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A dimly lit hall with two long rows of seated devotees facing a central aisle, each person before a brass plate holding lit oil lamps (vilakku) and flowers. Many women in saris, some in red and maroon, sit cross-legged; a few men in white clothes sit near the left front. At the far end, a small altar with a deity murti and lamps is visible on a raised area beneath a blackboard-like wall. Ceiling fan, wall lights and red curtains frame the room. The lamps illuminate the central walkway. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A photograph of a hall with rows of seated women in sarees on both sides of a central aisle, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Before each person sits a plate with flowers, fruit, and small offerings. Red curtains hang on the left wall, ceiling fans overhead, and at the far end a shrine area with lit oil lamps and a deity murti is visible. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering, with the event's central figure not clearly visible in the frame.2011-03-14Photo 11687596 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with a polished tiled floor where many women and girls sit in two long rows facing each other, leaving a central aisle. Several wear white saris with coloured borders, others wear green, red and blue sarees, and some have orange or saffron garments. Before them are green leaf plates laid with flowers, fruit and offerings, and brass oil lamps stand along the rows. Some participants have hands pressed together in prayer. Additional seated attendees and a few standing figures appear near the back, and steel vessels are arranged at the far right.2014-06-19A photograph of a large hall with rows of women seated on the floor in two long lines facing a central aisle, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white saris with coloured borders, some in green, pink and blue. Each row before them has banana leaves holding flowers and brass lamps, consistent with a 108 Vilakku Puja of oil lamps. A few women in the background wear orange and green. The floor is polished and white pillars line the room. Numerous people are visible, though the count of those seated is large and partly obscured.2014-06-29 +1 copiesLarge group of women and girls seated on the floor in two long facing rows across a polished white hall, each with a green leaf plate holding offerings, oil lamps and red kumkum in front of them. Many have hands pressed together in prayer. Women wear white, saffron, pink and green saris and salwars. At the upper left a monk in saffron robes stands near the doorway, and at the right a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits among the rows. Brass vessels and kalasha pots are lined along the far right wall.2014-06-29A photograph of a large hall with a glossy white marble floor where many women sit in rows on the floor, holding lit oil lamps and small diyas toward a white deity murti seated at left under a red draped backdrop. Most women wear sarees and salwar-style dress in bright colours including green, teal, pink, red and yellow, while a few wear white. Brass and clay oil lamps sit on green leaves on the floor in front of them, with flowers and offerings visible. Several men in white and in pink and yellow shirts sit toward the back right of the hall near pillars, and wooden cabinets stand along the back wall.2024-10-10June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA large hall with a polished white marble floor where many women and some men sit cross-legged in rows during a Vilaku Puja. Several women in saris of teal, blue, pink and green hold lit oil lamps or flame lamps up in their hands, while others have brass lamps and small clay lamps placed on green banana leaves in front of them. The leaves hold offerings and small brass vessels. On the left, a golden deity murti stands in a decorated shrine area with pink drapery, and a framed printed image is set nearby. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the back on the right, and a seated figure in an orange-and-white outfit appears near the rear wall.2024-07-10June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesDecember 20 20192019-12-20November 15 20122012-11-15April 05 20112011-04-05