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A photograph of a large hall with rows of seated women in saris and white clothes, many with hands folded or holding small items, facing a long central aisle. Each seated woman has a green leaf plate with flower decorations and oil lamps set before her. Along the right wall stands a row of brass kalasha pots and lamps. A standing woman in white near the centre pillar and a figure in orange robes near the left doorway appear in the background. A distinctive shaved-headed figure is not clearly visible. Bright overexposure washes out the right side of the frame.

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Large group of women and girls seated on the floor in two long facing rows across a polished white hall, each with a green leaf plate holding offerings, oil lamps and red kumkum in front of them. Many have hands pressed together in prayer. Women wear white, saffron, pink and green saris and salwars. At the upper left a monk in saffron robes stands near the doorway, and at the right a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits among the rows. Brass vessels and kalasha pots are lined along the far right wall.2014-06-29A large indoor hall with a polished tiled floor where many women and girls sit in two long rows facing each other, leaving a central aisle. Several wear white saris with coloured borders, others wear green, red and blue sarees, and some have orange or saffron garments. Before them are green leaf plates laid with flowers, fruit and offerings, and brass oil lamps stand along the rows. Some participants have hands pressed together in prayer. Additional seated attendees and a few standing figures appear near the back, and steel vessels are arranged at the far right.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with rows of women seated on the floor in two long lines facing a central aisle, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white saris with coloured borders, some in green, pink and blue. Each row before them has banana leaves holding flowers and brass lamps, consistent with a 108 Vilakku Puja of oil lamps. A few women in the background wear orange and green. The floor is polished and white pillars line the room. Numerous people are visible, though the count of those seated is large and partly obscured.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with cream walls, a tiled white floor and a ceiling of exposed steel trusses, hung with decorative orange and multicoloured fabric lanterns. Rows of women in white and coloured saris sit on the floor before long banana-leaf plates arranged with flowers, oil lamps and offerings, in a long line down the hall. Standing at the far end, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and people in maroon and orange clothing face the seated devotees; one standing figure near the centre wears a saffron robe and a garland. Several onlookers in white stand along the sides. Whether the central figure is the a person cannot be established from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2014-06-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11687596 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11687592 +2 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21