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May 16 2012

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A large hall with a glossy white marble floor and a draped ceiling decorated with tall striped pillars of red, yellow, and blue ribbons. Dozens of seated devotees sit in rows on mats, many with palms pressed together in prayer or hands resting on laps, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offering bowls arranged on red mats before them. Women wear saris and salwar in orange, saffron, yellow, red, and white, and several wear white ritual clothes. An elderly man in an orange shawl sits at the far left on a raised platform beside a golden ornate shrine with a deity murti. Red curtains hang along the walls. Several people are gathered near the back and sides, and the event appears to be a satsang or puja.2012-05-07May 08 20122012-05-08A large hall with cream walls and a polished floor where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing forward toward an unseen focus. Most women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon borders, some with rudraksha malas; others wear green, red, yellow or white saris. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads. Small brass oil lamps and thalis with offerings sit on orange cloths before them, and some hold their hands in anjali. Red and orange drapes, hanging orange-and-blue banners, a framed deity picture on the wall, and folded bedding stacks are visible behind them.2012-05-08A large indoor hall during a seated group meditation or puja. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on mats, many in orange or saffron robes and some in white, with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with eyes closed and hands joined, and a woman in orange sits beside her. Small brass oil lamps and metal cups with offerings sit on red and orange cloths in front of them. Orange and multicoloured bunting hangs from the ceiling, and bookshelves line the back wall.2012-04-15May 01 20122012-05-01A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows a seated congregation of women and girls in red, orange, white and yellow saris and salwar kameez, sitting on mats in rows. Many have brass thalis with lit oil lamps, flowers and small brass vessels in front of them on red mats, and several have their palms joined in prayer. At the back, a man in white stands near the far wall beneath framed portraits and decorative hanging fabric streamers. A mood of pooja or satsang gathering is shown. Some women wear rudraksha or beaded malas.2012-05-08May 02 20122012-05-02A large hall with pink walls, red curtains and colourful striped pillars hung with fabric. Rows of women and men in saffron-orange and red robes with yellow borders sit cross-legged on a white floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. Brass plates with flowers, oil lamps and small ritual vessels are set before them. Several people in white clothes sit near the back, and framed portraits hang on the walls. Visible people are numerous across the hall, with many seated devotees in saffron and white clothing. A person presiding at the far end is not clearly identifiable, and no figure is clearly distinguished by the cues needed for an identification.2013-03-16May 08 20122012-05-08May 12 20122012-05-12May 08 20122012-05-08May 03 20122012-05-03