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A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a hall with a polished floor, mats and small brass puja trays with oil lamps and offerings in front of them. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair wears white clothes and an orange shawl; beside her an older woman in a cream sari with glasses also has hands joined. Other women in green, red and cream saris and young girls in white sit in rows, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A row of red chairs and a wall with framed pictures appear in the background. Around 40 people are visible.2012-04-04April AF 2012A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows many seated participants in rows on mats, performing a puja. Most wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear red, maroon or white. Several women in the foreground press their palms together in anjali. Brass puja plates, oil lamps and small kalasha-style vessels sit on low trays before them, with a folded white cloth and a water bottle nearby. Ceiling-mounted boards and framed images line the upper walls. A padapuja style devotional gathering is shown, with no clearly identifiable central figure visible in the frame.2014-07-08August 24 20142014-08-24Seated women in a hall with red curtains sit on floor mats for a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits with eyes closed, hands folded. Behind her a woman in a turquoise blouse and pink shawl looks off to the side. On the right a woman in a rust-orange and green embroidered kurta with a red bead mala sits with eyes closed. Brass bowls with marigold flowers, a small lamp and a folded cloth sit on a pink mat in front. Several other seated women appear in the background.2011-10-17A seated group of women in orange, saffron and maroon garments performs a puja in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. Several women hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames, while others raise cups or dishes of offerings; smoke rises from incense near brass plates of flowers, fruit and sweets on the floor. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and a few women in white stand among them. Behind them, more participants sit and hold lamps. No one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2014-04-20August 24 20142014-08-24January 18 20142014-01-18January 17 20142014-01-17August 30 20112011-08-30A 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.2010-09-12September 16 20142014-09-16