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Several women sit cross-legged on a white floor taking notes in open notebooks during a teaching session. Foreground, a young woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl and a beaded necklace writes with a pen; beside her a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a multi-coloured rudraksha-style mala writes in a notebook; at right, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl rests her chin on her hand while holding a pen. Others in white and yellow-bordered saris sit behind them. On the floor are a brass oil lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a tray of yellow flowers and a pink plastic container. No a person is clearly visible.

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September 09 20112011-09-09April 08 20122012-04-08August 23 20142014-08-23August 05 20162016-08-05A photograph of several women seated cross-legged on a mat in a bright hall with red curtains, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. The woman in front right wears a cream and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl and bangles; the others wear cream dresses with orange shawls and tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass plates with red flowers, a plastic container of petals, and a bottle of water sit on the floor in front of them, and more people, including children, sit behind them, some holding lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting devotional gathering, but no speaker or a person is visible.2011-09-30October 06 20142014-10-06October 17 20112011-10-17October 09 20102010-10-09A seated group of women and girls in white and coloured ritual dress sits on mats during a puja-style gathering, with small oil lamps lit on the floor and in the hands of several participants. In the foreground, a young woman in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style red-and-gold bead bracelet holds a small brass bell and raises her other hand as she speaks. Beside her, a woman in white with a red shawl also holds a brass bell and lamp. Further back, others wear yellow shawls, pink, purple and orange garments, and gold necklaces. Brass pots, plastic containers and a small tray with flowers and offerings sit on the floor, and red drapery and a red-curtained stage area fill the background. No a person candidate is visible.2011-11-07January 03 20132013-01-03October 25 20112011-10-25Photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a puja on a white tiled hall floor. In the foreground two young women in cream and beige saris with orange-and-green borders sit with eyes closed and hands in prayer posture. Behind them a woman in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl sits beside girls and women in red, blue and pink clothing. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, plates of fruit and sweets, and small brass pooja vessels rest on orange mats in front of them. Many more participants are seated further back in the hall, with cushions and mats spread across the floor.2011-09-26