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A photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled hall during a puja session. Many wear white or cream sarees with yellow shawls, and some wear orange or red sarees. Several have hands folded in namaskar or eyes closed in meditation, and rudraksha malas are visible on some necks. On the left a stainless steel bowl and brass vessels sit on an orange-fronted counter. Hanging orange and yellow banners with floral patterns decorate the back of the hall, and a railing and open doorway show greenery outside. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person in this image.

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A photograph of a large group of devotees seated on mats inside a hall with terracotta-coloured walls, patterned hanging banners and metal railings. In the foreground, women in white sarees with yellow or orange shawls sit with hands joined in prayer, while brass trays holding fruit, flowers and small oil lamps rest on mats before them. Further back, many more participants in white and yellow attire sit in rows, and a man in white stands at the far left near the open doorway. Puja items and a steel vessel are visible at the left counter.2010-09-30A seated group of women in white and cream garments performs a padapuja-style ritual in an open hall with mats, brass vessels and small offerings on orange cloth in front of them. Many have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Several wear yellow shawls, others orange shawls; a woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl and bindi and holds her palms together. Beads and a rudraksha-style mala are visible around some necks. Behind them, a red-pillared doorway opens onto a palm-lined courtyard, and a hanging yellow-and-patterned cloth decorates the top of the entrance.2010-10-05A seated group of women in a hall performs a puja with eyes closed and hands folded in prayer. In the front row, a woman in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on a woven mat, and beside her a woman in an orange saree with a red border sits with hands clasped. Brass lamps, a plate of flowers, small brass vessels and a blue bowl sit on mats in front of them. Behind them more devotees in white and orange shawls sit in rows beside steel railings. No a person appearance is visible among the people.2010-09-25A large group of women seated on woven mats in a hall during a padapuja session. Most wear white saris with yellow or orange shawls, and several have sandalwood or kumkum marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Brass plates, lamps, small cups and offerings sit on orange cloths in front of them, and a few hold palms together in prayer with eyes closed. A man in white stands at the far left, and a person in an orange shawl sits in the foreground at right.2010-10-05October 01 20102010-10-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of women performing a puja session in an ashram hall with orange walls and a low orange counter holding brass vessels. Most women wear white saris with yellow shawls, and several wear orange shawls. Each sits on a woven mat before a small brass plate with lamps, a brass bowl and flowers on an orange cloth, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a woman in an orange top with a white forehead mark sits facing the group. Behind them rows of additional devotees in white sit in the hall, with a railing on the right side.2010-10-05Photograph of a seated group of devotees during a padapuja-style gathering in a hall with terracotta walls and orange-and-white woven hangings. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in white and cream clothes, several women in cream and pale saris, and men in white with yellow shawls. Some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and hold their hands together in prayer. Small brass lamps and offering trays sit on the floor in front. A metal railing separates the foreground from the rows behind, where more people are seated. No person in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person, so no identity is asserted.2010-10-02October 01 20102010-10-01 +2 copiesA seated group of devotees in an indoor hall, many with palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders; one wears a yellow shawl with deep-orange and red sindoor-style marks, another a green sari with white. Trays with small containers and a brass lamp sit on the floor in front. Hanging orange-and-gold cloths and a metal railing frame the room. Around twenty people are visible, most seated on mats, some partly obscured by others.2010-09-27October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesSeated devotees in a hall with a corrugated roof and hanging decorative lanterns perform a ritual. In the foreground, several women in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded. A woman in orange sari and gold bangles sits at right. Brass plates, small lamps and a bowl of flower petals are arranged on mats before them.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with many seated devotees performing a puja, mostly women in white clothes with orange and yellow shawls, sitting cross-legged on woven mats in rows. Brass lamps and small brass vessels sit in front of them, and a few women in orange or saffron saris are seated at the front left and right. A metal railing runs along the right side, with more seated people behind it. Decorative woven hangings and a doorway with palm trees are visible in the background.2010-09-29