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A photograph of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, performing a puja. Most wear white or saffron and orange saris and salwar kameez, with orange shawls over some shoulders. Brass plates, small oil lamps and steel trays of offerings sit on orange cloths in front of them, and some are lighting lamps or handling items. Decorative striped cloth pillars hang along the walls and red curtains frame the windows. Plastic chairs line the back of the room and a whiteboard stands at right. No single leader is clearly identifiable in the foreground.

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A photograph of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on the floor in rows during a ritual, with brass plates, small oil lamps and bowls of offerings arranged before them. Most wear white or saffron-orange saris and shawls, some with orange or red scarves around their necks. Colourful decorated pillars with tassels line the hall, and a small framed picture hangs near the back wall. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08October 10 20102010-10-10A large hall with a glossy white marble floor and a draped ceiling decorated with tall striped pillars of red, yellow, and blue ribbons. Dozens of seated devotees sit in rows on mats, many with palms pressed together in prayer or hands resting on laps, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offering bowls arranged on red mats before them. Women wear saris and salwar in orange, saffron, yellow, red, and white, and several wear white ritual clothes. An elderly man in an orange shawl sits at the far left on a raised platform beside a golden ornate shrine with a deity murti. Red curtains hang along the walls. Several people are gathered near the back and sides, and the event appears to be a satsang or puja.2012-05-07A large hall with cream walls and polished floor shows a group of women and girls seated in rows on mats, performing a puja with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and small brass plates of offerings in front of them. Most wear white kurtas or saris with saffron-orange shawls, while others wear green, mustard and maroon saris. Some hold open books or prayer sheets and two appear to be lighting or tending lamps. Framed deity murtis and paintings hang on the walls behind, with red chairs and banner stands in the background.2012-04-04A large hall filled with seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with some in saffron-orange. Many sit in rows on mats with small brass puja plates, lamps and bowls in front of them, performing a ritual or meditation. Colourful hanging pillar decorations line the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod and a video screen are visible at the front of the room. A woman in white with a pink shawl sits in the foreground, and a few people stand near the left edge.2010-12-04Wide view of a large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful hanging cloth columns, where a seated gathering of many devotees sits on the floor in white dhotis and shawls. Front rows of monks in saffron and orange robes sit at the left, with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and small plates of offerings set on mats and orange cloth in front of them. The congregation is seated in long rows toward the back, with a camera on a tripod at the left edge. Ceiling fans and a stage backdrop complete the scene.2010-10-25A large hall with a cream floor and pink walls where many women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing forward, most in white, orange, saffron and maroon saris or robes. A woman in orange sari at right holds a microphone, and small brass puja plates with flowers and oil lamps sit in front of the group. Coloured hanging tassels decorate the ceiling, and a gilded shrine with a deity murti is visible at left beside red chairs.2012-05-10A large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang or ritual gathering. In the foreground, women in white and saffron-orange shawls sit cross-legged on mats with small brass vessels, oil lamps and food offerings arranged before them; one woman in a blue floral kurta and white dupatta sits in the centre, and another in a deep red sari with orange wrap sits at right. Behind them rows of people in saffron and white sit on the floor, and a few men in white and orange stand or sit near the back. Coloured fabric tassels hang from the ceiling, pink curtains frame the windows, and a framed picture and a banner hang on the walls. No individual can be identified as a person from the image.2012-04-20December 04 20102010-12-04May 15 20122012-05-15A large hall with pastel pink walls and a white draped ceiling hung with colourful striped cloth pennants. Many people sit cross-legged on mats and the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white garments with yellow or red shawls, and some children in red and yellow. Small oil lamps and steel plates with offerings sit in front of them. At the back, a saffron-draped deity murti and a portrait stand near the wall, and a few people sit on red chairs near the front. The scene appears to be a group puja or satsang.2011-01-28