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A photograph of seven women seated cross-legged in a row on the floor of a covered courtyard. They wear white saris with gold borders and blue lanyard-style beaded necklaces, several with white and gold cloth. In front of them on a green mat are brass plates, bowls, small brass lamps and cups, with flowers and food offerings. Behind them is a wall painted with red and white vertical stripes, and a red and gold cloth-draped structure stands at right beside a potted plant. The women sit with hands folded or resting in their laps, watching forward.

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A group of women seated cross-legged on a floor mat during a puja, all wearing white saris with gold borders and blue beaded necklaces. Brass plates, small brass lamps and bowls holding offerings such as fruit and sweets are arranged before them on the mat. Behind them a wall is painted with red and white vertical stripes, and orange and red drapes hang at the right. Eight women are visible, several with their hands folded or resting on their laps, and they appear to be listening attentively toward the front.2010-09-04September 04 20102010-09-04August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on woven mats in a courtyard in front of a red and white striped wall, performing a pooja with brass oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and round glasses holds a brass lamp, while beside her another woman in an orange shawl and white sari holds a brass lamp. A woman in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala sits at left, and others in orange and white clothing sit behind them. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit on the mats, and an orange cloth is spread in the lower left. No man is clearly visible and no person is identifiable as a person.2010-08-10 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20102010-09-12A seated group of women in white and cream dhotis and saris with orange, saffron and yellow shawls performs a ritual, several holding small brass handbells and oil lamps. Brass plates with offerings of fruit, red kumkum and sweets sit on orange mats in front of them. Plastic containers and a tiled floor fill the room, with a few people in saffron behind and at the edge of the frame. One woman wears a rudraksha mala and sindoor. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering in an ashram hall.2011-09-22A seated group of women performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with a white floor. Rows of brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on orange and red mats in front of the participants. Foreground: a woman in saffron-orange sari with a maroon border sits with hands together, reading from an open book, and beside her women in white sarees with yellow or orange shawls chant from printed sheets. Some attendees wear white with green borders. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow sit in rows near a green canopy and striped cloth. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-16April 12 20132013-04-12August 10 20112011-08-10A photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on a white floor in a hall with red curtains, several with hands in anjali mudra. Many wear white saris with yellow or orange shawls, and one woman in front wears an orange shawl and gold bangles. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings, a small tray of fruit and petals, and a plate of food sit before them.2011-10-22Seated devotees in a hall perform a puja ritual on a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands cupped around a brass dish, while beside her an older woman in maroon with a red mala holds a small offering plate. Women in white saris and red rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed and palms pressed together, and brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and an offering tray lie on a blue mat in front. A large crowd of seated participants fills the background.2014-08-24A seated group of women in a room with a cream wall and grey cabinet doors, sitting in a row with eyes closed as in meditation or satsang. They wear white sarees with gold borders and red shawls draped over their shoulders. One woman in the foreground has a braid, glasses, a bindi and a rudraksha mala. Brass bowls and a tray with white flowers sit on the floor in front. Other seated figures are partly visible at the edges, one in yellow. A pink flowering plant shows through a window at the upper right. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2011-09-16