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A woman in a white sari with a red-orange border and a white forehead mark carries a tray toward the front of a hall where many participants sit on the floor. She wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and holds a small framed picture of a seated saffron-robed figure on a decorated tray with a white miniature shrine-like structure. Around her, seated people in white clothes with orange-red shawls sit before small white altar pieces with lamps and offerings on a striped rug. The setting suggests a group ritual or satsang with offerings being distributed.

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Photograph of a seated group of devotees performing an aarti with oil lamps in a hall. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged on mats: the woman on the left wears a white saree with gold border and holds a small oil lamp; the woman in the centre, with grey hair and red-orange garland, wears white with a gold border and holds a lamp on a brass plate; the woman on the right wears a maroon saree with gold border, black beaded mala, and holds a small brass lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange and saffron garments, some with white headbands and rudraksha malas, hold lit lamps. Brass plates with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings sit on the floor.2014-07-11Photograph of a seated group ceremony in a hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari leans forward holding a silver tray of lit oil lamps toward seated devotees. Beside her, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stands with her back to the camera, also holding a lamp. Seated devotees wear saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, and some have white head coverings. A man with glasses in the front row sits with his hands together. The scene suggests an arati or lamp offering during a satsang. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible. Approximately fifteen to twenty people are visible.2017-03-14A photograph of a seated group of devotees at a session hall. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with gold border stands bent forward, applying a mark to the forehead of a seated woman with short red hair, white top and orange shawl. Around them, seated participants wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and sashes; a man in a white shirt and orange sash sits in the background, and a few people hold small white wooden ritual objects in front of them. The scene suggests a devotional ritual session, with a red-and-gold carved wooden structure visible at the lower left.2017-03-13March 14 20172017-03-14September 20 20142014-09-20A photograph of a group of devotees seated on red floor mats during a ritual, many holding small lit oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman with grey hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange sari with yellow border and a rudraksha mala, holding a brass plate with flowers and a lamp toward the viewer. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits with a plate of offerings. Behind them, women and men in white clothes, some with red shawls, and a girl in a maroon top hold lamps, with a fire-like flame and brass vessels on the mats. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the scene reads as a devotional puja with lamp offerings.2013-06-02A photograph of a Maheshwara Puja style ritual in a hall full of seated devotees. Two women in white saris with gold borders and white head caps stand at the centre, one holding a silver tray of lit oil lamps and the other tending a flame near a seated man. Both wear rudraksha malas and small kumkum marks. A shaved-headed seated devotee with white markings on his forehead and a rudraksha mala sits in front. Devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground and background, and an orange display board with framed photographs stands at the right.2016-12-18A seated group of women in white and cream dhotis and saris with orange, saffron and yellow shawls performs a ritual, several holding small brass handbells and oil lamps. Brass plates with offerings of fruit, red kumkum and sweets sit on orange mats in front of them. Plastic containers and a tiled floor fill the room, with a few people in saffron behind and at the edge of the frame. One woman wears a rudraksha mala and sindoor. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering in an ashram hall.2011-09-22Night ritual in an open courtyard with participants seated on colourful striped mats. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-and-white border bends forward, offering a steel plate of red and yellow flower petals to a seated woman in white clothes and a rust-coloured shawl. Others in white and rust-red shawls sit in rows behind, some wearing rudraksha malas. Standing figures in white are visible at the back, and red chairs line the left side. The scene suggests a group puja or devotional sitting, with flowers as the offering. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2017-04-28A photograph of a group seated closely in an ashram hall during an arati-style offering. In the foreground a woman in white sari with gold border leans in to hold a silver tray of lit oil lamps. Seated devotees around her wear white and cream clothing with orange-red shawls and scarves; a woman in a pale yellow-gold sari with a red bindi sits beside them, and a man in white with an orange shawl presses his palms together at the lower right. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron robes and malas sit in the background. Several seated people are visible, with a crowd of more than twenty in the hall.2017-03-14 +1 copiesOctober 20 20102010-10-20A seated group of women and girls in a bright hall with red curtains performs a puja. In the foreground a young woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white top and red scarf sits with hands folded. Brass plates, a bell-shaped brass lamp with lit oil lamps, small brass vessels, orange cloth and a plastic container of offerings lie on the floor. Behind them many more devotees sit in white, green and maroon clothes, some with hands in prayer. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-08