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A large hall with cream walls and a polished floor where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing forward toward an unseen focus. Most women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon borders, some with rudraksha malas; others wear green, red, yellow or white saris. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads. Small brass oil lamps and thalis with offerings sit on orange cloths before them, and some hold their hands in anjali. Red and orange drapes, hanging orange-and-blue banners, a framed deity picture on the wall, and folded bedding stacks are visible behind them.

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May 08 20122012-05-08A 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.2012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08May 16 20122012-05-16A 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.2012-05-07January 03 20132013-01-03A photograph of a large hall with rows of seated women in orange and red saris with gold borders, many with white and red tilaka marks and rudraksha malas. Several have brass trays with oil lamps, small bowls and flowers in front of them, performing a ritual worship. Behind them, seated people in white clothes sit on mats, and pink curtains, red-and-white banners and windows line the room.2013-03-16May 08 20122012-05-08April 04 20122012-04-04 +1 copiesA large hall with pink walls, red curtains and colourful striped pillars hung with fabric. Rows of women and men in saffron-orange and red robes with yellow borders sit cross-legged on a white floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. Brass plates with flowers, oil lamps and small ritual vessels are set before them. Several people in white clothes sit near the back, and framed portraits hang on the walls. Visible people are numerous across the hall, with many seated devotees in saffron and white clothing. A person presiding at the far end is not clearly identifiable, and no figure is clearly distinguished by the cues needed for an identification.2013-03-16April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copies