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A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group pada puja ritual. Many women wear saffron-orange saris and red-brown or orange garments, with rudraksha malas and some with white headbands, sitting on mats in rows. Several hold small brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and offerings, and one woman in a white sari sits with palms pressed together. Pink-red and green patterned saris appear among the rows. Behind them stand an ornate golden canopy with a square-patterned yellow and gold backdrop, a stage, and walls hung with framed pictures and orange curtains. The space is brightly lit with ceiling fixtures and a crowd of roughly thirty to forty visible participants.

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Wide view of a hall where many women sit on the floor in rows, performing a puja with lit oil lamps. Most wear orange or deep maroon saris and rudraksha malas; several hold small brass lamps with flames, and some have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Silver plates with offerings, such as fruit, flowers and small bowls, sit before them on mats. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing fill the room, and pink curtains hang along the back wall.2013-03-20A large indoor hall with cream walls and framed portraits holds a seated congregation in saffron, orange and maroon robes with gold borders. In the foreground, women in orange saris with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on white cloth, some with hands raised in mudra, beside brass plates, flowers, small oil lamps and kumkum-marked offerings. Behind them, rows of devotees in red and maroon and others in white sit attentively, and red curtains line the windows. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering; no presiding figure is clearly identifiable here.2013-07-06August 22 20142014-08-22A large hall with cream tiled floor where many women in orange and maroon saris sit in rows on mats performing a pada puja. Each seated devotee holds brass plates with fruit, flowers and small oil lamps before raised stone-like puja platforms. Some wear rudraksha malas and bindis. In the background a decorated stage with a yellow-and-gold backdrop and a central seat or altar is visible, with framed photographs on the walls. A few women in white garments stand or sit among them, and a clear screen-free ceremony is in progress.2014-08-22April AF 2012A large seated group of devotees performs a puja on a bright hall floor covered with woven mats. Many women in orange and rust-red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit before small brass plates holding oil lamps, flowers, bowls and offerings, some holding incense or cups. Several young girls in orange with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads join in. Behind them, participants in white clothes and orange lanyards sit in rows of chairs, and a figure in white stands at the back of the hall. No clear identification of a person is visible in this image; the scene shows an ordinary group ritual with lamps and offerings.2013-03-24January 08 20152015-01-08March 24 20132013-03-24A large seated congregation performs a group ritual, many devotees holding small oil lamps or brass lamps and burning incense while facing forward. In the foreground, four women sit on mats in orange and saffron saris and robes, with brass thalis holding flowers, bananas, kumkum and small lamps before them. Behind them, women in yellow shawls, red saris and white clothes continue the offering. Plastic containers of offerings sit among the mats, and the crowd fills the hall to the back wall.2011-12-03Indoor hall photograph of a large group of women and girls seated on the floor in rows during a puja. Many wear white, orange, saffron and maroon saris or dresses; several hold small brass plates and vessels with offerings, and a few have red or orange shawls. Brass plates with flowers and small lamps sit on mats in front of them. A cabinet and speakers are against the wall behind, with a saffron cloth and portrait at the right edge. Ceiling fans and curtains are visible. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2013-01-03April 04 20122012-04-04July 30 20132013-07-30