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Large group of devotees seated cross-legged on mats in a temple hall performing a puja with eyes closed and hands folded in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a bright orange saree with a rudraksha mala sits before brass puja plates and small oil lamps. Nearby women wear white, orange and saffron shawls, a woman in a white saree with black border and a woman in a blue saree. Behind them a golden deity murti and a gilded shrine with glass cases fill the hall, with a brass cow statue at right. The setting appears to be an ashram temple, with the group engaged in meditative prayer.

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April AF 2012April AF 2012A large hall with a polished tile floor holds a seated group of women and girls in orange, saffron and white saris and salwar kameez, sitting cross-legged on mats with eyes closed and hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari and a woman in an orange and white outfit with an orange shawl sit with brass puja plates, small lamps and offering trays before them. Behind them rows of seated devotees fill the room, and gold-framed shrines with a deity murti and a golden chariot-style structure stand along the back wall. A blue water bottle and a handbag rest on the mats in front.A large hall filled with a seated audience, most wearing white garments, with a front section of women in saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas seated on the floor behind small brass plates and offerings laid on white mats. Several hold up small items or lamps in front of them. Red curtains line the walls, portraits hang on the side walls, and ceiling lights illuminate the room. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja gathering. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed.2013-05-19April 09 20122012-04-09April 20 20122012-04-20A photograph of a seated congregation on a polished white marble floor during a satsang. In the front row, several women in saffron and orange saris sit cross-legged with brass puja trays, small oil lamps and flower offerings before them; one woman in the centre presses her palms together in anjali. Behind them a large crowd of mostly women in orange, maroon, white and green saris and salwar kameez fills the hall, with some younger girls and a few Western-looking attendees among them. A seated figure in white at the back-right edge is partly visible. The scene reads as a group prayer or satsang session in a large hall.2013-01-24 +1 copiesJuly 19 20122012-07-19July 07 20132013-07-07A seated group of women in orange, saffron and maroon garments performs a puja in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. Several women hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames, while others raise cups or dishes of offerings; smoke rises from incense near brass plates of flowers, fruit and sweets on the floor. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and a few women in white stand among them. Behind them, more participants sit and hold lamps. No one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2014-04-20April AF 2012A photograph of a seated group in a hall performing a padapuja-style devotional ritual. In the front row, a woman in cream and gold clothes sits with palms pressed together, and beside her another woman in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Several women wear yellow shawls over white clothes, and a woman in an orange saree sits in the foreground with joined hands. Brass plates, small bowls and plastic containers with offerings sit on the floor in front of them. Behind the rows, many more people sit and stand near a metal railing, and a patterned fabric hanging with bird motifs is visible at the top of the room.2010-09-08