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A large group of women seated on the floor of a hall in rows, holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands during a ritual. Most wear orange or saffron saris and garments with maroon borders, while some wear white saris with yellow or orange borders. Several hold small brass bells or implements in their other hands. Some are reading from open booklets on their laps. On the right, a flat-screen monitor on a white podium shows a video feed of a seated figure in orange and red clothing, and a film camera on a tripod records the scene. Behind them, more seated participants and a few standing attendees are visible, and a blue banner hangs on the back wall. Scattered brass lamps and plates lie on the floor in front.

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October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall, holding small oil lamps lit with flames. Many wear saffron-orange and yellow garments with red shawls, and several have white clothing. Brass plates with offerings and small flower or leaf items sit before them on red mats. On the right, a tripod-mounted camera films a flat-screen monitor on a white pedestal showing an image of a deity murti. A devotional lamp-lit gathering, appearing to be a group practice or puja. Several people are visible, with a camera crew at the edge of the frame.2010-11-23November 13 20102010-11-13A seated group of devotees in a hall during a puja, with rows of women in orange saris and white clothes holding open books and sitting before brass puja trays and oil lamps on orange mats. Men in white dhotis and orange robes sit behind them, and a small monitor on a stand at the back shows a deity image. Brass pots and small bells sit on the floor in front of the rows, with flower petals and kumkum in the plates.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group of ashramites in a bright hall during an evening satsang, with many small oil lamps lit on trays before them. Most wear saffron, orange and peach robes, some in white with yellow or red shawls. A bald monk in orange in the foreground holds a lit lamp and sits near a white platform. A large banner on the back wall shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban, with ornate red and gold trim. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor displaying the scene sit at the right. Pink-tinted walls and red floor cloth surround the group.2010-12-26A photograph of a large group of women seated in rows on the floor during a pada puja style ritual. Most wear orange or saffron robes with red shawls or white garments with red or yellow borders, and many hold small oil lamps with lit flames. In front of them are brass plates, small brass vessels and bells set on orange ritual mats along a white platform. Several women wear rudraksha malas. The room is dim with warm lamplight, and the women appear focused and seated in devotion.2010-10-21November 14 20102010-11-14December 22 20102010-12-22A hall with pale pink walls where a long row of women sits cross-legged on the floor facing a raised white stage on the left. Most wear orange or saffron saris and some wear yellow, with small brass plates, lamps and bowls set in front of them on orange cloths. Off to the right, a television on a white stand shows a live feed of a seated figure, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene. Curtains, a wooden cabinet and a stair railing are visible, and a hanging orange-and-patterned banner sits at the top right.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a hall with pale pink walls and white tiled floor, where a long row of women sit cross-legged on the floor in orange and saffron saris and yellow salwar-style outfits, with brass plates and small bowls set in front of them on orange cloths. A monitor on a white lectern shows a video feed of a seated speaker, and video cameras on tripods film the scene from the right. A white raised platform with an orange cloth lies at the left foreground, and devotees sit along the far wall in the background.2010-10-22 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with tiled floor. A standing man in an orange robe at the far end holds a lit lamp-tiered brass arati vessel with flames aloft near a railing. Rows of seated women in orange and red saris, many holding small oil lamps or offering plates, face him; one woman in a white sari with orange border sits at right. A wall TV shows a deity image, and a decorated stage with painted pillars and deity figures stands behind. Oil lamps and offering trays rest on the floor. A bearded man in white sits near the TV area.2014-07-28