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December 12 20132013-12-12December 16 20132013-12-16August 16 20142014-08-16Photograph of a seated woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse and an orange-red border, holding a small lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other near her chest. She wears a red bindi, a white forehead mark, a red-and-white lanyard and small earrings. Around her, seated devotees in white and pastel salwar kameez and white clothing have hands folded or hold lamps and bells. A brass bell is held by a person at the far left, and a pink container sits on a cloth at the bottom left. The setting appears to be a large hall with people seated on the floor during a puja or satsang.2013-12-12May 03 20142014-05-03A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on mats performing a puja with small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman in white clothes and a red rudraksha mala raises a lamp, and beside her an older woman in white with orange shawl and glasses holds a brass vessel. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a lit lamp, and another woman in a green blouse and red mala sits to the right. Behind them men and women in orange and white clothes sit in rows, with a small stone deity murti, brass plates of offerings and a framed picture on a low stone platform in front. The room has red curtains and a rope barrier behind the rows.2014-11-07A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a row along a floor, with brass lamps, flowers and small oil lamps set on a low tray before them. A woman on the left wears white clothes and a long braid and sits with hands folded in her lap. Several women in maroon and gold-bordered cream saris and bangles fold their hands in prayer or hold offerings, and men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain pale wall.2014-08-24November 07 20142014-11-07May 13 20142014-05-13A photo of a pada puja or devotional ceremony in a temple hall, with many seated devotees holding lit oil lamps and brass lamps. Foreground: a woman in white with a white shawl and white forehead markings holds a lamp at left; a woman in a red-brown shawl and glasses sits in center with a red beaded mala; a woman in white sari with red beaded mala holds a lamp at right. Behind them, rows of women in orange and red garments with white tilak marks hold lamps. Brass pooja vessels and offering plates rest on mats. No a person candidate is visible, and the other people are seated devotees.2014-09-05Seated devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls with lanyards fill a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman with black hair and glasses holds a small brass bell or metal item, while a woman on the right holds a small brass oil lamp aloft with white ash marks on her forehead. A woman in the centre with palms pressed together and a dark-haired woman at left sit with eyes closed in prayer. Brass plates and offerings rest on a patterned carpet. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2013-12-19A seated group of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls sits on a patterned carpet during a satsang or puja. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair wears a white embroidered top, a red-orange shawl and a red lanyard, holding a small brass object. To her right a younger woman with a rudraksha mala and red shawl sits with her hands raised. Behind them other participants hold brass lamps and ritual vessels, with water bottles and a pink box nearby. No clearly visible a person is present in this frame.2016-07-15