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A large crowd of women seated cross-legged on a white floor performs a group ritual, each holding a lit oil lamp in both hands before brass plates of marigold petals and offerings. Many wear white saris with gold borders, several with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear yellow shawls. Brass kalasha-style vessels and small metal lamps sit on orange mats in front of them. The camera is angled over the group, and the backdrop is blurred. Several women have their eyes closed in devotion while others gaze ahead. No specific deity or a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.

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A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on a light floor during a pada puja, each holding a lit oil lamp or flame in their hands. Many women wear white or cream sarees with yellow or red shawls and rudraksha-style malas, while some wear green or red borders. Brass plates, small brass lamps and orange cloth mats are arranged in front of the seated rows. Several women hold brass dishes with flowers and offerings. No single leader or a person figure is clearly identifiable in this frame.2010-09-18May 31 20132013-05-31September 17 20102010-09-17October 09 20102010-10-09A large group of women seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall performs a ritual with oil lamps. Most wear white garments with yellow, red or orange shawls and stoles, and several hold lit lamps or offering plates at chest height. Brass plates with marigold flowers, small brass vessels and orange cloths are arranged on the floor in front, and a woman in a light orange sari with gold bangles sits at the right. Many wear beaded necklaces and bindis. No a person candidate is visibly present.2011-02-08November 24 20102010-11-24Indoor group ritual in a large hall with many seated devotees in white and red-orange shawls, holding small oil lamps and brass bells or small vessels, eyes closed or looking forward in devotion. A bald woman in white clothing with a red-and-white beaded necklace sits in the centre foreground, and a woman with long curly hair and an orange lanyard sits nearby. Some participants wear red-orange shawls over white saris or kurtas, and blue and red chairs and a blue backdrop are visible behind them.2013-12-19A large seated congregation of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with red or yellow shawls, sits on a polished floor holding lit oil lamps in both hands during a padapuja-style ritual. Brass plates and trays with flowers, fruit and small lamps are arranged on orange mats in front of them. A few people wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and the hall is filled with rows of participants stretching back into the room. No prominent presenter is clearly identifiable in the foreground.2010-09-18May 01 20142014-05-01Large seated group of women at a satsang or puja gathering on a white floor with red mats and bamboo mats. Foreground women wear orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, holding small oil lamps (diyas) and offering flames. Behind them women in white saris with yellow and red borders, some in teal and grey clothing, also hold lit oil lamps. The scene shows a collective lamp-lighting ritual with participants seated in rows.2013-05-31A 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.2010-10-10October 11 20132013-10-11