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A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees during a pada puja, with many people sitting on mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground, a woman in a dark maroon top and a white dhoti-style garment holds her hands together, beside a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl, also praying. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor near brass and steel bowls, plates of offerings and red containers. Several women wear white or cream clothing with yellow and orange shawls, and a child in a pink top sits near the middle. Smoke or incense haze hangs in the warm-lit room, and orange cloth-draped figures and chairs appear in the background.

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April AF 2012A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on orange and striped mats in a hall, many holding lit oil lamps or small flames while performing a pada puja. Women in white and cream saris with yellow shawls, an orange sari, and a long beige wrap are prominent, with brass plates, bowls and plastic containers on the floor. Smoke drifts through the air and orange drapery hangs in the background. No recognizable a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.2011-01-17April 07 20122012-04-07April 08 20122012-04-08A large seated congregation of women and some men performs a group arati with small brass oil lamps held in their hands during a satsang hall gathering. Many wear white or cream sarees and kurtas with orange or red shawls, and rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads. In the front row, a woman in a white saree with a red shawl holds a lit lamp, while another in a red-and-white saree and a woman in a green sari press their palms together. Brass plates with offerings, an orange cloth and a small book sit on the floor. Steel barriers line the right side and a water cooler stands in the background. No central figure is visible in the frame.2012-05-14Photo 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.2011-01-17Indoor group puja on a tiled floor with many seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a dark red border sits on a mat with hands folded in prayer, with a small brass puja thali holding oil lamps, a kumkum dish and flowers before her. Around her a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and a woman in cream clothing also pray with folded hands. Behind them rows of men and boys in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls, and women in white, sit with small oil lamps and puja plates in front of them. No specific deity murti is clearly visible.2012-04-07 +2 copiesA photograph of a large hall where many women sit cross-legged on mats for a pada puja-style worship. In the foreground a woman in a pale yellow sari with a yellow shawl sits with hands joined near brass vessels, and beside her a woman in a white dress wears an orange scarf. Small brass lamps, flowers and steel containers are arranged on the floor mats. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white and coloured saris and a few girls in orange fill the room, with framed portraits and deity pictures on the pale walls.2011-09-04 +1 copiesApril 04 20122012-04-04A 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.2011-02-13April AF 2012May 01 20122012-05-01