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A large hall with a pale pink wall and a grey fabric ceiling hung with colourful striped tassel banners sits a seated congregation on white floor mats. Most attendees wear white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and sit cross-legged in rows. In the foreground a young woman in an orange shawl and glasses sits with hands folded, and to the right a woman in a red top and white trousers sits on a mat with her feet bare. On the left, a low table holds brass and steel vessels and a plate, and a woman in orange and white presses her palms together.

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A large hall with pale pink walls and a draped fabric ceiling strung with colourful cylindrical hanging decorations. Dozens of women and girls sit cross-legged on a white floor in rows, many wearing white saris or kurtas with yellow or orange scarves. Several in the foreground hold small brass plates and offering trays near their laps. At the right front, a woman in a red top and white trousers sits on a folded mat with her hands clasped. A few people stand near the back and a smaller side table holds steel vessels. Counts are approximate due to crowding.2011-01-29February 20 20112011-02-20 +1 copiesA large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars shows a seated congregation performing a pada puja. Rows of women in white saris with red or orange shawls sit on orange mats in front of brass plates, lamps and small bowls. Further back, seated monastic figures wear saffron/orange robes, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Many people fill the floor, with a white raised platform at the right edge.2010-09-18A large hall filled with seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with some in saffron-orange. Many sit in rows on mats with small brass puja plates, lamps and bowls in front of them, performing a ritual or meditation. Colourful hanging pillar decorations line the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod and a video screen are visible at the front of the room. A woman in white with a pink shawl sits in the foreground, and a few people stand near the left edge.2010-12-04A wide view of a large hall filled with seated devotees performing a pada puja. Rows of women in white saris with red and yellow shawls sit on the floor, each before an orange mat holding brass plates, lamps and small bowls. Men in white and a few monks in orange robes sit toward the right. Ceiling fans, striped decorative pillars with yellow tassels, and a camera on a tripod are visible.2010-09-18A large hall with a polished white floor and pink walls hung with colourful woven banners fringed in yellow and orange. Rows of women sit cross-legged on the floor, many in white saris or white clothing with orange shawls or stoles, some in yellow shawls, with brass puja plates, oil lamps, flower petals and small bowls set on orange mats before them. Several women hold their hands together in prayer or meditation posture. Behind them, more seated devotees fill the room, and at the far end a golden ritual object is visible near an orange-draped seat. The scene reads as a group satsang or puja session.2010-10-07A large hall with a white marble floor filled with a seated congregation of women and men in white clothes, many wearing orange shawls or sashes. Women seated on orange mats in the foreground hold brass puja plates and trays with small brass lamps and offerings, with hands folded in prayer. Rows of seated devotees extend to the back of the hall beneath colourful fabric pillars with orange tassels and a white ceiling canopy. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right side, and a small stage area is visible at the far end.2010-10-07October 08 20102010-10-08A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a ritual in prayer posture, palms pressed together. In the foreground, women sit on orange and red mats in front of brass plates and small brass lamps and vessels. Many wear white or cream dhotis and saris with yellow, orange or red shawls, and some wear rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind them rows of people in white stretch back toward the far wall, and hanging orange, blue and white woven banners decorate the ceiling. A small brass lamp and offering trays sit on the floor before the group. No individual figure is identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this view.2010-09-16December 31 20102010-12-31June 01 20092009-06-01December 04 20102010-12-04