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January 31 20142014-01-31A large hall with pink walls and red curtains holds a seated congregation facing forward, many women and girls in orange and maroon saris and rudraksha malas. In front of them, floor pujas are set out on silver-edged trays with small oil lamps, kumkum, flowers and plates of offerings. Framed portraits hang high on the wall above the rows, one labelled with a printed name. Some people in white clothing stand in the background near the wall, and a woman in the front row has vibhuti marks on her forehead.2013-05-17April 10 20132013-04-10Wide view of a large hall with thick white floor tiles where many people sit in rows on mats facing a distant stage. Most are dressed in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, and several sit before small brass puja plates holding lamps, flowers and offerings. A woman in white, with a mala, sits near the left foreground beside a small pink-rimmed plate. At the far end, a few people in white clothes stand near the stage, and silver stanchions line the central aisle. Red curtains and framed pictures decorate the walls, indicating a group puja or meditation session in progress.2014-08-15April 14 20132013-04-14September 26 20132013-09-26April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesApril 24 20132013-04-24A row of young women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a pale tiled floor, holding small oil lamps aloft in both hands during a ritual. Brass pots, a brass kalasha, and silver trays with flowers and offerings line the floor in front. Framed portraits hang on the pink wall between red curtained windows, one showing a figure in a yellow turban and another in a saffron robe. The women wear white forehead bands and kumkum marks, and a large oil lamp is raised in the foreground.2013-04-10December 06 20132013-12-06A large indoor hall with cream walls, red curtains and a tiled floor shows a seated group of women in orange and maroon saris performing a ritual. Many hold small lit oil lamps or diyas, and trays of brass plates, flowers and offerings sit before them on mats. Several women wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. A framed picture hangs high on the back wall, and the hall is further filled with more seated devotees in the background. Lamp-lit puja with devotees, no clear deity or fire pit visible.2013-03-08April 17 20132013-04-17