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A seated group of women performs a lamp ritual indoors in a plain room with pale walls and tall windows. Several hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass cups; some wear white clothes with red or orange shawls and others wear white with yellow shawls. Plates of offerings, small brass vessels and a plastic container sit on orange cloths on the floor, and red chairs and a side table stand along the wall.

2011-08-18 +1 copies

A seated group of women in white and cream ritual dress, many with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, hold small oil lamps with lit flames while sitting on the floor. Brass and clay lamps and small offering plates rest on cloths before them. Behind them, more seated participants in white and some in orange wraps fill the hall, with a draped white backdrop and a green-covered table at the left. The scene resembles a group lamp-lighting ritual during a satsang or ceremony.

A group of devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a bright hall, hands pressed together in prayer during a paduka puja. Several young women in white dhotis or sarees with yellow shawls and orange-red stoles kneel before small brass plates and oil lamps set on orange cloths. One seated woman in a white outfit with a red-orange stole closes her eyes in devotion, while a woman with curly blonde hair in a cream outfit and yellow shawl also prays. Plastic containers hold offerings beside the lamps. Windows with white blinds line the back wall.

A photograph of a seated group of women in a plain room with pale pink walls and large windows, performing a ritual with lit oil lamps. Most wear cream and white sarees with red, orange or yellow shawls; several hold small brass lamps in cupped hands. Brass plates with fruit, offerings and small dishes lie on the floor in front of them. A woman in white stands at a small side table at upper left, also holding a lamp. Pink plastic containers and steel vessels sit along the floor, and a small deity murti is visible at the far right edge.

A photograph of women seated cross-legged on a mat in a bright hall with red curtains, performing a group puja. Many women wear white and cream saris with yellow or orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. In front of them are brass plates, small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels with flowers and offerings arranged on mats. Two older women in the back row sit with eyes closed in meditation. No a person candidate is visibly present; the scene shows devotees in ritual sitting. Roughly twenty-five people are visible, several partially.

December 26 2010

A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall during a puja. Most women wear white saris or dhotis with bright yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor before them. Others in the back wear saris in orange, pink and blue, and a few foreign women with light hair sit among the rows. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.

April 08 2012

A large group of women sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall performing a pada-puja style ritual, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. Many wear white saris with yellow or orange shawls, and some have vermilion or sandalwood marks on their foreheads. A woman in the foreground with an orange shawl and a woman in yellow and green sari hold lamps, while others sit with hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels, a plate with offerings, and a patterned tablecloth with a steel pot are visible at the back of the room, with red curtains at the windows. No man in saffron or distinctive a person cues is visible, so no candidate is identified.

A photograph of a large hall where many women sit cross-legged on mats for a pada puja-style worship. In the foreground a woman in a pale yellow sari with a yellow shawl sits with hands joined near brass vessels, and beside her a woman in a white dress wears an orange scarf. Small brass lamps, flowers and steel containers are arranged on the floor mats. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white and coloured saris and a few girls in orange fill the room, with framed portraits and deity pictures on the pale walls.

2011-09-04 +1 copies

February 09 2012

A large group of women in white and cream traditional dress sit cross-legged on a hall floor, many holding lit oil lamps and small brass aarti lamps. Several wear red or orange shawls and yellow-gold scarves, and small brass plates and bowls with offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. Behind the rows, other devotees in white sit in the hall while a green-draped stage and wooden stand appear at the upper left.