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A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a bright, tiled hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, several women in saffron and orange saris sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, with brass plates of offerings, oil lamps and small bowls set on orange cloths before them. Behind them, a large crowd of seated women, girls and children in white, green, red and orange clothing watches or joins in the ritual. Decorative hangings with colourful tassels line the upper walls, and a brass lamp stand stands at the left.

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May 08 20122012-05-08May 12 20122012-05-12April 16 20122012-04-16A large hall with a glossy white marble floor and a draped ceiling decorated with tall striped pillars of red, yellow, and blue ribbons. Dozens of seated devotees sit in rows on mats, many with palms pressed together in prayer or hands resting on laps, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offering bowls arranged on red mats before them. Women wear saris and salwar in orange, saffron, yellow, red, and white, and several wear white ritual clothes. An elderly man in an orange shawl sits at the far left on a raised platform beside a golden ornate shrine with a deity murti. Red curtains hang along the walls. Several people are gathered near the back and sides, and the event appears to be a satsang or puja.2012-05-07A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows a seated congregation of women and girls in red, orange, white and yellow saris and salwar kameez, sitting on mats in rows. Many have brass thalis with lit oil lamps, flowers and small brass vessels in front of them on red mats, and several have their palms joined in prayer. At the back, a man in white stands near the far wall beneath framed portraits and decorative hanging fabric streamers. A mood of pooja or satsang gathering is shown. Some women wear rudraksha or beaded malas.2012-05-08A large hall during a seated group puja, with a crowd of roughly 100 people sitting on mats on the floor facing a central area. Women in orange and saffron saris sit in the front rows with brass plates, oil lamps and small offering dishes arranged on orange cloths before them. A woman in white sits centrally, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and a headband sits at the right front with brass items. Children and young people in colourful shirts fill the middle and back rows. Tall brass lamp stands and a row of ornate multicoloured hanging decorations line the high white ceiling, and red curtains hang on the side walls. A golden throne-like seat is visible at the far end of the hall.2012-05-12May 08 20122012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange and white mats during a group practice. In the foreground, young women and men wear white kurtas and sarees with orange or saffron shawls and stoles, many with brass plates of offerings, flowers, fruit and small oil lamps arranged before them. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling, and a large crowd of people in white and orange fills the room toward a distant stage area.2011-01-22October 23 20122012-10-23April 17 20122012-04-17April 14 20122012-04-14