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A large seated crowd of women, girls and some children sits on a floor at a homa or ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear sarees and salwar kameez in red, pink, purple, blue, yellow and green, with braided hair, flower adornments and bangles. Several women fold their hands in prayer, and a few hold their palms together at chest level. Some older women sit at left and a small child is held at right. A bare-armed man in white stands at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the view is mostly of the audience.

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December 29 20062006-12-29 +1 copiesA dimly lit hall where a large seated congregation sits on the floor facing forward in a dense rows. Most are women in white traditional clothing, many with thin gold or black beaded necklaces. In the foreground a woman in white with a black-and-gold border palms her hands together in prayer, while beside her another woman in a light blue-and-white top sits with hands folded. Further right, a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a dark-haired woman in a grey-green shawl sit in meditative stillness. A standing figure in white is visible near the back, and the walls show dark banners and framed panels.2006-12-23A seated group of women, girls and a few older women sit on mats in an indoor hall, watching someone out of frame. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, green, purple, blue and white, many with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Several girls in front wear white and yellow-orange outfits with gold borders and bangles, and some have bindis. Most are attentive with calm expressions. A yellow banner with a small logo is visible at the upper left. No one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2007-10-12A large crowd of women seated closely together outdoors at a person event, wearing saris in bright colours including pink, yellow, red, orange and green. Many wear white saris with coloured borders and small name badges pinned to their clothes. Several have red or white bindi marks and gold necklaces and bangles. They look attentively toward the front, with rows of people and white-clad men visible in the background.2015-07-26December 20 20062006-12-20October 10 20162016-10-10A dim indoor event hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women in white, cream and yellow saris and salwar, some wearing name badges, watching intently toward a stage lit faintly at the top left with garlands of yellow flowers around a deity murti. A small child in a yellow shirt sits in the foreground. A tripod-mounted camera is visible at the right edge. Many attendees appear to be listening to a discourse or darshan.2006-12-28April 21 20162016-04-21January 01 20072007-01-01A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground at night in an open hall, mostly in white clothes. Many women wear white saris with pink, yellow, blue and brown borders, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit among them, and one man at the right wears an orange saffron shawl. Some people in the front rows hold their hands together in prayer. A young girl and a small child sit near the front. Faces are lit by the dim evening light, and a white banner or screen is visible in the upper background. The crowd fills the frame, with many more people standing at the back.2013-03-10July 22 20132013-07-22A dimly lit hall filled with many women seated closely on the floor on colourful striped mats and blankets. Most wear white or cream saris and salwar-style outfits, with some in orange, pink, red and blue. Several women have rosettes pinned to their blouses, and one woman in front wears a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace over a white top. Some women have hands pressed together in prayer or cupped over their faces, and others sit with eyes closed or gaze forward. Pale shapes of a seated audience stretch back into the darkness, with a few faint lamps and framed images visible on the far wall.2007-02-15