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A seated group of women in orange, saffron and maroon garments performs a puja in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. Several women hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames, while others raise cups or dishes of offerings; smoke rises from incense near brass plates of flowers, fruit and sweets on the floor. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and a few women in white stand among them. Behind them, more participants sit and hold lamps. No one is identifiable as a person in this frame.

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April 04 20142014-04-04A seated group of women in saffron and orange robes performs a puja in a hall with red curtains. Many hold small brass oil lamps or lit diyas in their hands, and brass thalis with flowers, sweets and kumkum sit on mats in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas. One woman in the foreground in red-orange saree holds a brass lamp, another in orange robes with glasses holds a lamp, and a woman with a tilak in orange sits at right holding a lamp. Beside them stand small plates with offerings and a copper vessel.2013-09-21A photo of a group of women in saffron and orange robes seated on the floor in a white hall, performing a ritual offering. Several hold small brass oil lamps and cups raised toward the front, and one woman in the foreground holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks and bangles decorate their wrists. Red curtains hang behind them, and a brass thali with offerings and flowers sits on a white table at the left. Several more women in the background watch the ritual.2013-07-13A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja. Front rows of young women and girls wear saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps and small handbells. Behind them, women in white and cream clothing and some in red-brown sarees hold lit oil lamps and bells, with a few wearing red shawls. Brass plates with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people.2013-09-27A group of women seated on the floor in orange and maroon saris with gold borders performs an aarti with lit oil lamps held in brass dishes. Several women wear rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti. Trays with flowers, small brass bowls and offerings sit in front. Pink flowers lie in a dish at lower left. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2013-07-11A photograph of a large seated group of women in a hall with pink walls and white windows, devotees holding small lit oil lamps in their hands. Most wear saffron, orange and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas; some wear white saris with maroon borders. Brass plates with flowers, a small brass lamp and offerings sit on orange mats on the floor in front of them. Behind them more seated and standing participants are visible, a few in white. Watermarked archive photo of a satsang-style devotional gathering; no leader is clearly visible in the frame.2013-02-02A group of women seated on the floor in a plain indoor hall performs a ritual with brass oil lamps and small brass cups on orange cloths. Several women in the foreground wear orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads; one front woman holds a brass bell and a small vessel. Behind them, women in white saris with red-bordered shawls hold lit lamps aloft. Red chairs and a white door are in the background, and a flower-filled brass plate sits in front. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-10-01September 16 20142014-09-16October 15 20112011-10-15A large group of women sits cross-legged on a white floor in a hall, each holding a lit oil lamp in front of brass puja plates with kumkum and flowers on orange mats. Many wear white saris with orange or yellow shawls, and a woman in the front centre wears an orange sari and gold bangles, reading an open book. A stage with a green top and orange backdrop, a small table with striped cloth, and a hanging white curtain are behind them. The scene suggests a collective puja or aarti with lamps, though no a person is visibly present.2010-10-10October 05 20142014-10-05 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a bright hall with a light-coloured floor and mats. In the foreground a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, while a girl in orange with a sandalwood mark on her forehead holds a lit oil lamp. Other women in orange, maroon and white saris hold lamps and brass vessels, and small silver trays with flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Behind them many more devotees, some in white, sit in rows, and a few stand near the back. No person is clearly a person; the scene shows devotees performing aarti with oil lamps.2013-08-02