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A row of women sits cross-legged on a tiled floor in a dimly lit hall, facing forward with hands resting or holding offerings. Many wear white or cream saris with coloured borders, and several wear rudraksha malas around their necks. In front of them lie lit oil lamps and small brass plates with flowers and offerings, giving the scene a warm glow. Framed pictures hang on the pale wall behind them, and the women appear absorbed in prayer or chanting.

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A photograph of a large indoor hall where many women sit on the floor in rows, dressed in cream and white saris with rudraksha malas. Each devotee has a brass plate or tray in front of them holding lit oil lamps (diyas), small red and white offerings and flower petals. The warm lamplight dominates the scene. In the background a golden deity murti or ornate golden shrine stands on a raised platform near a red and gold draped altar, with framed pictures on the walls and hanging lights above. Several people stand at the back, and a camera stand is visible on the right.2018-12-31December 31 20182018-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20182018-12-31A row of seated devotees in white and orange clothing with rudraksha malas performs a pada puja or satsang with eyes closed and hands folded. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels with flowers sit on the floor in front of them, and lit lamps glow along the line. Behind them a carved wooden lattice wall and a red cloth backdrop frame the hall. No individual in the row is identified as a person.2014-09-07December 31 20182018-12-31September 16 20142014-09-16December 31 20182018-12-31December 31 20182018-12-31A photo of a seated group of devotees performing an aarti with small oil lamps in a hall with red and gold walls. In the foreground, a woman in a beige cardigan with glasses and a rudraksha-style mala holds an oil lamp in her outstretched right hand while chanting. Beside her, an older woman with grey hair wears a white sari with a pink border and holds a lamp. Behind them, rows of women in white and cream clothes hold lit oil lamps and lamps on plates. Brass puja plates with flowers, a bell and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the mat in front. No a person candidate is visible.2012-09-03A photograph of a group of devotees seated indoors holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The woman at center wears a yellow shawl over a white sari with a red and gold border, a white tilak line on her forehead, and holds a brass lamp toward the viewer. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds another lamp and wears a rudraksha-style mala. Another woman at right in cream and red shawl holds a lamp, and a woman at left wears a red shawl. Behind them, younger girls in maroon and gold clothing hold lit candles or lamps, and a pink flower is visible at the lower center. Several people are visible, all with white forehead markings.2013-01-14December 26 20102010-12-26December 31 20182018-12-31