall.

Seated devotees in a hall perform a puja ritual on a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands cupped around a brass dish, while beside her an older woman in maroon with a red mala holds a small offering plate. Women in white saris and red rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed and palms pressed together, and brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and an offering tray lie on a blue mat in front. A large crowd of seated participants fills the background.