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A dense crowd of women seated closely together in a hall, many holding small lit oil lamps or flames in their hands during a devotional gathering. Many wear white saris with gold borders and red shawls or scarves, with black rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; several have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a woman in white with black beads holds a lamp and speaks or chants, and a woman in a red shawl at centre holds a lit lamp and sings with open mouth. Others sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Many women are visible in the background, with some in patterned saris. This appears to be a group puja or satsang with lamps.

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A crowded indoor gathering of devotees seated on the floor during a puja, most dressed in white. Foreground: a woman in a cream sari with gold-embroidered border holds a small brass lamp and a bell-like brass vessel over a brass plate of offerings. Beside her, a woman in a yellow sari with a red blouse holds a small brass lamp and a brass cup. At left, a woman in an orange-pink sari and another in white hold brass lamps. Behind them, men in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas, and women in white saris hold brass implements. Bottom right, a man in white with a head partially visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2007-09-03June 05 20132013-06-05August 14 20172017-08-14May 13 20142014-05-13September 15 20142014-09-15A photo of a pada puja or devotional ceremony in a temple hall, with many seated devotees holding lit oil lamps and brass lamps. Foreground: a woman in white with a white shawl and white forehead markings holds a lamp at left; a woman in a red-brown shawl and glasses sits in center with a red beaded mala; a woman in white sari with red beaded mala holds a lamp at right. Behind them, rows of women in orange and red garments with white tilak marks hold lamps. Brass pooja vessels and offering plates rest on mats. No a person candidate is visible, and the other people are seated devotees.2014-09-05April 08 20122012-04-08September 09 20132013-09-09October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees seated in rows during a satsang, most women, many wearing saffron-orange saris and red or white saris with white sacred markings (vibhuti or kumkum) on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Some hold prayer beads, and a few have eyes closed or face forward, listening. Several wear white sarees with orange or red borders and white shawls. No single leader is clearly identifiable in the frame, and the crowd fills the hall from foreground to background.2014-08-24Seated devotees fill the frame during a group ritual, many with eyes closed and hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and rudraksha mala sits beside a woman in white with gold-bordered cloth and a mala, her forehead marked with white vibhuti. Behind them, rows of girls in maroon dresses with gold trim and white forehead markings sit on mats. A woman in a white top and shawl with a mala presses her palms together at left, with brass items and flowers on the floor nearby. The setting suggests a group puja or satsang.2013-06-06May 19 20132013-05-19