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November 20 2009

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A seated group of women in white dress with orange and yellow shawls perform a ritual on striped woven mats inside an open-sided hall with a tiled floor. Each has a brass plate with small lamps, flowers and offerings in front of them, and several have hands folded in prayer. Stacked bundles of cane or rope fill the background, and plastic containers of powder sit at the left. No clearly visible a person figure is present.

A photograph of women seated in rows on the floor of an open hall performing a ritual puja. Each woman sits before a brass thali of offerings, flower petals, lamps and small brass bells, and several hold lit oil lamps or incense. Many wear white dhotis or saris with yellow or orange shawls, and one wears an orange-trimmed white garment. Large mats in red, yellow and blue stripes cover the floor, and bamboo baskets and a black speaker are visible along the wall and windows. Smoke rises near the left side of the hall.

A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit in rows on striped mats performing a ritual. Most wear white dhotis or kurtas with yellow or orange shawls, and several hold brass lamps, small bells or offering plates with flower petals and fruit. Sunlight comes through large windows and a wall shelf holds brass items. At the far right, a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at the end of a row, but he is not clearly identifiable. Several women in orange-and-white attire sit in the foreground.

A photo of a seated group of women in an indoor hall performing a puja ritual. Many wear white sarees or white garments with orange or saffron shawls and yellow stoles; one woman in front wears a white blouse with an orange shawl and holds a small brass ritual item. Each seated devotee has an orange cloth in front with brass plates, kalasha-style brass vessels, flower petals, sweets and small oil lamps. Several women raise a hand and hold brass objects while chanting or offering. An older woman at right in an orange sari with red bindi sits with hands raised.

October 25 2010

A row of women seated on the floor in a pink-walled hall, many in white saris with orange shawls, hands pressed in anjali. Brass plates, small brass lamps, flowers and offerings sit on orange cloths before them. In the background a camera on a tripod films the gathering, and a gold deity murti stands near the wall with red curtains and hanging decorations. Darshan-style satsang or puja atmosphere. No figure in the image is identified as a person.

A group of women sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats performing a ritual with lit oil lamps (aarti) in a hall with reddish walls. Most wear white garments with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, holding flames and brass plates of offerings, incense smoke rising. A woman with reddish-blonde hair in the foreground holds a lit lamp, with brass bowls and fruit and flower offerings on the floor. Plastic buckets sit on a ledge behind them. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.

A photograph of a seated congregation inside an open hall with orange walls, red carpet along a walkway, and metal railings. Rows of women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on mats, several holding small brass vessels or lamps and some with hands in prayer gestures. A woman in the front left wears an orange shawl. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling and wall, and a few people sit further back. The seated people appear to be devotees attending a gathering; no clear figure of the spiritual leader is identifiable in the frame.

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +2 copies

A photograph of a large hall where many people sit cross-legged on orange and maroon mats performing a pada puja with lit oil lamps. Foreground devotees in white dhotis or saris with yellow and gold borders hold flaming lamps and brass puja plates with flowers and offerings. A woman in white with long blonde hair holds a brass bell, and a woman in an orange shawl sits at the right. Many more participants sit in rows behind them, some in white, some in orange and turquoise. Large windows, curtains and a tall decorated pillar fill the background. No figure is clearly identified as a person.

A seated group of women in a large hall performs a ritual with lit oil lamps held in their hands before them. Most wear white and cream saris with yellow or red shawls, and some wear orange or saffron robes. Brass plates with fruit and offerings sit on the floor in front of them, and a woman at the far left in an orange robe watches. Framed portraits hang high on the wall, and a row of ceiling lights illuminates the glossy tiled floor. A woman in the left foreground wears glasses. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering with sadhvis and devotees.

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.