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A seated group of women in a large hall performs a ritual with lit oil lamps held in their hands before them. Most wear white and cream saris with yellow or red shawls, and some wear orange or saffron robes. Brass plates with fruit and offerings sit on the floor in front of them, and a woman at the far left in an orange robe watches. Framed portraits hang high on the wall, and a row of ceiling lights illuminates the glossy tiled floor. A woman in the left foreground wears glasses. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering with sadhvis and devotees.

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A large indoor hall with pale pink walls and framed portraits hung high on the walls. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, holding small oil lamps and offering plates. Several wear orange or saffron robes, others wear white with yellow or red shawls. Brass-coloured plates, small bowls and blue plastic containers sit before them on mats. Windows with metal grilles line one wall and a few people stand near the back.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01A photograph of a large hall with a glossy white tiled floor where a seated group of women and girls performs a ritual with small oil lamps (diyas) in their hands. Most wear white or cream sarees with yellow or red shawls, and several in front wear yellow and red dupattas. Plates of offerings, fruit and flowers sit before them on mats and cloths. Framed portraits hang on the pale pink walls above the windows, showing a bearded man in saffron and a woman in orange and white clothing; the portraits are pictures, not people. Deity murti are not visible. A few women in saffron robes sit at the left edge.2011-09-01A large hall with cream walls and a polished tile floor hosts a seated group ritual. Rows of participants sit on mats holding lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings, many raising their lamps forward. Most wear white, orange, or red-orange saffron garments, with some in white and others in pink or maroon saree-style dress. Framed portraits in maroon-curtained niches line the back wall, and a black screen hangs at the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no candidate is asserted.2011-12-30August 30 20112011-08-30A large seated congregation of devotees holds lit oil lamps in a hall with a polished floor. Most wear white ritual clothes with yellow, orange or red shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. Many women have vermilion or sandal marks on their foreheads. Some hold up small flames while others sit with hands joined. Behind them, a few men in white and red sit on mats near a green-covered table and a decorated altar with garlands. The scene suggests a collective lamp-lighting or puja. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in the image.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with pale pink walls where many women sit cross-legged on yellow and bamboo mats, holding small oil lamps and offering trays of flowers and fruit in a group puja. Some wear saffron or orange sarees and others wear white with yellow shawls. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, and a figure in white stands near a side table at the far left. Red curtains frame the windows and ceiling fans hang overhead.2011-08-23December 30 20112011-12-30A large hall with a polished white floor where many devotees sit cross-legged in rows performing a puja. Most women wear white or cream saris with yellow or saffron borders and yellow shawls, some in blue, red or maroon. Brass plates, oil lamps with lit flames, small brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings sit on mats in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the walls above red curtains, and a few men in white and saffron sit in the background near a low platform. Several dozen people are visible.2011-09-09A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja with oil lamps. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and saffron kurtas hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, seated on red-and-white striped mats. Behind them, rows of people in white and cream clothes sit on the floor with small brass lamps and plates. Red curtains and framed portraits of a saffron-clad guru line the walls, and a large dark screen hangs at the far end. The image shows a group ritual with lamps, not a single identifiable teacher in the scene.2011-12-30A photograph of a large hall where rows of devotees sit on the floor performing a group ritual with small oil lamps flickering before them. Many women wear white and cream saris with gold borders, some with yellow or red shawls, and several men in white dhotis or saffron-orange robes sit among them. Brass vessels, plates of offerings, and small puja items are laid out on a mat and tables in front of them. Red curtains hang along the back wall beneath framed pictures of deity murti, and a few people stand near the doorway.2011-09-09September 01 20112011-09-01