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A large indoor gathering of devotees seated on chairs and floor in a banquet-style hall, many wearing white kurtas or tunics with red-orange shawls and beaded malas. Several hold small brass oil lamps or bells, and many have palms pressed together in namaskar or are chanting with eyes closed. Water bottles sit on the floor, and a blue draped backdrop and gold-trimmed chairs are visible behind. The scene suggests a satsang or puja, with a woman in front holding a lit lamp and a woman in a white top with folded hands at centre. No deity murti or throne is clearly visible in frame.

December 10 2013

A large seated gathering of devotees, mostly women and some children, in a hall with red walls and red-cushioned seats. In the foreground a woman in a white shawl with a red bindi and a red beaded necklace holds a brass plate or dish with her hands, eyes closed. Nearby a young woman with long dark hair wears white with a red sash and closes her eyes, and a girl with a white forehead mark sits in red. Many others sit in white, pink and yellow saris with palms pressed together in namaste or holding small brass objects. No a person candidate is visible, so the a person field is none.

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December 26 2010

A seated crowd of devotees in a hall during a lamp ritual. Many hold lit oil lamps or small flames in their hands, some with eyes closed in prayer. Women wear white and orange-saffron shawls and saris; one woman in the foreground wears a red and gold patterned kurta with hands pressed together. Others wear blue, green and pink. Orange-robed figures stand in the upper background near a tall structure. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible; no candidate matches the a person criteria.

A large seated congregation of women in white clothing fills a hall for a satsang or puja. Many wear orange-red beaded lanyards around their necks, and several hold small brass handbells or bells in their right hands while others have hands folded in anjali. Some wear red shawls, and one woman in the foreground in a red wrap raises a small brass bell. The floor is carpeted and a blue-curtained stage edge with chairs is visible behind the rows of devotees, who appear focused and absorbed.

Indoor group ritual in a large hall with many seated devotees in white and red-orange shawls, holding small oil lamps and brass bells or small vessels, eyes closed or looking forward in devotion. A bald woman in white clothing with a red-and-white beaded necklace sits in the centre foreground, and a woman with long curly hair and an orange lanyard sits nearby. Some participants wear red-orange shawls over white saris or kurtas, and blue and red chairs and a blue backdrop are visible behind them.

A large group of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and kurtas, sit cross-legged in rows during a puja in a hall with red walls. Many hold small brass lamps or incense sticks and perform the ritual with focused expressions. Brass plates, oil lamps and small bowls sit on a cloth in the foreground. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold jewelry; one woman in a pink-bordered sari sits at right, and a woman in a green jacket holds an offering at center-right. No single person is identifiable as a person in this crowd.

Seated devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls with lanyards fill a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman with black hair and glasses holds a small brass bell or metal item, while a woman on the right holds a small brass oil lamp aloft with white ash marks on her forehead. A woman in the centre with palms pressed together and a dark-haired woman at left sit with eyes closed in prayer. Brass plates and offerings rest on a patterned carpet. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.

A large crowd of mostly women sits cross-legged on a carpeted hall floor during a ritual gathering. Most wear white kurtas, white salwar or saris, with red and orange shawls and rudraksha or bead malas. Several in the foreground hold small brass cups or oil lamps and offer them with raised hands, while others have eyes closed in prayer. A woman at left wears a white vibhuti or kumkum mark on her forehead. Plastic chairs and stage equipment appear at the back, and a few people in the rear seats are older. No central figure is clearly visible in this frame.

Large indoor hall with patterned carpet and standing devotees in white clothing, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Foreground and midground show women in white kurtas and white dresses, with rudraksha malas, yellow and red shawls and scarves, and name badges. One older woman in white with a red shawl holds a small oil lamp in her hands. A bald woman in a red wrap stands in the middle right. Behind them a crowd continues toward the back wall. Watermarked archive photo with a copyright notice in the lower right, which is not transcribed.

May 01 2014