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December 22 2016

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Women seated cross-legged on red floor cushions in a hall perform a puja with brass oil lamps and a small bell. Several wear white kurta-style tops, orange or red shawls and rudraksha malas; one has white tilak on her forehead and another in a pink and green sari has bangles. Brass plates hold flower petals, fruit and offerings, and a framed portrait sits on a tray at lower left. Behind them, other devotees sit in a room with red curtains and a wooden stool. No one in the scene is identified as a person.

December 28 2011

Photograph of a group puja or homa in a hall with white cloth-covered floor. Several devotees sit cross-legged in saffron, orange and maroon clothing with rudraksha malas and yellow tilak on their foreheads. The central woman in an orange sari holds a brass bell in one hand and lifts a small lit flame or lamp with the other. Nearby, others hold brass vessels and ritual implements, and a woman on the left has her palms pressed together in namaste. A rudraksha mala hangs over the shoulder of the central figure. Brass pots and a cloth-covered altar are visible at lower right. Ritual actions include bell ringing and offering flame, with a sanctified setting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

Photo of a seated group of women in a padapuja or satsang-style ritual. Four prominent women sit close together: on the left, a woman in white with hands pressed in anjali; next, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a red shawl, with a red bindi; then a younger woman in a dark patterned top with an offering; and on the right an older woman with glasses in a white sari with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads, eyes closed and chanting. Red and white flower petals, small oil lamps and offering plates lie on the floor in front, with a large gong behind them.

A photograph of seated devotees performing a puja with metal plates of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a black top with dotted pattern and a green-embroidered panel, wearing rudraksha beads, holds a tray with a lamp and offering items, and a woman in a red saree with rudraksha mala and a forehead mark sits with hands joined in prayer. Other participants with blonde hair and orange-brown shawls sit around, and a dark red curtain forms the background. Plates hold flowers, fruit and small bowls, and the scene reflects a pada puja offering setting.

A photograph of devotees seated in a row on the floor at a satsang, all dressed in white garments. In the foreground, a woman with long blonde hair and rimless glasses wears white with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holding an incense stick or small object in one hand. Beside her, a woman in white holds a notebook and pen, and a woman in a red shawl with a red-and-white bordered garment sits at the right edge. Brass and metal ritual items, a small bottle and oil lamps sit on the floor at the lower left. Background shows red chairs and a bright window.

A group ritual in a hall with red carpeting. In the foreground, two women in white sit cross-legged holding small oil lamps and brass bells over brass puja trays with offerings. Behind them, rows of seated devotees wear orange and red garments, forehead markings and rudraksha malas, many with hands folded or holding lamps. A woman in white on the right holds a lamp aloft. No a person candidate is visible in the frame. A brass dish, lamps, a small brass deity figure and a yellow container sit on the floor.

Four women sit cross-legged on the floor in a puja, hands pressed in namaskar or holding brass plates. The woman at right wears white clothes with an orange shawl, a white forehead mark and rudraksha mala. The woman centre-right wears a white embroidered outfit with rudraksha beads and a wristwatch and bangles, holding a small plate of offerings. A woman in an orange shawl and pink sari sits beside them with hands joined. A woman at left in a blue patterned top keeps her head bowed. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and flower offerings lie on a yellow cloth at lower left.

September 27 2013

A photograph of a row of women seated in a seminar hall with deep red drapery behind them, performing ritual offerings. In the centre, a woman in a cream and pale-green outfit with a green shawl and multiple rudraksha malas looks down while holding a small green leaf. To the right, a woman in a bright pink dress with rudraksha malas holds a leaf over a brass plate with small lamps and offerings. Further right, a blonde woman in a black top with rudraksha malas looks ahead. Other women in blue, purple and white saris and salwar suits are partly visible at the edges.

July 10 2014