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Devotees in white clothing sit on maroon cloths during a temple pada puja. A blonde woman with a volunteer badge pressed palms together in prayer, wearing a white dress and a dark cord necklace. A woman with curly reddish hair and white sacred ash on her forehead holds red flowers in cupped hands, wearing a rudraksha mala. Brass puja vessels, a small kalasha-style cup and offerings sit on a tray nearby, with other devotees seated behind. No a person candidate is visible.

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A seated devotee with a shaved head, wearing a red-orange blindfold cloth tied around the eyes, sits with palms pressed together in namaste at a mandala-style gathering. The devotee wears white with a gold-bordered shawl, rudraksha beads around the neck and wrists, and a green volunteer lanyard. Around them, many seated participants in white and red-orange shawls sit on colourful mats. A man in the centre wears a red shawl over white and holds a small object in his hands.2015-09-19Seated devotees in white clothing with palms pressed together in namaste during a group prayer or puja in a hall with red curtains and a pink floor covering. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a bindi and a bangle presses her palms together with eyes closed; beside her, a fair-haired woman in a white top and white shawl also holds prayer hands. Others sit behind them, including a woman in a red shawl at left and a woman in a yellow sari, and a small oil lamp glows near the bottom left. Blurred figures with tilak marks occupy the foreground edges.2011-10-02July 10 20132013-07-10August 02 20132013-08-02A woman with light blonde hair tied back sits cross-legged on a pink yoga mat in a white outfit, palms pressed together at her chest in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Beside her, two women in white also sit with palms joined on mats, one with long dark braided hair. Behind them a blurred deity murti adorned with garlands and yellow and red drapery stands on a raised platform.2009-11-07 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21September 15 20162016-09-15 +1 copiesDevotees sit on red mats in a hall with red chairs behind them during a pada-puja gathering. In the foreground a woman in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits with a book on her lap, and a woman in a white top with multiple beaded bracelets sits with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Behind them, several people in white and cream saris and garments sit in meditative posture, and one person in an orange robe sits at left.2013-07-28A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a bright hall during a satsang session. In the foreground a woman in a white short-sleeved top and a dark bead mala sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed. Beside her a woman in a pink top with a mala also holds her hands in namaste. Around them many people sit on red and striped mats in white, orange, teal and pink clothing, several with malas and some holding papers or booklets. Small items such as a brass bottle and a water bottle lie on the floor, and red chairs appear at the back of the room.2010-10-12A photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing during a ritual session on a tiled hall floor. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair in a white top and dark beaded mala sits on a saffron mat, holding a small pink object and an open book on a patterned cloth. Around her, brass puja plates hold yellow flowers, a brass kalasha-style cup, incense sticks and small brass lamps, with an orange mat beneath. Several other seated women in white and some in sarees and salwar kameez sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer, and orange mats and water bottles fill the room.2010-10-25Several women sit cross-legged in a hall with white-covered chairs and red sashes behind them, seated for a satsang. In the foreground, a woman with long wavy platinum-blond hair wears a white kurta and a red-orange patterned shawl, holding a small red flower in her clasped hands. Beside her, a woman with curly brown hair in a white top and layered rudraksha malas presses her palms together in prayer. At right, a woman with dark hair in a white outfit wears a long brown rudraksha mala and holds a white flower in her cupped hands with eyes closed. Behind them, others sit with hands folded in meditative posture. No a person is visible in the frame.2014-01-23April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copies