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A large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a pada puja in an indoor hall with pink walls and plastic chairs along the back. Many wear white or cream clothing, while several front-row women wear saffron-orange saris and others wear yellow shawls or red stoles. Each seated woman has a brass plate with lit oil lamps, flowers and offerings on an orange mat in front of her, and many hold small lamps or bells. Several women have their hands pressed together in prayer. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge, and a few people sit on chairs in the background.

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A photograph of a large seated group in a hall with pale pink walls, white curtains and a white tiled floor, with many people sitting on mats and cushions in rows. Foreground women wear saffron-orange robes with red-and-orange shawls and hold small brass oil lamps and bells, with brass lamps and small offering plates set on the floor before them. Behind them, others wear white clothes and yellow shawls, some holding small lamps. Men and women in white clothing and name badges stand and sit at the back near a table with steel pots and a green cloth, and a person stands at the rear taking photographs. Scene suggests a group ritual with lamps during a satsang gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-02September 12 20102010-09-12A large hall with rows of seated devotees performing a padapuja-style ritual with lit oil lamps held in their raised right hands. Foreground women wear orange and red saris and an orange-clad older man sits cross-legged on the tiled floor, each with a brass plate of offerings, flowers and a small brass lamp on an orange cloth. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows, some with children, and stacked red chairs line the far wall.2011-08-07A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a glossy tiled floor during a puja. Each is in front of an orange cloth mat holding brass plates, small brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels with flower offerings. Foreground women wear orange saris with maroon borders and a rudraksha-style mala; several middle women wear white saris with red or yellow shawls, and others wear white or yellow garments. Several have palms pressed together in prayer, and one woman in orange reaches toward a plate. Behind them, more seated women in white and yellow are visible against a pale pink wall. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or group puja.2010-09-18A photograph of a large hall where many women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most in white or cream saris with gold borders and others in orange or deep maroon clothing. Each woman holds a small brass lamp or ritual vessel with a lit flame, and brass plates with offerings sit on mats and cloths in front of them. A wooden stage and a decorated canopy with hanging orange and blue banners appear in the background. Among the seated women, one in a white sari wears a gold chain and another in orange wears a red-orange shawl. A small a person candidate is not clearly visible, so the identity cannot be determined from appearance. Approximately 60 women are visible.2013-01-03A large group of women in white and cream traditional dress sit cross-legged on a hall floor, many holding lit oil lamps and small brass aarti lamps. Several wear red or orange shawls and yellow-gold scarves, and small brass plates and bowls with offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. Behind the rows, other devotees in white sit in the hall while a green-draped stage and wooden stand appear at the upper left.2010-10-09A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall during a padapuja-style ritual, each holding a lit oil lamp. Foreground women in saffron-orange saris with red shawls and rudraksha malas hold small diyas over brass plates set on orange mats, with flowers and brass vessels before them. Behind, many people in white and yellow saris and white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in rows, also holding lamps. Several children and women in white are visible further back. Some people are standing near the rear wall. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is unsure.2010-10-19A seated group of roughly a dozen women and a few men in white and orange-red clothing perform a ritual at floor level. Many hold small lit oil lamps (diyas) and brass bells or small brass vessels, and brass plates with flowers, betel leaves and offerings sit on orange mats before them. Several women wear orange or yellow shawls and gold bangles; one older woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a maroon border and holds a bell. Open books and papers lie on the floor, and a striped cloth backdrop hangs behind them. This appears to be a group chanting or puja with oil lamps; no a person depiction is clearly visible.2010-10-10Large seated group in a bright hall performing a puja, with many women in saffron-orange saris and white garments with orange or yellow shawls. Brass thalis holding oil lamps, flowers and small bowls are set on orange mats in front of them, and several women hold lamps or offering plates. Some participants read from books. Behind them, rows of other attendees in white and orange sit in the open space, and a few people stand near the far wall. No identifiable person is shown at a throne or altar in this frame.2010-10-19April 04 20122012-04-04December 26 20102010-12-26April 08 20122012-04-08