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A seated group of devotees, mostly women, performs ritual chanting and offerings in a hall. In the foreground, several women wear white saris with orange shawls and tilaka on their foreheads, holding small brass bells and incense sticks. A woman in a white top with a yellow shawl at the back raises an incense stick. On the right, a man in white with rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed, and a few seated people wear white and orange. Brass lamps and a tripod camera stand appear in the background.

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October 18 20102010-10-18Evening ritual scene with women seated on orange cloth-covered mats, holding lit oil lamps and small flames in their hands during a puja. Most wear orange or saffron shawls over white or cream saris with red or gold borders; one woman in the left foreground wears a white sari with a red border and a red shawl, and a woman in the center-right wears a white sari with a red shawl and bangles. A woman in the right foreground wears an orange sari with red border and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in the lower left wears an orange sari with a mala. A woman in a yellow shawl at left holds a lamp. Brass lamps and kalasha-type vessels sit in front on the mat. Background shows a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and a microphone stand. No a person candidate is visible.2010-11-24A photograph of a dense seated group of women in a ritual gathering, many wearing white saris with orange or saffron shawls and white forehead markings. Several hold small objects and incense sticks, with smoke rising through the frame. Some have hands raised in prayer or offering. Brass plates and small containers sit on the floor in front, and a rope barrier runs across the scene. Women in maroon and gold-bordered dress sit in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-03-07A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a prayer or satsang. In the foreground, women sit with palms pressed together in anjali, dressed in white and orange-red saris and shawls, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several wear beaded malas and gold bangles. Brass lamps and offering trays rest on the floor in front. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the room, with a tripod and camera rig visible on the right.2010-09-12A photograph of a group of women performing a temple ritual while seated on a mat-covered floor. Most wear orange-saffron garments with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and several hold lit oil lamps or brass lamps and small brass vessels. Two women in white garments with gold borders sit at the front, one of them raising a lamp; a woman in the foreground with a brown rudraksha mala extends her hand toward a lamp. Small offering dishes, a plastic tub, and small deity figures in the foreground complete the scene, with a tiled hall and a sloped roof visible behind.2014-09-30A seated group of women in a ritual gathering performs an offering with brass and gold-toned plates held in both palms. They wear white saris with red-orange borders and shawls; the woman at centre wears glasses and a red shawl, and a woman at right wears an orange robe with a white forehead mark. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, marigold and flower offerings and orange cloth sit on a mat in the foreground, with oil lamps burning. Behind them other seated devotees in white and orange are visible. A purple logo appears at top left.2010-09-12A photograph of a group ceremony where devotees hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in a seated gathering. In the foreground, several women in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings hold lamps toward the viewer. Behind them, rows of people wear orange and saffron garments and white forehead marks, some with beaded necklaces, while others sit with their hands raised. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a tiled floor and a small tray of offerings at lower left, consistent with an aarti or puja. No individual in the scene is clearly recognizable as a person; the visible figures are devotees and ritual participants.2014-09-16A 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.2011-09-22Many women sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, holding small brass oil lamps aloft in an aarti-like offering. Most wear saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; some wear white saris with gold borders. Brass puja plates, trays of flowers and small brass vessels sit on the floor before them. A woman in white with a garland and a red-brown bindi-marked figure in the foreground also take part. Wall-mounted drapes and a framed portrait appear in the background.2014-08-16September 24 20122012-09-24October 04 20142014-10-04A 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.2010-09-12