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A seated group of devotees performs a padapuja-style ritual indoors on a white tiled floor covered with straw mats. Many women sit in rows wearing orange, saffron and maroon saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and forehead markings. Brass plates with flowers, small lamps and metal vessels sit on red cloths in front of them, and several women have their hands folded in prayer. In the background, more participants in red and orange attire sit among white-clad people. A printed copyright and source line appears across the photo.

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September 06 20132013-09-06A seated group of devotees, mostly women, performs a ritual in a hall with tiled floor and woven mats. Most wear saffron and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several have white ash marks on their foreheads. Each has a brass puja setup on an orange cloth with brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, pink flowers and small bowls. The women sit with hands folded or pressed in prayer, eyes lowered. Behind them more participants in orange and red sit in rows, and a red banner hangs at the top of the room.2013-07-28June 06 20142014-06-06A row of women in orange and rust-red saris sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Several wear rudraksha malas; the foreground woman on the right has glasses and a red bindi, and others have gold bangles. In front of them are brass thalis with sliced fruit, flower petals, small brass bowls, oil lamps and bells on orange and red mats. No swami or a person figure is visible among the people.2013-09-11July 23 20132013-07-23July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesMarch 31 20132013-03-31Photo of a row of women seated cross-legged on a cream floor, dressed in red and orange saris with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas and small bindis. In the foreground, a woman in a deep red sari holds a small brass item in her hands, while a woman at the right edge wears gold bangles and a red sari. Before them are brass lamps, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, a dark stone lingam-like figure, a brass deity murti, flowers, and small bowls on orange cloth mats. a person is not clearly visible among those present.2013-02-04 +1 copiesA large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11A large group of women seated on the floor in an indoor hall performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps and plates of flowers and offerings in front of them. Many wear orange and rust-red saris with dark rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and several have white sacred markings on their foreheads. One woman in a white sari and orange shawl sits at the left, and a woman in a white blouse with glasses sits among the group at right. Some hold lamps aloft while others tend small bowls and plates. Figures behind them in orange and red garments stand near the back of the hall. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated devotees.2014-04-04A seated group ceremony in a hall with red floor mats. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on the floor in orange, saffron and deep red saris and robes, many with white and red forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young girl in orange sits with palms joined beside a brass lamp, and an older woman in red sits with a mala. Brass oil lamps, small bowls, flowers, incense sticks and kumkum-marked trays are arranged on cloths before them, consistent with a puja or homa setting. Several women in white saris and white clothing sit in the background among the devotees. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2013-11-22September 13 20132013-09-13