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May 05 2015

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A large group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats across a bright hall with pink walls and tiled floor, many holding small oil lamps or diyas, some with hands raised in prayer. Foreground: a woman in a white sari with gold border and a blue-and-white patterned kurta sits near brass plates, small bowls and flower offerings, lighting a lamp. Behind them women wear orange and red saris, white churidar and salwar outfits. Stacked mattresses and chairs line the back wall. This appears to be a group puja or aarti with lamps lit by participants. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2015-05-05A 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.2012-05-07A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows a seated congregation of women and girls in red, orange, white and yellow saris and salwar kameez, sitting on mats in rows. Many have brass thalis with lit oil lamps, flowers and small brass vessels in front of them on red mats, and several have their palms joined in prayer. At the back, a man in white stands near the far wall beneath framed portraits and decorative hanging fabric streamers. A mood of pooja or satsang gathering is shown. Some women wear rudraksha or beaded malas.2012-05-08A large hall with cream walls and a polished floor where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing forward toward an unseen focus. Most women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon borders, some with rudraksha malas; others wear green, red, yellow or white saris. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads. Small brass oil lamps and thalis with offerings sit on orange cloths before them, and some hold their hands in anjali. Red and orange drapes, hanging orange-and-blue banners, a framed deity picture on the wall, and folded bedding stacks are visible behind them.2012-05-08A 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.2013-01-03April 08 20122012-04-08May 08 20122012-05-08A seated group of women and girls in a temple hall performs a puja with brass lamps and offering plates set on mats in front of them. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with palms joined beside a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak, who holds her hands together near small oil lamps and a silver plate of offerings. Other devotees in saffron, maroon, green and cream saris sit behind them, some with malas, while red chairs and pillars line the room.2012-04-03A large hall of seated devotees performing a group ritual on a cream marble floor with red and patterned mats. In the foreground, women in white and cream saris, several with orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders, sit cross-legged. Brass plates hold oil lamps, flowers, small bowls and offerings, and a woman in a cream sari with beaded necklaces handles items on a plate. Others in green, orange and yellow saris and salwar kameez sit behind them, with a few men in white and orange-trimmed clothing further back. Rows of red chairs and seated audience members fill the background of the hall. No clear identifiable presiding figure is visible in this frame.2012-04-04A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a bright, tiled hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, several women in saffron and orange saris sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, with brass plates of offerings, oil lamps and small bowls set on orange cloths before them. Behind them, a large crowd of seated women, girls and children in white, green, red and orange clothing watches or joins in the ritual. Decorative hangings with colourful tassels line the upper walls, and a brass lamp stand stands at the left.2012-05-16A seated group meditation or satsang in a large hall with a light tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, beside a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red blouse and orange saree. Brass plates, lamps and small bowls sit on orange mats before them. Behind them rows of devotees in white, blue and orange clothes sit on the floor, with more people on chairs along the back wall.2012-04-09A large hall during a seated group puja, with a crowd of roughly 100 people sitting on mats on the floor facing a central area. Women in orange and saffron saris sit in the front rows with brass plates, oil lamps and small offering dishes arranged on orange cloths before them. A woman in white sits centrally, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and a headband sits at the right front with brass items. Children and young people in colourful shirts fill the middle and back rows. Tall brass lamp stands and a row of ornate multicoloured hanging decorations line the high white ceiling, and red curtains hang on the side walls. A golden throne-like seat is visible at the far end of the hall.2012-05-12