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A seated group of women and a few others sit on the floor of an ashram hall during a satsang or discourse. Several wear white or cream salwar and sari, one in a pale green top and grey trousers, another in a deep maroon sari with a bindi and glasses, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Brass lamps and small steel containers with fruit and offerings rest on a glossy floor in front of them, with a folded stack of striped mattresses and red curtains behind. The women sit quietly with hands folded in their laps, attentive to an unseen speaker.

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April 08 2012

A satsang gathering in a hall with a red wall and a carpeted floor. In the foreground, a woman in white sari with a brown rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged, holding a small brass vessel and an offering; beside her is a brass plate with petals and a lit wick. Two other women in white saris with gold borders sit at left, one holding a small bell and an oil lamp; a woman in orange garments sits further left. Behind them, several women and girls in white and orange sit in rows, and at the top right an ornate golden throne-like seat stands near a stage with microphones. A small framed photograph and offering plates rest on an orange cloth. The people are seated in a devotional posture.

A seated group of devotees in a plain white-walled hall with barred windows, sitting on red-and-white striped mats. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small gold pendant sits before a brass dish with lit oil lamps, a small silver bowl, and orange-wrapped offerings, while a woman in white with an orange shawl beside her works at the lamps. Behind them a man and woman in white with orange shawls sit near the back, and a woman with a white garment and rudraksha mala has her hands folded in prayer. Several other devotees in white and green saris sit along the rows, with a metal stanchion and chain dividing the space. The lamplit ritual suggests an initiation-type session.

A seated group of devotees performs a puja with small brass oil lamps and handheld brass vessels on mats in a large hall. In the foreground, a young woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes holds a lit oil lamp, and a girl in a white dress holds a brass lamp with both hands. Other girls in white, green and red-patterned dresses hold lamps and offerings, one beside a lamp held near her face. Behind them, women in white and blue clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit attentively. Round brass plates with flowers and a green container lie on the floor. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.

A row of women seated on the floor in a temple hall, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) and lit incense or flame in their raised hands, with smoke drifting through the warm, sunlit air. Several wear white or cream salwar kameez, one in a teal blue dupatta and another in an orange-red top with a rudraksha-style mala necklace. Brass puja plates, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and a water bottle lie on a red cloth in front, and one woman in the foreground has her palms pressed together in prayer. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress, with other participants partly visible behind.

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A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing hold small oil lamps and brass vessels over trays of flowers and offerings. Two young girls in the foreground, one in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, wear orange robes and hold lamps and a small brass bell. Women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas hold lit diyas, and an elderly woman in orange with glasses raises a lamp near the centre. A few white-clad participants sit among them. Brass plates with flowers, marigold petals and small bowls are arranged on silver-coloured trays on the floor, with woven mats beneath.

April 03 2012