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Indoor satsang in a tiled hall where about two dozen women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many in saffron and orange saris or kurtas with red-and-white shawls, holding small oil lamps and brass plates of puja offerings. A white double door and a window with vertical blinds are behind them, and a cardboard box and chair sit at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the group is practising a collective lamp-offering ritual.

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A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor in a hall, holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands during an observance. Most wear saris in orange, peach, pink and red with gold borders, and several wear rudraksha or bead malas and gold necklaces. Small brass vessels, flower-decorated plates and a small brass deity murti sit on orange mats in front of them. Some women are seated with eyes closed, and others raise their lamps. Behind them, more participants in red, maroon and white clothing are visible, and a white wall with a window frames the room. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2013-02-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated gathering on a pale marble floor in an indoor hall. Many women in orange, red and yellow saris and white garments sit cross-legged in rows, each holding a lit oil lamp or diya in their hands, while small brass plates with lamps and offerings are arranged on red mats before them. A dim room with white curtains, a table with metal vessels and an onlooking audience in the background frame the scene, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2010-12-04March 31 20132013-03-31A seated group of women performs a lamp ritual indoors in a plain room with pale walls and tall windows. Several hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass cups; some wear white clothes with red or orange shawls and others wear white with yellow shawls. Plates of offerings, small brass vessels and a plastic container sit on orange cloths on the floor, and red chairs and a side table stand along the wall.2011-08-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of women in a hall performing a puja with small brass oil lamps and metal thalis on the floor in front. Many women in saffron and orange saris with maroon borders and red shawls sit cross-legged, some with hands folded or raised in prayer, others holding brass items. Some wear white sarees with coloured borders and one wears a green blouse. Behind them a table with a steel pot, a covered with a green cloth, and a white curtain. A man in a white shirt sits at the far right, and women in white sit in the back rows. A white-backed chair and a clock on the wall are visible.2010-12-04A group of young women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders sit in rows on the floor of a hall, performing a puja. Many wear rudraksha mala necklaces and white forehead markings. Each sits before a silver tray holding brass lamps, small bowls, flowers and offerings, and several lift lit oil lamps or brass bells. Behind them, a larger seated crowd in maroon and orange clothing watches, with windows and curtains along the pale walls.2013-04-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of young women and girls in orange and saffron saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas, performing a puja in a hall with pink curtains and a framed picture on the wall. Many hold small oil lamps with lit flames, while brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and a tray of white flowers sit on mats before them. Some have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Several older people in white stand or sit in the background, and a person in white sits near the rear wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-03-24A large group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, most wearing orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Several hold small brass oil lamps or aarti lamps with flames, and others hold brass vessels and offerings. Some women in white saris and red-clad participants sit behind them, and a row of metal stanchions runs along the right edge of the hall.2013-07-28A seated group of women in saffron, orange and red saris and white and yellow outfits holds lit oil lamps and brass plates at a hall floor during a ritual gathering. Several lamps burn in small brass dishes on red cloths in the foreground. Behind them, more people sit on chairs in a room with cream walls, a curtain and a side table with a green cloth and steel vessels. The page refers to a satsang, but no speaker or throne is visible, so no a person candidate is identified.2010-12-04A seated group of women in saffron and orange saris and salwar sets, with some in yellow and white, hold small oil lamps and offering trays on a white marble floor. Several wear vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Brass plates with flower garlands, kumkum and lit diyas sit on mats in front of them, and a row of devotees behind holds lit lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting puja or satsang. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-11-19A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing hold small oil lamps and brass vessels over trays of flowers and offerings. Two young girls in the foreground, one in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, wear orange robes and hold lamps and a small brass bell. Women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas hold lit diyas, and an elderly woman in orange with glasses raises a lamp near the centre. A few white-clad participants sit among them. Brass plates with flowers, marigold petals and small bowls are arranged on silver-coloured trays on the floor, with woven mats beneath.2013-09-20Indoor ritual scene in a hall with red curtains behind. Many young women and girls sit cross-legged on mats wearing saffron-orange sarees with magenta borders and rudraksha malas. Their foreheads bear white stripes. Several hold lit oil lamps or aarti lamps raised in their hands, and brass lamps and small plates of flowers and offerings sit on metal trays before them. Some have hands folded in prayer.2014-02-07