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A large hall during a puja where dozens of women in rust-red and orange saris sit cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground a woman in an orange-and-red sari sits with her back to the camera. On the left, a figure in red sits on a gold-trimmed seat in front of a silver vessel and a kalasha, with a brass urn nearby. Behind the rows, a row of brass lamps sits on a shelf beneath framed portraits on the wall. Water bottles and banana-leaf plates with offerings are placed on striped mats and white cloth. The hall has pale walls and a polished floor.

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March 30 20162016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30Indoor ritual gathering in a hall where many monastic devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on mats, seen from behind in the foreground. Near the left, a figure in red and maroon sits on a gold ornate throne with a red cushion, with a tall metal standard beside it, a common setting for a Maheshwara Puja offering. Men in white dhotis and white clothes, some with orange shawls, sit in front of brass vessels and plates of food. Women in white and saffron saris and a man in red stand along the right wall. Bottles of water and small brass cups sit on the floor. Large framed photographs decorate the back wall.2016-02-23A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at a Maheshwara Puja in a tiled hall. Rows of men and women in saffron, orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas sit on white mats before leaf plates of food and paper cups, with water bottles placed between them. Behind them, a larger audience in red shawls and white clothing sits with hands folded. In the foreground, several women with hair in buns in red and gold garments face the group from behind. No ceremonial figure clearly stands out as a person.2016-03-30February 23 20162016-02-23 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23 +1 copiesA large hall with cream walls, red curtains and striped decorative pillars shows a long row of women in orange and maroon saris seated cross-legged on the floor before brass plates and small oil lamps, with offering trays and flowers in front of them. Behind them more seated devotees in orange and red fill the room. A framed portrait hangs on the upper left wall. Many people are visible, indicating a group puja or satsang, and the scene suggests ritual worship. No clear figure of a person is distinctly visible.2013-03-08A seated group of women in saffron and orange-red robes sit in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar on a white cloth laid on the floor. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and some wear gold bangles and earrings. In front of them are banana leaves holding fruit, flowers, small white cups and water bottles, indicating a Maheshwara puja offering. A flame glows at the upper left in the hall, and a woman in a white sari stands in the background.2016-03-30A photograph of a large group of women and girls in orange and rust-red sari-style garments with rudraksha malas seated on a marble floor in a temple hall, with plantain leaves holding food, flowers, fruits and small paper cups set in front of them. In the foreground, the back of a seated person in a gold-and-dark woven shawl is partly visible, with a metal bowl of flowers and offerings. Several women have vertical tilaka marks and hands folded in prayer.2014-09-13Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30