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A large seated assembly fills a hall with white marble floor, many people sitting cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, several women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas, some with hands folded and eyes closed, with small brass lamps, bowls and a brass plate with flowers and offerings on mats before them. Other participants in white clothing have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few foreign women are among them. Orange and striped banners hang from the ceiling at the top of the frame, and a distant altar area with lit lamps and a deity murti is visible at the back.

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October 22 20142014-10-22October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with pink walls and cream floor tiles holds a seated congregation performing a group puja. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and white sarees, with some women in yellow shawls and others in red shawls. Several women in orange and saffron sarees sit at the front, each with a brass plate, small lamps and offerings in front of them. A man in an orange robe sits at the right edge with hands folded. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right side of the hall, and orange and white bunting hangs from the ceiling.2010-09-19A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a ritual in prayer posture, palms pressed together. In the foreground, women sit on orange and red mats in front of brass plates and small brass lamps and vessels. Many wear white or cream dhotis and saris with yellow, orange or red shawls, and some wear rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind them rows of people in white stretch back toward the far wall, and hanging orange, blue and white woven banners decorate the ceiling. A small brass lamp and offering trays sit on the floor before the group. No individual figure is identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this view.2010-09-16October 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23A large hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees performing a group pada puja. Foreground women sit on orange and red mats with brass plates and offering bowls before them, hands held in anjali. Many wear white saris or white kurtas with orange, saffron or yellow shawls and stoles. Kalasha-style decorations and orange and blue banners hang from the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in the frame.2010-09-16October 23 20102010-10-23November 14 20102010-11-14October 15 20102010-10-15A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange and white mats during a group practice. In the foreground, young women and men wear white kurtas and sarees with orange or saffron shawls and stoles, many with brass plates of offerings, flowers, fruit and small oil lamps arranged before them. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling, and a large crowd of people in white and orange fills the room toward a distant stage area.2011-01-22November 25 20102010-11-25