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May 01 2012

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A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, white, pink, green and red saris and kurtas, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a group prayer or satsang. Some wear orange shawls and white dhotis; a few children in pink and green dresses sit among them. Brass plates, small oil lamps and steel containers rest on the floor in front, and a gilded deity murti and ornate shrine stand at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2012-05-01April AF 2012April AF 2012April 08 20122012-04-08May 11 20122012-05-11July 23 20132013-07-23August 15 20132013-08-15July 23 20132013-07-23Indoor group puja on a tiled floor with many seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a dark red border sits on a mat with hands folded in prayer, with a small brass puja thali holding oil lamps, a kumkum dish and flowers before her. Around her a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and a woman in cream clothing also pray with folded hands. Behind them rows of men and boys in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls, and women in white, sit with small oil lamps and puja plates in front of them. No specific deity murti is clearly visible.2012-04-07 +2 copiesApril AF 2012A large seated congregation performs a group ritual, many devotees holding small oil lamps or brass lamps and burning incense while facing forward. In the foreground, four women sit on mats in orange and saffron saris and robes, with brass thalis holding flowers, bananas, kumkum and small lamps before them. Behind them, women in yellow shawls, red saris and white clothes continue the offering. Plastic containers of offerings sit among the mats, and the crowd fills the hall to the back wall.2011-12-03A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11