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October 23 2012

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A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees performing a group ritual with small oil lamps. In the front rows, women in orange and saffron saris and white garments with red or yellow shawls sit on mats, holding small lamps or cups over brass plates arranged on orange cloths. Each person has a brass oil lamp or puja plate before them. Behind, rows of people in white clothes fill the floor, and colourful striped banners hang from the upper wall. The setting suggests a satsang gathering in an ashram hall, with no visible a person figure in this frame.2010-11-14November 13 20102010-11-13A 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.2012-05-08November 14 20102010-11-14December 31 20102010-12-31November 14 20102010-11-14January 25 20132013-01-25March 10 20132013-03-10November 13 20102010-11-13A photograph of a large hall filled with many seated people, mostly women, sitting cross-legged on mats and cloths on the floor in rows. Most wear white or cream clothes with red-orange or saffron shawls and sashes, and some wear orange-pink saris in the foreground. Brass plates with lamps and small offerings sit before them, and small oil lamps glow on the floor. Colourful tassel-decorated pendants hang from a white draped ceiling, and ceiling fans turn above. A dark altar area with a deity image appears at the far left. The scene suggests a group spiritual practice session.2011-01-22A 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 filled with seated devotees on orange and white mats during a group practice. In the foreground, young women and men wear white kurtas and sarees with orange or saffron shawls and stoles, many with brass plates of offerings, flowers, fruit and small oil lamps arranged before them. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling, and a large crowd of people in white and orange fills the room toward a distant stage area.2011-01-22