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A photograph of a group of women and girls seated on the floor in a warm-toned hall, performing a lamp ritual. Several wear white dhotis or sarees with orange shawls and hold lit oil lamps or flames, while others sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings are laid on orange cloths on a red carpet. In the foreground a video camera on a tripod and a laptop record the scene, and a metal railing separates the seated group from onlookers in the background, several of whom wear yellow and white.

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September 12 20102010-09-12November 08 20102010-11-08November 06 20102010-11-06September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph of a seated group of women in a hall with pink walls performing a ritual with hands in anjali mudra. They wear white and orange saffron garments with red borders and red shawls, several with bangles and gold bracelets. Brass plates on an orange cloth hold oil lamps, flowers, incense sticks and small brass vessels, with lit diyas in front. Behind them, men in white dhotis sit in rows, and tripods hold cameras. The setting suggests a puja or satsang, though no specific ceremony name is shown.2010-09-12A 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.2010-09-18A photograph of a large seated congregation during a ritual session in a hall with pale walls. Rows of women in white and cream saris with orange shawls sit on orange mats, many with brass plates of fruit, flowers and small brass lamps in front of them, some with hands joined. Men in white clothes and orange-robed sannyasis sit in rows toward the back and right. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor are visible near the centre, and a small orange-draped seat stands at the upper right. Lit oil lamps sit on the floor near the front rows. Several people in the foreground are visibly chanting or making offerings.2010-11-13A photograph of a large open hall with an orange-painted wall and corrugated metal roof, where many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, hands pressed together in prayer. Women in orange and saffron saris and white sarees with orange borders sit in front, with brass thalis, small bowls of offerings, and a plate of marigold garlands at the left edge. A standing man in white clothes and a shaved head at right, beside a video camera on a tripod, appears to be leading the gathering. Colourful hanging decorative tassels are suspended from the ceiling, and framed printed photographs and a text panel hang on the back wall. Other people in orange robes sit to the right near a red carpet.2010-11-03A large seated group in a marble-floored hall performs a pada puja-style ritual with lit oil lamps (diyas) held in their hands. Women in orange and red saris and in yellow-trimmed white sarees sit cross-legged on mats, while men in white dhotis and orange cloth sit behind them, many holding small flames. Brass thalis with offerings and small brass lamps sit on orange cloths in front of the group. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right beside a white platform. At the far left, a purple dove-like logo appears in the upper corner. Many participants wear white shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces.2010-09-18A photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall, holding small oil lamps lit with flames. Many wear saffron-orange and yellow garments with red shawls, and several have white clothing. Brass plates with offerings and small flower or leaf items sit before them on red mats. On the right, a tripod-mounted camera films a flat-screen monitor on a white pedestal showing an image of a deity murti. A devotional lamp-lit gathering, appearing to be a group practice or puja. Several people are visible, with a camera crew at the edge of the frame.2010-11-23February 07 20132013-02-07A seated devotional gathering inside a red-walled hall with a tripod-mounted video camera and a silver handrail in the foreground. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, rows of men in white ritual clothes and orange-robed devotees sit on the floor; some hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and offer flame. Two women in orange saris with glasses sit at left, one holding a lamp. A brass vessel and metal pots rest on a counter in the background. A laptop sits on the red mat near the camera.2010-11-02