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A large group of women seated on the floor in a hall, many wearing saffron-orange saris with white borders and orange shawls, holding small brass vessels and lamps in both hands. Brass dishes with flowers and offerings sit on orange mats in front of them, and some women hold open books. The room has red plastic chairs along the back wall and a blue sign at upper left. The women appear to be performing a ritual chant or puja together, with no visible throne or identifiable central figure in view.

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November 10 20102010-11-10A 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.2010-10-21October 27 20102010-10-27Indoor group puja in a bright hall with pale pink walls. Many women sit cross-legged on orange and green mats, wearing cream and white sarees and dresses with yellow shawls, several with green and white borders. They hold lit oil lamps and small brass kalasha-style vessels, with brass thalis of fruit, sweets and flowers in front of them. A blue banner with Tamil text hangs on the left wall. Two or three people in the back row wear orange and red. A cabinet and white curtains are visible behind them.2010-10-25November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA large crowd of women sits on the floor in a hall, many holding lit oil lamps with flames raised toward the camera. Foreground women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; behind them others wear white with yellow or red-orange shawls. Brass plates, small bowls and metal lamps sit before them on mats. Some women hold open notebooks or papers. The setting suggests a collective puja or aarti with lamps during a satsang, with the white-clad ranks spreading into the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 25 20102010-10-25A 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 photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on the floor in rows, many holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands. Most wear white saris or dhotis with orange-red shawls, and a few wear yellow or maroon garments. Brass plates, bowls and oil lamps sit on mats in front of them, with a table of metal vessels and a red-draped stage visible in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2010-12-27February 22 20132013-02-22January 24 20132013-01-24 +1 copiesA row of seated young women in saffron and orange garments, many wearing rudraksha malas, hold brass oil lamps aloft with lit flames while performing a ritual. Some have white vibhuti or sandalwood markings on their foreheads and tilak, and one has a yellow-gold marking on her eyelid area near the lamp. Brass pots, trays with flowers, a small bell and offering plates sit on a white floor in front, with a red curtain and white walls behind. The scene looks like a group aarti or lamp ceremony in a hall.2013-04-07