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September 16 2011

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September 25 20112011-09-25February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20112011-09-09February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA large seated group of devotees, mostly women in white and cream traditional garments with yellow and green borders, performs a ritual on the floor of a bright hall. Many hold lit oil lamps or lamps on brass plates, with flowers, fruit and small brass vessels arranged on banana leaves and mats. Some wear orange or saffron shawls and one woman in the foreground wears a black top and bracelets. Bright white floor, orange and purple mats fill the scene.2010-12-31A photograph of a large group of devotees seated on mats in a hall, performing a pada puja with hands pressed in anjali mudra. Most women wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Small oil lamps burn on the floor in front of them among brass plates with offerings and flowers. In the background, more seated participants and a few men in white dhotis are visible, and red-cushioned chairs line the rear wall.2011-01-17A large group of devotees, mostly women, sits cross-legged on orange and red mats in a hall during an evening ritual. Many wear white or cream traditional clothes with orange, red, yellow or green borders, and orange or yellow shawls. Several hold small brass oil lamps and dishes, and small brass vessels and round containers with offerings sit on the mats. A young girl in front wears a white garment with an orange shawl and holds a brass lamp, and a small child sits among the adults. The scene looks like a satsang or puja, though the speaker is not visible and no one is clearly identified.2010-11-30September 25 20112011-09-25A seated group of women and girls in a bright hall with red curtains performs a puja. In the foreground a young woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white top and red scarf sits with hands folded. Brass plates, a bell-shaped brass lamp with lit oil lamps, small brass vessels, orange cloth and a plastic container of offerings lie on the floor. Behind them many more devotees sit in white, green and maroon clothes, some with hands in prayer. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-08September 20 20112011-09-20A photograph of a seated ritual gathering on a hall floor, with rows of devotees in white and cream clothing, several women wearing yellow or red shawls and red sashes, holding small items with thin sticks or flowers. Brass lamps and small oil lamps glow in front of them, alongside plates of fruit, plastic containers of offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a brass tray. Background devotees, some in orange and red, sit among children and older men in white.2011-09-09October 01 20112011-10-01