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A large hall with a white marble floor where many women in white sarees with yellow and orange borders sit cross-legged in rows, facing a projector screen on the left. Brass puja plates with lamps, flowers and kumkum sit on orange cloth mats in front of them. A red backpack rests on the floor at left. Stacked folded orange and cream cloths lie on a table at the right. A yellow-fringed banner hangs from the upper right wall, and a small framed plaque is mounted on the wall beside the screen.

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A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a tiled floor covered with orange mats. Women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls sit cross-legged before brass plates holding oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small offerings. A woman in the centre holds an open book and a metal lamp. Behind them more devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows, and a man in white with grey hair is visible at the left edge. Lit oil lamps and brass kalasha-style vessels are arranged across the floor.2011-01-18A seated group of women in white clothes and yellow shawls sits on a tiled floor with hands joined in prayer namaskar. In the foreground, brass puja thalis hold flowers, fruit and offerings, with small oil lamps and a bell beside them. Behind the group, an older man and a woman in orange shawls sit on white chairs, with a plain white wall and a speaker in the background. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering or puja.2009-10-17October 25 20102010-10-25A large hall with white marble floor where many devotees sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats in rows during a satsang. Women in orange and red saris and white outfits with yellow shawls sit near brass thalis, small oil lamps and steel and plastic containers of offerings. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor face the seated congregation. In the background, rows of seated devotees in white fill the hall, with a man in white at the right edge and a red-draped table at the left.2010-12-28October 25 20102010-10-25Indoor photo of a large group of women seated on mats in rows, holding lit oil lamps and small brass lamps during an evening ritual. Most wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls, while a few wear orange or red. Brass plates and lamps sit on mats in front of them. A projection screen hangs at the upper left and a stage with railings is visible at the left. A woman in the foreground wears a patterned shawl and holds a flame. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-01-25A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a puja. Many hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass vessels set on orange mats in front of them. The women in front wear orange and maroon saris and the women behind wear yellow and white garments. Several older women in white sit on chairs at the back with hands pressed together in anjali. A camera on a tripod and a video light stand on the right, and smoke or haze hangs in the room.2010-09-15December 31 20102010-12-31December 18 20102010-12-18September 16 20112011-09-16A large hall with a projection screen at the top and a wall plaque behind. Many women sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats, wearing white saris with gold and yellow borders. Most hold brass oil lamps with lit flames, raised toward the front. Brass plates, a pink plate and a small box sit on the floor. A few women wear orange blouses. The scene looks like a group lamp-lighting ceremony.2010-10-25A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor in a hall, viewed from behind, many holding lit oil lamps or small flames. Most wear white garments with yellow or saffron-and-gold bordered shawls draped over the shoulders. A woman with blonde hair in the foreground wears white with a yellow shawl. Steps and a white wall are at the upper left, a whiteboard at the top, and a red cloth sits at the top left corner. The atmosphere is a collective lamp-lighting or puja, with no clearly visible central figure.2010-12-28