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A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall performing a pada puja-style ritual. Most women wear orange or saffron saris with red borders and red or orange shawls, while others wear white saris with yellow or red shawls. Many hold small brass oil lamps or lit lamps and some hold brass bells, with brass plates, flower petals and small offering trays arranged on orange and green mats in front of them. Rudraksha malas hang around several necks and the setting is an indoor hall with pale walls and red chairs in the background.

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A large group of seated devotees performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall. Most wear white, yellow or orange-red garments with red or saffron shawls; many hold small brass oil lamps and bells while reciting with open books on mats. Brass plates, small oil lamps and flowers sit on orange mats on the floor in front. Women and girls dominate the front rows, and a few boys sit among them. Audience members in the background watch from chairs. The image is a photograph of this group and does not show a visible depiction of a person.2010-10-19January 28 20132013-01-28A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall during a padapuja-style ritual, each holding a lit oil lamp. Foreground women in saffron-orange saris with red shawls and rudraksha malas hold small diyas over brass plates set on orange mats, with flowers and brass vessels before them. Behind, many people in white and yellow saris and white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in rows, also holding lamps. Several children and women in white are visible further back. Some people are standing near the rear wall. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is unsure.2010-10-19July 30 20132013-07-30A large hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, rows of women wear saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, sitting on orange mats before brass puja plates holding small oil lamps, bells, dishes and flowers. Behind them, many more people in white and yellow clothing sit in rows with similar brass lamps and offerings. No single speaker or deity form is clearly visible in this frame.2010-11-14April 12 20132013-04-12January 8th 2015A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall during a pada puja, holding small lit oil lamps. In the front row, several women wear orange-saffron saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas, holding lamps over brass plates with flowers and offerings. Behind them, others wear white, yellow and orange garments, and some sit in rows with lamps. Brass pooja plates, kalasha-style vessels and small flower offerings are arranged on mats. No a person candidate is visibly present; the people are devotees seated in ritual posture, and the scene shows an indoor puja with oil lamps.2010-10-19Photograph of a large seated group performing a ritual in a hall with a tiled floor. Women in the foreground wear orange and saffron saris with red shawls and hold small brass lamps and bells, seated before brass plates, flower offerings and small puja trays on red and green mats. Behind them rows of seated participants in white and yellow clothing, some holding lamps, fill the room. Microphone stands and audio equipment sit at the right edge. No single figure is identified as a person.2010-10-19A large group of seated devotees performs a collective puja in a hall with polished tiled floor. Front row women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas hold small oil lamps and brass ritual items on orange mats, with brass plates, bowls and flowers before them. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes with yellow and red shawls hold lit lamps and sit in meditative posture. Some people stand at the back, and a child sits among the devotees at left. Lamps and brass vessels fill the foreground.2010-10-19Large seated group in a bright hall performing a puja, with many women in saffron-orange saris and white garments with orange or yellow shawls. Brass thalis holding oil lamps, flowers and small bowls are set on orange mats in front of them, and several women hold lamps or offering plates. Some participants read from books. Behind them, rows of other attendees in white and orange sit in the open space, and a few people stand near the far wall. No identifiable person is shown at a throne or altar in this frame.2010-10-19October 11 20132013-10-11