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A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a mat-covered floor in a wooden-panelled hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white top and orange shawl holds a ritual item with her right hand, while a woman in a bright blue jacket and a woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses sit with hands folded or palms together. Brass plates hold offerings, a small lamp burns, and steel and brass vessels sit on green and yellow cloths. Children sit among the adults, and an older woman at the right edge has her palms pressed together. A printed No Smoking sign hangs on the wall.

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July 01 20122012-07-01July 20 20122012-07-20A seated group of devotees in white clothing with rust-red shawls performs a puja in a hall with a red carpet and low wooden tables holding banana-leaf offerings. In the foreground, a woman with short dark hair on the left presses her palms together, a woman in the centre keeps her eyes closed with hands folded in her lap, and a man in white with glasses on the right sits cross-legged with his hands in anjali. Behind them, many more people in white and red stand or sit, some with hands in anjali and some wearing red garlands. A man in saffron is visible at the far right, and a camera operator stands near the back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2014-07-26 +1 copiesAugust 27 20122012-08-27A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a puja, with rows of people sitting on striped mats. In the foreground, an older woman with grey hair in a white sari with a magenta border presses her palms together in anjali, and a woman in glasses wears a cream cardigan over a white sari with a gold border. Brass plates, a lamp, incense sticks, a small brass bell and a metal bowl sit on a cloth before them, and a man in white clothes carries items in the background. Several other women in white saris wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Gold-toned dharma-style decor lines the wall and a bag rests in the lower left.2012-09-03July 19 20122012-07-19July 09 20122012-07-09A photograph of a seated congregation inside a hall with dark wood-panelled walls and a red-framed doorway. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on a red-and-white striped floor covering, most wearing orange scarves over white, pink or saffron clothing. Several women hold open booklets, and brass puja trays with a small lamp, a bell and kalasha-style vessels sit in front of them. The seated crowd is large, with many more people visible toward the back of the room.2012-07-22July 22 20122012-07-22A seated group of devotees in a hall, viewed from the side. In the foreground a woman in a yellow top and white shawl, with a rudraksha mala around her neck, sits with eyes lowered. Beside her a young girl in a pink top with floral embroidery wears a dark bead necklace, and another girl in white with a long braid sits near a lanyard-wearing woman in white. At the right a boy in a navy and red jacket extends his hand toward a brass tray. Brass vessels and yellow flower petals lie on the floor in front. Several other seated people in white are visible in the background. No identifiable a person appearance is shown.2010-12-02A large group of devotees, mostly women, sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats in a wood-panelled hall during a ritual. Many wear white kurtas and saris with orange or red shawls and scarves, and some hold small brass plates and lamps. In the foreground a woman in an orange shawl and white outfit holds a brass thali, a man in a purple shawl and orange scarf sits beside it, and a blonde woman in black with a red bead necklace holds a booklet. Brass dishes of offerings and flower petals rest on the mats. No central figure is visible in this view, and the wall banner is partly visible behind the crowd. Roughly 100 people are visible.2012-09-03Seated devotees in a hall perform a puja ritual on a tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands cupped around a brass dish, while beside her an older woman in maroon with a red mala holds a small offering plate. Women in white saris and red rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed and palms pressed together, and brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and an offering tray lie on a blue mat in front. A large crowd of seated participants fills the background.2014-08-24