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Photo of a group of women seated on a tiled floor in a bright room, performing a ritual with lit oil lamps (diyas). Most wear saffron or orange garments, while several wear white saris with red-orange borders. Each holds a small lamp or has brass plates with offerings, flowers, and small brass vessels set on mats in front of them. A woman in the foreground in orange robes and gold bangles tends a plate. Beige walls, a white metal door, and a window with grilles form the setting, with a cardboard box and chair at left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.

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December 13 20112011-12-13February 03 20132013-02-03September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesA group of women in red and orange saris sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, many holding small lit oil lamps or flames aloft in their hands. Brass items, small bowls, pink trays and orange cloth sit on the floor in front. Behind them, more participants in white and yellow garments stand or sit near a pink wall and a window. Visible women number roughly twenty-five, and no leader is clearly shown with a throne or distinctive regalia.2013-02-03A photograph of a group of women seated on mats in a hall, performing a puja. Many wear orange and maroon saris, rudraksha malas, and vertical tilak markings on their foreheads. They hold small brass lamps and bells, lifting them toward the front while others sit with raised hands. Brass plates with flowers, red offerings, and small oil lamps are arranged on mats on the floor in front of them. Light pink walls and a white door form the background.2011-09-07A photograph of a large seated group in a hall with pale pink walls, white curtains and a white tiled floor, with many people sitting on mats and cushions in rows. Foreground women wear saffron-orange robes with red-and-orange shawls and hold small brass oil lamps and bells, with brass lamps and small offering plates set on the floor before them. Behind them, others wear white clothes and yellow shawls, some holding small lamps. Men and women in white clothing and name badges stand and sit at the back near a table with steel pots and a green cloth, and a person stands at the rear taking photographs. Scene suggests a group ritual with lamps during a satsang gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-02A large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a pada puja in an indoor hall with pink walls and plastic chairs along the back. Many wear white or cream clothing, while several front-row women wear saffron-orange saris and others wear yellow shawls or red stoles. Each seated woman has a brass plate with lit oil lamps, flowers and offerings on an orange mat in front of her, and many hold small lamps or bells. Several women have their hands pressed together in prayer. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge, and a few people sit on chairs in the background.2010-09-18January 15 20132013-01-15April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a glossy tiled floor during a puja. Each is in front of an orange cloth mat holding brass plates, small brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels with flower offerings. Foreground women wear orange saris with maroon borders and a rudraksha-style mala; several middle women wear white saris with red or yellow shawls, and others wear white or yellow garments. Several have palms pressed together in prayer, and one woman in orange reaches toward a plate. Behind them, more seated women in white and yellow are visible against a pale pink wall. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or group puja.2010-09-18February 04 20132013-02-04 +1 copiesA large hall with rows of seated devotees performing a padapuja-style ritual with lit oil lamps held in their raised right hands. Foreground women wear orange and red saris and an orange-clad older man sits cross-legged on the tiled floor, each with a brass plate of offerings, flowers and a small brass lamp on an orange cloth. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows, some with children, and stacked red chairs line the far wall.2011-08-07