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August 21 2012

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A group of women sit cross-legged on striped blue and purple mats in a hall with red walls, performing a puja with hands pressed in anjali. The woman at centre wears white with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace, with brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and small oil lamps on an orange cloth before her. Women around her wear white saris with yellow shawls, some holding prayer sheets, and a few have orange wraps. Plastic containers and bags sit on a ledge behind them.2009-12-03August 22 20122012-08-22September 12 20102010-09-12A photograph of women seated cross-legged on a white marble floor during a ritual, several with hands joined or raised in devotion. Several wear white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and red or saffron shawls; others wear yellow shawls or a patterned sari. A seated figure at the left edge wears an orange garment. Before them are brass oil lamps with a lit flame, a brass bowl, a plate of red flowers, and a burning incense stick, with plastic containers of offerings nearby. The scene suggests a puja or satsang.2011-10-10A photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on woven mats during a padapuja-style worship, with brass oil lamps, small brass vessels and puja trays with flowers placed on the floor before them. Several women press their palms together in prayer with eyes closed. A woman in the foreground wears a light cream sari with an orange shawl and a red bindi, and another in the centre wears an orange-peach sari with glasses and a red bindi. Others wear white saris with yellow shawls, and one wears a green-bordered white sari. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sits among them, and behind them more seated devotees in white are visible.2010-10-02April 30 20122012-04-30December 12 20132013-12-12A row of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall, many in white and orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha malas around their necks and white forehead markings. Several have hands pressed together or resting on laps, eyes lowered or closed. In the foreground and along the floor are brass puja plates, small oil lamps with flames, flowers, fruit and offerings, consistent with a pada puja ceremony. A red cloth backdrop and carved wooden screen stand behind.2014-09-07A photograph of a row of seated devotees performing a puja during a ritual at an indoor hall. Two prominent women in front wear white dhotis or saris with orange shawls and fold their hands in prayer; the nearer woman wears glasses. Before them on woven mats are brass plates, bowls, small brass oil lamps lit with flames, a brass lota, a banana-leaf or cloth offering, scattered flower petals and white powder. Behind them more devotees in orange and white sit in a line, and a cloth-covered table stands at the back wall. No deity murti or a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2008-05-19Devotees seated on the floor during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several women wear white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with hands folded or resting in their laps. Behind them, men and boys in red and orange robes sit before brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, and trays of flowers and offerings. The setting appears to be a hall with a red mat and a metal chain barrier. A figure in orange garments sits at the upper left edge. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this image.2013-12-12A seated congregation of women in a hall, most with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. Foreground left, a woman in a red and blue blouse with orange rudraksha-style beads holds a lit oil lamp. Centre, a woman in a yellow-green sari with a red bindi and orange beaded necklace prays. Others wear white kurtas, saris in orange, black and green, and gold necklaces. Several sit on striped cushions. The scene suggests a satsang or puja with lamps. No a person candidate is visible.2012-08-23Devotees sit cross-legged on white floor mats in a seated satsang or prayer gathering, hands pressed together in anjali. A woman in the centre wears a patterned shawl over a cream outfit with red bangles; in front of her a woman in a golden-orange sari with a dark shawl bows her head, and to the right a woman in a white kurta with an orange shawl and bracelets sits with eyes closed. Others wear yellow, orange and blue outfits and glasses, with bags and cushions behind them. No a person candidate is visible.2014-05-22