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A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a hall with a light-coloured floor. In the foreground, a woman in a blue kurta with pink trim and black leggings and glasses sits cross-legged and holds a small brass vessel. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with floral prints and a maroon blouse holds a small lamp and wears a beaded mala and gold bangles. On the left, a woman in a rust-red sari wears a mala and holds a small brass item. Behind them, many people in saffron and orange clothing and white garments sit on mats, some raising small lamps or offerings. Red and gold cloths and brass plates with flowers and small oil lamps are arranged on the floor. The image shows a satsang or puja-style ceremony with oil lamps.

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August 16 20162016-08-16 +1 copiesOctober 05 20142014-10-05 +1 copiesA large group of women and girls sits on the floor in a hall during a seated ritual, many holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands. Most wear saffron-orange sarees or dhotis with red or cream borders, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. In the foreground a woman in a red patterned saree and a white-clad woman hold lamps over a brass thali with flowers and offerings. Several men in white shirts sit in the background, and a plastic water bottle and brass vessels rest on the floor. The scene reads as a group puja or aarti with oil lamps, with no Swamiji figure clearly identifiable.2013-03-16January 08 20182018-01-08A seated group of women and girls in a temple hall performs a puja with brass lamps and offering plates set on mats in front of them. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with palms joined beside a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak, who holds her hands together near small oil lamps and a silver plate of offerings. Other devotees in saffron, maroon, green and cream saris sit behind them, some with malas, while red chairs and pillars line the room.2012-04-03A 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.2011-09-22May 02 20122012-05-02September 17 20102010-09-17A seated group of women in orange, saffron and maroon garments performs a puja in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. Several women hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames, while others raise cups or dishes of offerings; smoke rises from incense near brass plates of flowers, fruit and sweets on the floor. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and a few women in white stand among them. Behind them, more participants sit and hold lamps. No one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2014-04-20A large group of women seated on the floor of a hall performs a ritual with lit oil lamps. Most wear orange, red and maroon saris with white or gold borders, and many have white vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several hold small flames or lamps in brass trays set with flowers, pooja plates and small brass vessels. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and orange fill the room, and a draped stage with flower arrangements is visible at the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the scene shows devotees performing lamp worship during satsang.2013-03-02August 02 20132013-08-02A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja. Front rows of young women and girls wear saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps and small handbells. Behind them, women in white and cream clothing and some in red-brown sarees hold lit oil lamps and bells, with a few wearing red shawls. Brass plates with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people.2013-09-27