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A seated group of devotees performs a devotional rite in a hall, most with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women and young people wear white dhotis or sarees with orange shawls, and some wear yellow shawls. Small oil lamps with flames sit on the floor in front of them, along with brass vessels and offerings on mats. Behind them, a large painted backdrop shows a figure in red and orange, and a small altar stands at the right edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.

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May 19 20082008-05-19A row of women seated on the floor in a pink-walled hall, many in white saris with orange shawls, hands pressed in anjali. Brass plates, small brass lamps, flowers and offerings sit on orange cloths before them. In the background a camera on a tripod films the gathering, and a gold deity murti stands near the wall with red curtains and hanging decorations. Darshan-style satsang or puja atmosphere. No figure in the image is identified as a person.2010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12A seated group of women performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with a white floor. Rows of brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on orange and red mats in front of the participants. Foreground: a woman in saffron-orange sari with a maroon border sits with hands together, reading from an open book, and beside her women in white sarees with yellow or orange shawls chant from printed sheets. Some attendees wear white with green borders. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow sit in rows near a green canopy and striped cloth. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-16A hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange sannyasi-style robes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, with white-clad devotees behind them. Some wear yellow shawls over white clothing. Brass plates with oil lamps and small flower-decorated offerings sit in front of them on colourful striped mats. Lit oil lamps are scattered across the floor. Behind the group, more devotees in white sit in rows, and a few stand near the back and sides of the hall. Banners hang from the ceiling and a wall display is visible at the right. The scene reflects a devotional satsang or puja. No identifiable central figure is clearly visible.2008-05-19A large group of women sit cross-legged in rows on a white floor, many in orange or saffron saris and kurtas, others in white with orange or yellow shawls, holding small brass oil lamps and lit candles while performing a ritual. Before them are brass plates with flowers, small brass vessels and orange mats. Behind them stands a row of plastic chairs, a table draped with striped cloth and a monitor at the right edge. Several women wear rudraksha malas. No male candidate for a person is visible, so no appearance-based identification is made.2010-10-24A large seated congregation in a hall with cream walls and red curtains fills the floor in rows. Foreground women wear orange, white and yellow saris with kumkum and vibhuti on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, holding brass plates and small brass vessels for puja. Many others in saffron and orange robes sit with palms joined in devotion. Tiled floor, woven mats and plates of offerings lie in front, with framed banners on the walls behind.2014-07-11September 12 20102010-09-12April 30 20122012-04-30A seated group of women in white clothes and yellow shawls sits on a tiled floor with hands joined in prayer namaskar. In the foreground, brass puja thalis hold flowers, fruit and offerings, with small oil lamps and a bell beside them. Behind the group, an older man and a woman in orange shawls sit on white chairs, with a plain white wall and a speaker in the background. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering or puja.2009-10-17October 16 20102010-10-16A photograph of a row of seated devotees performing a puja during a ritual at an indoor hall. Two prominent women in front wear white dhotis or saris with orange shawls and fold their hands in prayer; the nearer woman wears glasses. Before them on woven mats are brass plates, bowls, small brass oil lamps lit with flames, a brass lota, a banana-leaf or cloth offering, scattered flower petals and white powder. Behind them more devotees in orange and white sit in a line, and a cloth-covered table stands at the back wall. No deity murti or a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2008-05-19