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Devotees sit cross-legged on blue-striped floor cushions during a pada puja-style ritual indoors. Leftmost, a woman in white with an orange blouse holds a small offering. Next, a woman in a white shawl and green kurta holds papers and clasps her hands. Beside her, a blonde woman in a striped top and brown trousers wears a rudraksha mala and reads from a sheet. At right, a shaven-headed woman in white with rudraksha malas and a tilak on her forehead keeps her eyes closed with hands folded. In front lie brass lamps, a silver tray, a footwear pair on a platter, marigold and rose petals, and a small oil lamp.

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A row of seated devotees in white ritual clothing performs a puja on the floor of a hall with white draped curtains behind them. In the foreground, a woman with short hair, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits with her hands joined in prayer, eyes lowered. Beside her, another woman in white holds her palms together, and a blonde woman in white with a rudraksha necklace reads from papers. Behind them, a shaven-headed man in white and a woman in green sit with clasped hands. On the floor before them are brass pots, a kalasha, oil lamps, marigold flowers, orange ritual cloths and offerings on black mats, with incense sticks and a plastic container on the lower right.2010-10-12September 29 20132013-09-29A group of women seated on red floor cushions in a white-walled hall perform a ritual. Most wear white tops and white or light trousers with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several have their hands pressed together in anjali or hold small brass bells and lamps, and one woman in the foreground holds a brass bell near her chest. On the floor before them are brass oil lamps, small brass dishes with flower petals and offerings, a brass diya, a small incense holder with a stick, and yellow marigold flowers on a pink cloth. A brass deity murti stands near the lower left and a sign is set on the floor. Red curtains hang in the background, and several other participants are visible behind.2013-10-30A photograph of women seated cross-legged on a green mat during a devotional ritual indoors, with eyes closed and hands in prayer or holding small ritual objects. Several women wear white saris or white cotton outfits with gold borders; one wears a pink shawl and glasses, and another in the foreground wears a white sari with a floral border and a long beaded mala. Brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small plate of fruit and flowers, and a tray with offerings sit before them. Large windows show green foliage behind. Several women are visible, and no a person candidate is clearly present.2012-04-01Seated devotees in a hall perform a puja ritual on a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands cupped around a brass dish, while beside her an older woman in maroon with a red mala holds a small offering plate. Women in white saris and red rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed and palms pressed together, and brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and an offering tray lie on a blue mat in front. A large crowd of seated participants fills the background.2014-08-24July 25 20142014-07-25A photo of a group of women seated on the floor in white clothing during a puja. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with silver embroidery and a dark beaded mala holds an incense stick over a brass tray. Beside her, women in white with white vertical forehead markings and blue and dark beaded malas sit with hands folded or raised, facing brass plates with flowers, oil lamps, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, and red flower petals on orange and yellow cloths. A woman in a leopard-print top sits at the left edge. Others sit or stand in the background of a plain room with pale walls and a window.2012-10-24A photograph of women seated on mats in a hall performing a puja with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and yellow shawl sits with eyes closed, and beside her a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and bell-like brass items sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, more seated devotees in white and orange, some wearing rudraksha malas, fill the room, with a metal railing and red carpet at right. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows devotees in a patha puja setting.2010-09-03July 25 20142014-07-25Devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats in a hall during a seated prayer. A woman in the centre-left wears white and holds her palms together at her chest with eyes closed, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her a woman in white sits with hands folded on her lap. On the right, a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari holds her palms joined in namaste, with a bindi and bangles. A blurred figure in a teal top sits in the foreground. Small oil lamps and a notebook rest on the mat near the bottom.2011-01-17Devotees sit cross-legged on white floor mats at a satsang, many in white clothes with red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a woman with blonde hair in a bun wears a white outfit, a rust-coloured shawl and a dark bead mala, her hands pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and red shawl sits with eyes closed. At right, a seated woman in white holds her hands in front of a brass tray with flowers, a small bottle and a lamp.2014-07-22January 22 20132013-01-22