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A photograph of a seated group of women performing a ritual in an ashram hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof hung with decorative cylindrical banners. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl holds a small oil lamp and a brass bell-like object. Beside her, women in white and orange garments hold lit oil lamps while seated on orange mats. Brass plates with flowers, betel leaves, and small offerings sit on orange cloths in front of them. Behind them, more devotees sit in rows and a red carpet runs along the right side. This appears to be a paduka puja setting with lamp offerings.

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A photo of a seated group of women in an indoor hall performing a puja ritual. Many wear white sarees or white garments with orange or saffron shawls and yellow stoles; one woman in front wears a white blouse with an orange shawl and holds a small brass ritual item. Each seated devotee has an orange cloth in front with brass plates, kalasha-style brass vessels, flower petals, sweets and small oil lamps. Several women raise a hand and hold brass objects while chanting or offering. An older woman at right in an orange sari with red bindi sits with hands raised.2010-09-30Women seated cross-legged on woven mats in a hall during a ritual puja, holding small brass vessels and lamps before brass thalis of offerings on orange cloths. The women wear white saris with orange or yellow shawls and a woman in an orange sari sits centre-front. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, and food on plates surround them. Behind them a seated crowd fills the room, with tall pillars decorated in patterned fabric.2010-10-03A photograph of women seated cross-legged on the floor of an open hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, performing a padapuja. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a green border and an orange shawl sits with hands folded, eyes closed. Several rows of women in white saris with orange shawls sit behind brass plates and small brass lamps on orange mats, with flowers, fruit and incense sticks. A woman in an orange sari sits in the centre. Further back, men in white and saffron clothing are visible at the right edge. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left, and tall decorated kalasha-style banners hang from the ceiling.2010-10-02A photograph of a large indoor hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and decorative hanging banners, where many devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats in rows, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Most wear white dresses with orange or yellow shawls. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange scarf sits with hands folded, and a woman in an orange saree with an orange shawl sits with hands clasped near brass puja plates holding flowers, bowls and a small brass lamp on orange cloths. Other brass vessels and plastic containers lie on the floor, and a metal railing borders the seating area.2010-10-03A seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a hall with terracotta walls and hanging colourful fabric decorations. In the foreground, a woman in a peach-orange sari and a woman in white with an orange shawl sit before brass plates, bowls, small lamps and a puja tray arranged on mats. Around them, rows of women and some men in white clothes with orange and yellow shawls sit cross-legged with hands folded in prayer, eyes closed. A metal railing and red carpet run along the right side, with more seated participants beyond.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA large hall with orange-painted walls and colourful hanging fabric banners on the pillars shows a seated puja in progress. Rows of devotees sit on the floor on orange and cream mats before brass thalis, small brass lamps, bowls and flower offerings. Most women wear white saris or cream clothes with orange shawls and some wear yellow shawls. Several seated women press their palms together in prayer or hold their hands in mudra. Behind a metal railing and a red carpet, more people in white sit in rows.2010-09-30A 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 large group of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in a hall during a puja, their hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, women in white saris with orange shawls sit before brass plates holding flowers, small lamps and offerings. A woman in the centre wears a saffron sari and closes her eyes in meditation. Behind them, rows of seated participants in white fill the room, with orange and gold hangings on the back wall and metal railings separating the rows.2010-09-25September 12 20102010-09-12October 01 20102010-10-01 +1 copiesA row of women seated on the floor in a pink-walled hall, many in white saris with orange shawls, hands pressed in anjali. Brass plates, small brass lamps, flowers and offerings sit on orange cloths before them. In the background a camera on a tripod films the gathering, and a gold deity murti stands near the wall with red curtains and hanging decorations. Darshan-style satsang or puja atmosphere. No figure in the image is identified as a person.2010-09-12A photograph of a seated group in a hall performing a padapuja-style devotional ritual. In the front row, a woman in cream and gold clothes sits with palms pressed together, and beside her another woman in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Several women wear yellow shawls over white clothes, and a woman in an orange saree sits in the foreground with joined hands. Brass plates, small bowls and plastic containers with offerings sit on the floor in front of them. Behind the rows, many more people sit and stand near a metal railing, and a patterned fabric hanging with bird motifs is visible at the top of the room.2010-09-08