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A large hall with rows of seated devotees in orange and red saffron robes performing a padapuja-style ritual on low raised platforms. In the foreground, a young woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, gazing forward. Behind her, many more devotees sit at brass plates, lamps and small vessels. Red curtains and framed photographs line the walls, and a pale ceiling with fluorescent lights overhead.

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A large hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls shows many women in saffron-orange robes seated on mats in rows for a padapuja. In the foreground, a young woman with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed in prayer sits beside another in orange holding flower petals over a brass plate; a silver conch, brass lamps, and small trays of flowers and offerings sit on the mats. Behind them, an older woman in a red-and-gold sari sits with folded hands. Other participants in orange and red sit along the rows, with no visible a person figure or throne in the frame.2013-12-11December 13 20132013-12-13December 11 20132013-12-11A row of young women in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall with red curtains, eyes lowered in meditation or prayer. Many wear rudraksha mala necklaces and white or sandal forehead markings. In front of them are silver-coloured padukas or low platforms with brass oil lamps, bowls, incense sticks and small offerings, indicating a padukapuja setting. A few older women in white sit in the background. Overhead banners and a wall clock are visible.2013-12-16December 16 20132013-12-16A large group of women seated on the floor in rows in a hall with red curtains, dressed in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Many sit before silver trays holding brass oil lamps, small bells, flowers and petals, appearing to perform a puja or padapuja. Some hold lamps or small offerings, and a few seated figures at the top right wear white and orange clothing. The scene looks like a ritual ceremony in an ashram hall.2014-02-03A photograph of a large hall where rows of young women and girls in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on white ritual mats, with brass lamps, small brass vessels, and plates of flowers and fruit arranged on low tables before them. Several wear rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and some are pouring or handling items from the brass vessels as part of a puja. Red curtains and framed religious pictures line the walls, and a small statuette sits among the flower offerings in the foreground. The setting suggests a group ritual or padapuja in an ashram hall.2013-12-13February 07 20142014-02-07A large hall with rows of women seated on the floor performing a puja. Most wear orange, saffron and rust-red saris or robes, with one woman in a white sari with gold border at the front left. Each sits before a silver-toned tray with oil lamps, flowers, fruit, brass cups and red cloth, hands folded in prayer. Blue tape lines mark the rows. Wall banners and a blue sofa, tripods and a camera sit at the far end of the room.2013-12-10October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesDecember 13 20132013-12-13May 09 20132013-05-09