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A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several young girls in orange-saffron robes with pink borders wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one holds an open booklet, and brass oil lamps and a brass plate with offerings sit on the low stone table before them. Behind them, women in maroon and red-brown robes with long rudraksha malas and white tilaka sit cross-legged, and an older woman in white with glasses sits near the back. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.

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November 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copiesNovember 14 20132013-11-14November 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copiesSeated devotees perform a group puja with small oil lamps during a satsang gathering indoors. In the foreground, young women and a young boy in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings hold lit oil lamps and make gestures of devotion. Behind them, women in white and cream saris, and others in red and orange garments, sit on a mat-covered floor with brass plates and small lamps placed before them.2013-11-28 +3 copiesFebruary 05 20142014-02-05November 14 20132013-11-14February 05 20142014-02-05December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesDecember 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesDecember 30 20132013-12-30A photograph of a large group of women and girls in orange robes seated on the floor of a hall with a red curtain backdrop during a ritual. Many wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Each sits before a silver tray holding brass plates of fruit, flowers, a small oil lamp and a brass vessel, and several perform hand gestures or pour from vessels. Behind them, a few people in white and orange sit among rows of red chairs. The scene suggests a padapuja-style group ritual, though the photograph itself shows only the offering trays and seated devotees. Several dozen people are visible.2013-12-11Indoor devotional gathering of young women in saffron-orange robes with pink borders, seated on the floor. In the foreground, one woman holds a small brass oil lamp (deepa) in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, while another woman beside her wears a rudraksha mala and holds a lamp, with incense smoke rising. Their foreheads bear white tilak markings. Behind them, other devotees in red, green and white saris sit with lit oil lamps and candles, and an older woman in white with glasses and a long necklace sits at right. Red curtains and a wall of framed images form the background, with a few small offerings on a plate at lower right.2013-11-23