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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a yellow-walled hall performing a puja on colourful mats. Women in white saris and white clothing sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a young woman in the foreground with a long braid faces away from the camera. Brass plates hold offerings of flowers, turmeric-yellow petals, betel leaves and small lamps, with a small kalasha-like vessel and oil lamps nearby. On the wall hangs a large framed painting of a robed saint seated beside a kneeling figure, and a smaller framed picture of a deity hangs at upper right. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible in the room.A photograph of a hall with rows of seated women in sarees on both sides of a central aisle, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Before each person sits a plate with flowers, fruit, and small offerings. Red curtains hang on the left wall, ceiling fans overhead, and at the far end a shrine area with lit oil lamps and a deity murti is visible. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering, with the event's central figure not clearly visible in the frame.2011-03-14A photograph of a seated group in a yellow-walled hall during a devotional sitting. In the foreground a smiling woman in white with folded hands sits beside a tray of brass plates holding yellow flowers, leaves, small oil lamps and brass cups, with a small figurine nearby. Behind her, rows of devotees in white clothes sit on mats and cloth, many with hands pressed together in namaskar, some with white ash marks on their foreheads. A woman in white with a striped green head covering and a girl in white with a braid sit in prayer nearby. Ceiling fans hang above, and a gilded shrine with a framed image sits at the back of the room beside framed posters on the wall.A photograph of an indoor puja in a plain room with a pink-washed wall, red curtains and a chalkboard with drawn figures. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at centre, holding a microphone and speaking. Around her, about a dozen women sit on the floor in white saris with gold borders, several with long braided hair and flower adornments, while one woman in white kneels at right beside a spread of brass plates, fruit, flowers and a lit oil lamp. Brass lamp stands with lit flames flank a seated figure in a dark maroon cloth draped with garlands, presumably a deity murti or portrait, with a silver peetha before it. Floral offerings and brass thalis are arranged on white cloth on the floor.2011-03-14May 26 20172017-05-26November 15 20122012-11-15A row of devotees, mostly women in white and cream garments with gold borders, sit cross-legged on a white floor during a puja. Brass plates, bells, lamps and yellow-flowered offerings sit on yellow and orange cloths along the line. Several right hands reach toward the offerings, placing items and handling flowers and grains. A small flame burns on a brass lamp near the centre, and a red-bordered orange cloth holds additional brass vessels at the front. Several figures in the background are seated, and no leader is clearly visible in the frame.2017-05-26A seated puja in an indoor hall with a mat floor. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a tilak on his forehead and a sacred thread sits cross-legged, offering with one hand over a brass lamp. Beside him, men in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with a gold border sit before lit oil lamps, brass plates, flowers and a banana leaf with offerings on a striped cloth. Behind them, more seated devotees and framed deity pictures hang on the wall.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 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 copiesPhoto 11687596 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies