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A large crowd of women sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall filled with incense smoke, holding small lit oil lamps in their hands. Most wear white saris, and many have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, while several wear orange or red shawls and red-and-white sari borders. Small brass lamps and plates with offerings sit before them. In the upper left, a woman wears a white sari with a yellow-and-white garland-like shawl, and a figure in white with a mala stands among the rows. The atmosphere is devotional, consistent with a group puja performed with lamps. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this image.

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A large seated crowd of women in white and yellow clothing performs a group ritual with lit oil lamps held in their hands, while smoke drifts through the room. Many wear yellow shawls or sashes over white dress, and some women in the foreground wear red and orange shawls. Several hold small flames toward the camera, and the seated rows extend far back into the hall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view, and the page indicates he was present at the event but he is not evidently in the frame.2011-01-21December 26 20102010-12-26A seated group of women in white and cream ritual dress, many with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, hold small oil lamps with lit flames while sitting on the floor. Brass and clay lamps and small offering plates rest on cloths before them. Behind them, more seated participants in white and some in orange wraps fill the hall, with a draped white backdrop and a green-covered table at the left. The scene resembles a group lamp-lighting ritual during a satsang or ceremony.2010-12-02Photo of a large group seated on orange mats in a hall, many holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in both hands, with smoke or incense haze in the air. Many wear white or cream clothes, and several men wear yellow shawls over white attire. Women wear white saris and some wear pink or red tops. Brass bowls, plates and plastic containers of offerings sit on the floor before them, consistent with a pada puja-style ritual. Visible on the left is a seated figure in white with a shawl, and at the back a standing man in white near a chair. Several dozen people are visible, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-01-17December 22 20102010-12-22A 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.2010-09-18A 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 seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall during a puja. Most women wear white saris or dhotis with bright yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor before them. Others in the back wear saris in orange, pink and blue, and a few foreign women with light hair sit among the rows. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2011-02-13October 09 20102010-10-09December 26 20102010-12-26September 17 20102010-09-17A large seated congregation fills a hall, with many women in white and cream saris bordered or draped with yellow, orange and red shawls, holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands. In the foreground, several women in white saris with red shawls sit before brass plates, bowls and kalasha-style vessels on orange and red mats, holding open books or papers. A child in an orange top sits among them. On the left a green-draped stage and white-skirted platform are visible. Behind, rows of devotees in white and yellow clothing continue, with a few men in white kurtas. The scene suggests a collective lamp ritual during a Navaratri satsang.2010-10-08