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A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a ritual, many wearing saffron-orange saris with magenta borders and rudraksha malas. Several hold long brass horns (ritual trumpets) to their mouths, while others sit before silver plates with small bowls, brass lamps and flower petals. In the foreground a woman with a grey-streaked head and spectacles holds a brass horn, and in the lower right a woman with spectacles plays a horn over a silver tray. Behind them a red curtain and white walls form the backdrop, and some women in white saris are seated at the back. The arrangement suggests a puja with offerings and a group of women performing a ritual together.

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A large indoor satsang hall with a seated congregation of women and girls in orange and maroon robes, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged on mats behind silver trays holding brass lamps, flowers, bowls and small vessels for puja. Red curtains hang in the background and a large audience fills the seating beyond.2013-09-15April 12 20132013-04-12April 10 20132013-04-10A large group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, most wearing orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Several hold small brass oil lamps or aarti lamps with flames, and others hold brass vessels and offerings. Some women in white saris and red-clad participants sit behind them, and a row of metal stanchions runs along the right edge of the hall.2013-07-28September 06 20132013-09-06A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on the floor performing a puja. In the foreground, several women wear orange saris with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead marks, holding small brass bells and hand lamps and offering plates with flowers, fruit and oil lamps. Behind them, rows of people in orange, white and red clothing sit and hold lamps or bells. Red curtains, stacked red mats and chairs line the back wall. Brass vessels, lit oil lamps and flower petals sit on a low table in front. Many people are visible, the count is uncertain beyond the nearest rows.2013-07-26A 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.2013-07-28A large group seated on the floor of a hall performing a puja. In the foreground, young women in orange and maroon saris with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas sit before silver trays holding oil lamps, flowers and small brass vessels. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and maroon clothing and women in white garments sit with hands folded or raised. Red curtains hang at the windows, and a few people in white stand near the back wall.2013-03-20October 26 20132013-10-26A 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.2013-03-24A 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.2014-04-04March 31 20132013-03-31