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A seated group of devotees, mostly women, sits on mats in a hall during a ritual, hands pressed together in anjali and eyes closed. Many wear white or white-and-yellow clothes, some in saffron, red, teal and pink saris, and several have rudraksha malas. Small brass oil lamps and brass plates with offerings sit on the floor in front, and a child in a patterned top holds a small object. The scene suggests a puja or satsang with a seated congregation, though no deity or principal figure is visible in the frame.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, white, pink, green and red saris and kurtas, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a group prayer or satsang. Some wear orange shawls and white dhotis; a few children in pink and green dresses sit among them. Brass plates, small oil lamps and steel containers rest on the floor in front, and a gilded deity murti and ornate shrine stand at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2012-05-01April AF 2012May 21 20142014-05-21August 07 20112011-08-07April AF 2012A seated group gathering indoors in a hall with red chairs, pink walls and red curtains, with many women and girls in white, saffron, red, green and orange saris and salwar kameez sitting cross-legged on mats in meditation or satsang. Several participants have hands pressed together in prayer, and brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and small offerings sit on the floor in front. A young girl in a saffron sari and a girl in green sit closest to the camera with eyes closed. Many have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. The scene conveys a devotional or meditation program with a largely female audience. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-14April AF 2012April 08 20122012-04-08April 09 20122012-04-09A large indoor gathering of devotees seated on the floor in rows during a ritual, many women and girls in white, red, green, yellow and saffron saris and salwar. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari and a young girl in a green sari sit before brass plates holding lit oil lamps and small offerings, with brass vessels and a pink bucket nearby. Many others sit with hands folded or eyes closed in meditation, with red chairs and pink curtains behind them. No one is identified as a person in this image.2012-04-14May 01 20122012-05-01A seated group of devotees, mostly women, performs a puja on a polished floor in a large hall. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red bindi holds a small offering, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari lights a brass lamp on a tray with bananas and flowers. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a purple border presses her palms together in prayer. Brass oil lamps, kalashas and small plates of fruit and marigold petals sit on orange and red mats. Behind them, many more devotees sit in rows, some in white, orange and yellow saris and scarves, with children among them. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-05-07