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A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall with beige walls and red-cushioned chairs in the background. In the foreground, a young woman in a red top with an orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a white shawl holds a small brass bell, and a woman in a brown patterned top and dark blue shawl holds a brass lamp, with brass plates of offerings on mats before them. Rows of devotees behind them, many with hands folded, sit on woven mats and red-striped cushions; the scene suggests a satsang or puja.

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April AF 2012April 09 20122012-04-09April AF 2012September 05 20122012-09-05A large seated congregation performs a group ritual, many devotees holding small oil lamps or brass lamps and burning incense while facing forward. In the foreground, four women sit on mats in orange and saffron saris and robes, with brass thalis holding flowers, bananas, kumkum and small lamps before them. Behind them, women in yellow shawls, red saris and white clothes continue the offering. Plastic containers of offerings sit among the mats, and the crowd fills the hall to the back wall.2011-12-03A seated group meditation or satsang in a large hall with a light tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, beside a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red blouse and orange saree. Brass plates, lamps and small bowls sit on orange mats before them. Behind them rows of devotees in white, blue and orange clothes sit on the floor, with more people on chairs along the back wall.2012-04-09September 13 20132013-09-13A large indoor hall with a polished marble floor, where many women sit cross-legged on mats in rows, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded, beside a woman in an orange sari with red blouse and rudraksha mala who sits with hands joined. A woman in a blue sari with gold border sits in the middle row. Small brass oil lamps and bowls stand before them on orange cloths. Red-cushioned chairs line the back wall, with framed deity images on a shelf above and a lone seated man in a white shirt at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the scene.2012-04-09May 01 20122012-05-01August 22 20122012-08-22 +2 copiesApril 04 20122012-04-04A large seated group of devotees performs a puja on a bright hall floor covered with woven mats. Many women in orange and rust-red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit before small brass plates holding oil lamps, flowers, bowls and offerings, some holding incense or cups. Several young girls in orange with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads join in. Behind them, participants in white clothes and orange lanyards sit in rows of chairs, and a figure in white stands at the back of the hall. No clear identification of a person is visible in this image; the scene shows an ordinary group ritual with lamps and offerings.2013-03-24