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April 12 2013

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A row of women seated on red-and-white striped mats during a puja, wearing white saris with gold borders. In the foreground a woman in the front right holds a small brass bell and a flame or incense item, with a beaded mala necklace and a paper in her lap. Brass oil lamps, flowers, small plates of offerings and a kalasha-style vessel are arranged along the mat in front of them. Several other women in white and pastel saris sit beside them with eyes closed, hands folded or holding ritual items. The hall has red-brown walls and white banners behind. No identifiable a person is visible in this image.2012-09-04A seated group of women in white and cream dhotis and saris with orange, saffron and yellow shawls performs a ritual, several holding small brass handbells and oil lamps. Brass plates with offerings of fruit, red kumkum and sweets sit on orange mats in front of them. Plastic containers and a tiled floor fill the room, with a few people in saffron behind and at the edge of the frame. One woman wears a rudraksha mala and sindoor. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering in an ashram hall.2011-09-22June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of a seated group of women in white and cream traditional dress with gold-bordered edges, many holding lit oil lamps or flames during a ritual. A woman in front wears a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and another in the centre wears glasses and a white sari with a gold border. Brass plates and small offering dishes sit on orange mats on the floor, and a child in a pink top appears in the background. The hall has pale walls and a side table with a tall lamp. A few people at the edges are partially visible. The image appears to show a lamp-lighting or aarti-style gathering rather than a named ceremony.2010-10-27A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual, with brass oil lamps, lit diyas, and offering plates with bananas and flowers arranged on orange and blue cloths in front of them. The women wear white and cream saris with red and yellow shawls, and several hold incense sticks or small ritual items in their hands. Other people sit blurred in the background, and a figure in white is partly visible at the far left edge of the frame.2011-12-31October 29 20112011-10-29September 16 20112011-09-16A row of women sits cross-legged on the floor in a ritual setting, each before a small orange mat holding brass plates of flowers, brass cups and lit oil lamps. Many wear white or cream clothes with orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders, while the women in front wear plain orange saris and hold small brass plates in their hands. Brass kalasha-style vessels and small lamps line the front, and an orange cloth hangs on the wall behind. The posture and offerings suggest a group puja or aarti in progress, with several participants apparently holding flower-filled plates.2010-09-12A photograph of a large hall where a row of women sits on the floor in prayer, hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white or cream saris with orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have sandalwood-coloured borders. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and flower offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at right, a golden deity murti is visible at upper left, and orange banners hang from the wall. Several more seated people appear in the background.2010-09-12A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a lamp ritual indoors on a white floor. In the foreground women in white and yellow or orange shawls hold small oil lamps, and girls in orange, red and grey clothing hold lamps and brass items. A brass plate with offerings, small kalasha-like vessels and a white figure sits on an orange tray near the bottom centre. Behind them, an older man in white sits and a man in white holds his palms together. A stack of striped mattresses and red curtains lie in the background.2011-10-03Women in white ritual clothing sit on a white cloth at a satsang or puja, with a brass and copper setting of small bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and a red-and-gold ceremonial item in front. The woman in the foreground right has a shaved head, white tilak on her forehead, a long rudraksha mala draped around her neck and shoulders, and gold bangles; she holds a small object in her hand. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a pink-edged border wears a black bead necklace, and others in white with orange-brown malas sit behind. Red curtains form the background. No person here is identified as a person.2014-07-25Photograph of a seated group of devotees performing an aarti with oil lamps in a hall. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged on mats: the woman on the left wears a white saree with gold border and holds a small oil lamp; the woman in the centre, with grey hair and red-orange garland, wears white with a gold border and holds a lamp on a brass plate; the woman on the right wears a maroon saree with gold border, black beaded mala, and holds a small brass lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange and saffron garments, some with white headbands and rudraksha malas, hold lit lamps. Brass plates with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings sit on the floor.2014-07-11