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A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a patterned carpet during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair wears white clothes, an orange-red shawl and a red lanyard, and touches her foot near brass puja vessels. Beside her a younger woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a small brass item. Other participants in white and orange shawls, some with red lanyards and a tilak, sit behind them, with water bottles, brass lamps and a pink container on the floor. No figure can be confidently identified as a person.

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A seated group of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls sits on a patterned carpet during a satsang or puja. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair wears a white embroidered top, a red-orange shawl and a red lanyard, holding a small brass object. To her right a younger woman with a rudraksha mala and red shawl sits with her hands raised. Behind them other participants hold brass lamps and ritual vessels, with water bottles and a pink box nearby. No clearly visible a person is present in this frame.2016-07-15December 17 20132013-12-17September 03 20122012-09-03March 10 20142014-03-10May 09 20142014-05-09Women in white saris with red shawls sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall with red curtains, seated in rows during a ritual. In the foreground, a woman with long hair and a red shawl sits with palms joined in front of her chest; nearby, another woman in white holds a small object in her hands. Brass and silver puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, small oil lamps and a pair of orange-trimmed sandals are arranged on the floor before them, and a folded orange cloth lies at the lower left. Many more devotees fill the background rows. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-20December 04 20132013-12-04September 15 20142014-09-15Seated devotees sit cross-legged on red floor mats in a hall with red chairs behind them, listening attentively during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a young woman in white with an orange shawl and red beaded rudraksha mala sits with her hands folded in her lap. Beside her an older woman in white with glasses and a long red mala holds her hands together, and another woman in white with a red mala sits with hands clasped. Several other women in white and cream saris with red malas and bangles sit nearby, and a purple water bottle lies on the mat at lower left.2015-08-29A seated group of devotees in a temple hall performs a ritual with brass plates and oil lamps on the floor. Many participants wear saffron-orange robes and red-orange shawls with rudraksha malas, and some have white and orange marks on their foreheads. Women in white, pink and green saris sit among them, and a woman in a white dress with a red-brown beaded mala sits at right. Several people hold small offerings or lamps over the plates. A woman in white sits front right with a mala, and an older woman in a red-brown sari holds a lamp at centre. Ornate gold and red furnishings and a carved deity murti are visible in the background.2014-07-10October 12 20152015-10-12 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees performs an aarti with small oil lamps during a ritual in a plain hall with a red curtain behind them. Most wear orange and saffron garments; some wear white, and several have rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground in cream clothing holds a lit lamp, and women in orange with white forehead markings hold lamps and brass plates. Brass puja vessels, a purple water bottle and a metal railing sit in front of them.2014-09-04