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Indoor puja setting in a warmly lit room. Two women sit on a red and gold cloth before a polished silver tray holding a small silver kalasha-style vessel, oil lamps, a silver tumbler, white flowers and a cup of rice or grain. The woman on the left wears a red sari with gold border, a red bindi and a green gem pendant, holding a small silver bowl. The woman on the right wears a cream sari with gold border and an orange-gold shawl, a dark rudraksha-style mala at her neck, and is bent over the tray arranging offerings. A flower basket with pink and white blossoms sits at right. No deity image or a person is visible.

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September 30 20082008-09-30A padapuja ritual in progress. A seated figure in an orange-and-gold garment has bare feet resting on a large gold tray, which is surrounded by white flower petals and a red flower. Around the tray stand silver bowls and dishes holding white flowers, a bowl of honey-coloured liquid, and small silver vessels. A woman in a red-and-cream sari with a rudraksha mala sits kneeling and attentively watches. A younger woman in a white outfit with a mala and a forehead mark stands with hands folded, and an older woman with grey hair and glasses sits at the bottom right corner. The visible person in orange has only the feet and lower garment shown, so the face is not visible.2013-01-20September 30 20082008-09-30June 10 20092009-06-10A photograph of two women seated cross-legged on the floor before an orange-red wall, performing a puja ritual. The woman on the left wears an orange sari with a maroon border and a red bindi, holding a brass bell and a small brass vessel. The woman on the right wears a white sari with teal border and an orange shawl, with glasses, holding a brass bell and a small brass vessel. Before them on orange cloths are brass plates with flower petals and yellow offerings, a blue plate of petals, brass cups, conch shells and spoons. Behind them stands a tall red and gold brocade-covered cylindrical object, and a brass plate sits on a red wooden cabinet at right.2010-09-22A photograph of devotees performing an offering ritual at a satsang. In the centre, a woman in a white dress with a yellow shawl and a vermilion bindi holds a silver plate with an orange cloth and white cloth pieces, eyes closed and chanting. To the right, a woman in white-and-gold saree with a dark beaded mala and red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other women in yellow shawls and white clothes hold orange-wrapped trays at left, and silver bowls of fruit including a red apple and offerings sit in the foreground. A man with a white shirt and gold chain stands at the upper right, near a microphone.2010-11-10Two women sit at a white-draped table preparing offerings. The woman on the right wears a bright orange silk sari with a gold zari border, a gold necklace and earrings, and a small red bindi, and is arranging pink and white flower petals on a clear plastic plate. The woman on the left wears a maroon silk sari with a gold border and wire-rimmed glasses and is working with a small plate and utensils. Printed paper with decorative motifs lies on the table, and an orange-clad person is partly visible at the left edge.2008-05-11April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA photograph inside a hall with plum-coloured carpet and a carved wooden chair behind the group. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saree with a maroon border kneels and bends forward to offer something to a seated woman in a white and orange saree with an orange shawl, who smiles and holds out her hands over a silver plate on a green leaf containing folded banknotes. Behind them sits a smiling woman in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, and a silver bowl and white-draped table with flowers appear at the left. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is claimed.2007-11-12December 07 20092009-12-07November 25 20102010-11-25A woman sits cross-legged on a floor mat during a puja, wearing a white sari with green and gold border and an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, with a rudraksha mala and a round pendant with a portrait around her neck. Her eyes are closed as she holds pink flower petals in her hands. Brass puja items sit on an orange cloth in front of her: a brass plate, lamps, a small brass vessel, an incense stick and pink flowers. Two other women in white and yellow shawls sit behind her, one with a red bindi and white marks on the forehead.2010-09-25