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A photograph of a seated group of women in white and cream traditional sarees with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha and bead malas. In the foreground a woman with glasses and her hair in a bun pours or stirs from a small brass vessel, and beside her a woman in a cream saree with a red bindi lifts a spoon over brass plates and bowls on a red-and-gold tray. Brass oil lamps, small cups, flowers and a brass kalasha-style vessel sit on a white cloth before them. A woman with an ID badge on a red lanyard gives an offering with a brass spoon. Stage lights hang in the upper left of a hall with beige panels. The scene suggests a ritual offering ceremony.

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January 05 20192019-01-05A large group of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and kurtas, sit cross-legged in rows during a puja in a hall with red walls. Many hold small brass lamps or incense sticks and perform the ritual with focused expressions. Brass plates, oil lamps and small bowls sit on a cloth in the foreground. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold jewelry; one woman in a pink-bordered sari sits at right, and a woman in a green jacket holds an offering at center-right. No single person is identifiable as a person in this crowd.2012-09-03April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesJune 06 20162016-06-06March 18 20172017-03-18January 01 20192019-01-01A seated group of women in saffron and orange saris and white-and-red traditional dress sit on a polished floor during a ritual gathering. Several hold small brass lamps or cups, and brass plates with flower petals, oil lamps and offerings sit on red mats in front of them. Women in orange with red blouses and rudraksha malas lead the row, while men in white dhotis sit farther back.2011-09-11Photo of a seated group of women in a padapuja or satsang-style ritual. Four prominent women sit close together: on the left, a woman in white with hands pressed in anjali; next, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a red shawl, with a red bindi; then a younger woman in a dark patterned top with an offering; and on the right an older woman with glasses in a white sari with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads, eyes closed and chanting. Red and white flower petals, small oil lamps and offering plates lie on the floor in front, with a large gong behind them.2013-12-13A seated group of devotees performs a lamp ritual indoors. In the foreground a woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi holds a small oil lamp aloft while chanting, and a woman in a red-and-white sari with rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp at right. Behind them many people in saffron and orange robes and white clothing hold lit oil lamps, several with white forehead marks. A small brass tray with offerings sits in front. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this scene, so the a person field is none.2014-08-28A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor during a ritual, most wearing saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas and long rudraksha-bead necklaces. Several hold small brass oil lamps or lit lamps and metal bowls and kalasha-style vessels rest on low wooden platforms in front of them. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground holding a lamp, and another in orange at the right holds a lamp near her chest. Behind them, more devotees in orange and maroon sit with hands folded or raised, and a white-haired woman in orange is in the left background. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the image.2014-10-27A large hall filled with many seated participants in white dhoti and sari-style garments with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, reading yellow booklets on the floor before small brass puja plates with oil lamps and offerings. Several cameras on tripods and a video screen showing a deity image stand at the back. Participants are performing a group puja or ritual reading during an initiation session.2017-03-16A group of women seated on white floor mats perform an aarti-style ritual with small oil lamps held in their hands. The foreground woman on the right has a shaved head and wears white clothing with a rudraksha mala. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with a pink border holds a lamp, and a woman in white with rudraksha beads holds one toward the centre. At left, a woman in an orange robe with rudraksha malas raises a lit lamp, next to a blonde woman in white with a brown shawl. Copper vessels, offerings and a red-draped stage with a microphone appear in the background. Around six people are visible.2014-07-25