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A seated group of women in white traditional dress performs a ritual with lit oil lamps held in their hands. Many wear white saris or mundu-style cloth with gold borders, some with red shawls draped over their shoulders and others with yellow shawls. They sit on the floor in rows before plain chairs in the background. Brass plates with offerings, flowers and a small brass pot sit on a mat in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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October 15 20112011-10-15A seated group of women in white and cream dhotis and saris with orange, saffron and yellow shawls performs a ritual, several holding small brass handbells and oil lamps. Brass plates with offerings of fruit, red kumkum and sweets sit on orange mats in front of them. Plastic containers and a tiled floor fill the room, with a few people in saffron behind and at the edge of the frame. One woman wears a rudraksha mala and sindoor. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering in an ashram hall.2011-09-22Women seated on the floor in a temple hall perform an oil lamp ritual. Several women in white and cream dhoti-style cloth wear orange or yellow shawls. The foreground woman in the centre holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame, and the woman on the right holds a lit brass lamp with an orange shawl and a plait. Brass plates with fruit, sweets and a small brass cup sit on an orange cloth before them, along with a blue water bottle and a small blue plate. Other women behind hold lamps, and a girl in purple lights a candle at the back. Visible people number roughly six or more, all seated.2011-09-28October 23 20102010-10-23September 02 20112011-09-02A seated group of women in white and cream traditional dress with yellow shawls holds small oil lamps and brass bells during a ritual gathering. Several women in front hold flames and bells over brass plates of offerings, including turmeric-coloured items and a small incense holder. Some wear sandalwood or kumkum marks on their foreheads, and one wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, more participants sit in rows, many also holding lamps, with red chairs and white draped fabric in the background. No a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2011-02-26October 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 09 20112011-10-09A photograph of many women seated on the floor in a hall, performing a group pada puja with small oil lamps lit in front of them. Most wear white sarees with yellow or orange-red shawls and red stoles; several hold lit lamps, and brass plates with flowers, turmeric, kumkum and small cups sit on orange cloth mats. A woman in the center wears a white saree with a green border and a red stole, lighting a lamp, and a woman at right wears white with a red stole and rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is visible; the people are devotees in ritual dress.2010-09-18A seated group of women and girls in a bright hall with red curtains performs a puja. In the foreground a young woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white top and red scarf sits with hands folded. Brass plates, a bell-shaped brass lamp with lit oil lamps, small brass vessels, orange cloth and a plastic container of offerings lie on the floor. Behind them many more devotees sit in white, green and maroon clothes, some with hands in prayer. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-08A 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.2010-10-16November 16 20112011-11-16