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August 22 20142014-08-22 +1 copiesAugust 22 20142014-08-22Rows of young girls in orange and maroon saris sit cross-legged on a white tiled hall floor during a pada puja, each holding a lit oil lamp or a brass bell. Silver trays with flowers, small brass vessels and a copper bowl sit before them. Some girls wear white forehead markings and rudraksha-style bead necklaces. Pink walls, red curtains and framed pictures appear in the background, with many more devotees in orange seated further back.2013-04-05 +1 copiesApril 04 20142014-04-04 +1 copiesApril 07 20132013-04-07A large group of women and girls in orange and maroon robes sit closely together during a ritual, many holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames toward the upper hand. Several wear white vertical forehead markings, rudraksha malas and bangles, and some have hair tied back. Brass plates and small dishes with offerings sit on pink cloth in front of them. Some participants wear orange-striped sashes, and blurred figures in the foreground and background suggest an ashram puja or satsang gathering. No clear a person candidate is visible in this crowd.2014-04-20June 07 20132013-06-07A row of young shaven-headed monks in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats behind a long table of brass ritual vessels, including plates, bowls, cups and small oil lamps, some lit. Several boys hold brass cups and lamps toward the altar, and white sacred ash marks their foreheads, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Behind them, rows of seated participants and draped red curtains fill a bright white hall. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering with brass implements.2014-04-13September 30 20142014-09-30April 24 20132013-04-24A seated group of women and girls in saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas perform a ritual with lit oil lamps held in brass dishes. Many have white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads. Brass pots, small bowls, flower petals and fruit offerings are arranged on a low mat in the foreground. A woman in a maroon-and-orange sari at center right raises her lamp toward the group. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows devotees engaged in an oil-lamp puja.2013-05-18April 14 20132013-04-14