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November 07 2014

A seated group of devotees fills a wood-panelled hall, sitting on floor mats in rows. Most women wear white garments with orange-saffron shawls or stoles, and one younger boy with a shaved head wears an orange garland. In the foreground a woman in a white sari and orange stole holds a small object in her hands, and brass vessels, small containers and bowls of offerings are arranged on a low cloth. Blurred green foliage crosses the front of the frame. Several people in the back row wear white and one older man has white hair. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering, though no a person figure is clearly visible.

December 13 2013

Women in white saris with red shawls sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall with red curtains, seated in rows during a ritual. In the foreground, a woman with long hair and a red shawl sits with palms joined in front of her chest; nearby, another woman in white holds a small object in her hands. Brass and silver puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, small oil lamps and a pair of orange-trimmed sandals are arranged on the floor before them, and a folded orange cloth lies at the lower left. Many more devotees fill the background rows. No a person candidate is visible.

A seated group of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls sits on a patterned carpet during a satsang or puja. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair wears a white embroidered top, a red-orange shawl and a red lanyard, holding a small brass object. To her right a younger woman with a rudraksha mala and red shawl sits with her hands raised. Behind them other participants hold brass lamps and ritual vessels, with water bottles and a pink box nearby. No clearly visible a person is present in this frame.

December 30 2014

A photograph of a seated devotional gathering with many women in white and red clothing. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged with hands raised to their foreheads in prayer or meditation, one wearing a red shawl and a red lanyard, another with a white shawl and bangles. Behind them, more participants in white and red attire sit with eyes closed, some with hands pressed together. The setting appears to be a hall with soft stage lights. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

A photograph of a seated group in a large hall during a puja-style ritual. In the foreground, a woman in white with long hair holds a small brass bell and a lamp-like object, beside a woman in white clothes and a pendant necklace who holds a small bell over brass plates of offerings. A bespectacled woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala sits at the right front. Behind them, rows of women and girls in orange and maroon garments with white forehead bands sit on the floor, some holding brass lamps and bells, with hands in anjali. Red and maroon floor cushions and a blurred deity murti are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.

October 12 2015

A 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.

A seated group of devotees sits on a colourful striped mat during a satsang gathering. In the foreground two women in white clothing sit cross-legged: the left woman has short dark hair and wears a red mala and white outfit, and the right woman wears glasses, a red scarf, a white embroidered blouse and white trousers, with a name badge and bangles. Small brass oil lamps stand on the mat near them, with offerings on plates. Behind them, several women in orange and red saris and red shawls sit with rudraksha malas, and a few have tilak marks on their foreheads. No a person figure is visible in the frame.