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Photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a white floor in a temple-like hall, many wearing orange saris with red borders and white blouses with orange shawls, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. In front of each seated person is a brass puja plate with a small oil lamp, bowls and flowers on orange mats. The women sit with eyes closed or hands folded, appearing to take part in a group ritual. No man in saffron with a person cues is visible, so no candidate is identified.

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December 22 20102010-12-22A row of women in saffron and orange saris sits cross-legged on the floor during a puja, facing forward in quiet attention. In front of them stand brass oil lamps with lit wicks, brass plates and small vessels arranged on red trays, and a few women hold small white offerings in their hands. Behind them are white-and-orange clad devotees and a draped table with metal pots. The scene suggests a ritual ceremony in an ashram hall during evening light.2010-11-24A row of women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders sits cross-legged on a glossy white floor, hands pressed in anjali mudra. Brass puja plates with lamps, flowers and small offering bowls lie along the front edge, and a small dark deity murti is at the right. Two lit oil lamps are visible. Some women wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles. A pink curtain hangs at the upper left, and a watermarked archive copyright notice appears at lower right. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2013-01-28A row of women sits cross-legged on the floor in a ritual setting, each before a small orange mat holding brass plates of flowers, brass cups and lit oil lamps. Many wear white or cream clothes with orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders, while the women in front wear plain orange saris and hold small brass plates in their hands. Brass kalasha-style vessels and small lamps line the front, and an orange cloth hangs on the wall behind. The posture and offerings suggest a group puja or aarti in progress, with several participants apparently holding flower-filled plates.2010-09-12October 26 20102010-10-26A photograph of a large group of women seated in rows on the floor during a pada puja style ritual. Most wear orange or saffron robes with red shawls or white garments with red or yellow borders, and many hold small oil lamps with lit flames. In front of them are brass plates, small brass vessels and bells set on orange ritual mats along a white platform. Several women wear rudraksha malas. The room is dim with warm lamplight, and the women appear focused and seated in devotion.2010-10-21A photograph of a large hall where many women sit cross-legged on the floor holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands, with brass puja plates of offerings set on red mats before them. Most wear orange, saffron and white or yellow saris with red borders, and several have sindoor or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A covered table with a kalasha-like vessel stands at the back of the room, and a microphone stand is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a collective lamp-lighting ritual during an evening programme. No single figure is identifiable as a person in this view.2010-11-23A row of women sits cross-legged on a white marble floor in an ashram hall, leading a puja. Most wear saffron-orange saris with gold borders, and several wear rudraksha malas. One woman in the foreground, wearing glasses and a rust-orange sari, sits with her hands joined, and the women beside her also appear to be chanting. In front of them lie brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, small brass bowls, flower petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a small deity murti. A woman in the right foreground wears a pink sari. Plastic storage boxes sit along the floor at the left. Several participants in the back wear white. The scene is a satsang-style devotional gathering.2013-01-15A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor during a pratyaksha padapuja style ritual. The foreground woman in the right corner wears an orange-red sari with a matching shawl and a red blouse, and holds a small item in her hands with eyes lowered. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari and bindi sits with hands folded. Further along, women in white and orange-red garments sit in a line, with brass puja plates, oil lamps lit on the floor, and a blue container of offerings in front of them. Red curtains hang at the back of the hall.2011-12-30A photograph of a group of women in orange and red saris seated on the floor in a ritual setting, with brass oil lamps, small brass vessels, a kalasha-style bowl and plates of flowers and offerings arranged on mats in front of them. Several women have their hands pressed together in prayer or hold small offerings, and one woman in the foreground sprinkles or places items from a brass plate. Women in white saris with yellow borders sit behind them. Lit oil lamps and marigold-like flowers are visible on the mats.2010-11-19October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20132013-02-22