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A seated crowd of devotees, mostly women, in a hall during a group ritual. Many wear orange shawls over white or patterned clothing, with rudraksha and bead malas. Several hold small oil lamps and brass bells, and many have their palms pressed together in prayer. Name badges are pinned to some shawls. A woman in a white dress at centre holds a lit lamp, and a woman in a floral top at right has her hands folded. Overlaid archive copyright text appears in the lower right corner.

A seated audience of mostly women fills a wood-panelled hall during a satsang, many with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with red blouse and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of puja items. Beside her a woman in white with a rudraksha mala raises a small object, and at right a woman in white with folded hands wears a mala. Others wear white, blue and red clothing, and backpacks lie on the striped mats. A figure in a maroon robe sits on a raised seat at the upper left, but no clear appearance cue for a person is visible.

October 26 2010

A large group of devotees, mostly women, sits cross-legged on orange and red mats in a hall during an evening ritual. Many wear white or cream traditional clothes with orange, red, yellow or green borders, and orange or yellow shawls. Several hold small brass oil lamps and dishes, and small brass vessels and round containers with offerings sit on the mats. A young girl in front wears a white garment with an orange shawl and holds a brass lamp, and a small child sits among the adults. The scene looks like a satsang or puja, though the speaker is not visible and no one is clearly identified.

May 07 2013

A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja. Front rows of young women and girls wear saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps and small handbells. Behind them, women in white and cream clothing and some in red-brown sarees hold lit oil lamps and bells, with a few wearing red shawls. Brass plates with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people.

A seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a bright hall with a light-coloured floor and mats. In the foreground a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, while a girl in orange with a sandalwood mark on her forehead holds a lit oil lamp. Other women in orange, maroon and white saris hold lamps and brass vessels, and small silver trays with flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Behind them many more devotees, some in white, sit in rows, and a few stand near the back. No person is clearly a person; the scene shows devotees performing aarti with oil lamps.

December 28 2011

A seated group of devotees performs a satsang or puja in a wood-panelled hall, sitting on red and pink cushions on the floor. Many women and a few men wear orange shawls over white or cream clothing, and some hold small oil lamps with lit flames. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and a green cloth are arranged in the foreground. A young girl in cream salwar kameez with a green dupatta and rudraksha mala holds a brass bell and a lamp. Another young woman in a patterned orange and gold outfit chants with her palms together. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated participants.

A seated group of women and a young boy perform a lamp-lit ritual on orange mats on a white floor. Most women wear cream and white saris or dhotis with orange and yellow shawls, some with gold borders. Several hold lit oil lamps (flames visible) near their faces or chests, and brass plates with flower petals, small cups and offerings sit in front of them. Some hold open notebooks or printed sheets. Plastic containers are scattered among the mats, and a small boy in a striped shirt sits among the women. Several women wear tilak markings on their foreheads and bangles on their wrists.

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July 20 2012

A seated group of women performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with a white floor. Rows of brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on orange and red mats in front of the participants. Foreground: a woman in saffron-orange sari with a maroon border sits with hands together, reading from an open book, and beside her women in white sarees with yellow or orange shawls chant from printed sheets. Some attendees wear white with green borders. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow sit in rows near a green canopy and striped cloth. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.