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A large ritual hall with pink walls and red curtains shows rows of young women and girls seated on the floor in orange and saffron sarees with red borders, many wearing rudraksha necklaces and white forehead markings. In the foreground, a young woman with folded hands and a red kumkum dot on her forehead sits in prayer. Beside the rows, low grey wooden stands hold brass plates with flowers, fruit, betel leaves and small brass kalasha pots with oil lamps and bells, indicating puja offerings. Several older women and men in white clothes sit behind them among the devotees.

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A photograph of a long row of young students seated on the floor in an indoor hall, dressed in saffron-orange robes with pink borders and wearing rudraksha malas. Many have white tilak marks on their foreheads. In front of each seat are small brass puja vessels, lamps, bells, a brass plate with flower petals and offerings, and a silver-toned tray. Red curtains and a row of wall-mounted air conditioners frame the background. Several seated figures are performing a ritual with their hands, and behind them more people in orange sit in rows along the room.2013-09-22A photograph of a large group of young women and girls seated in rows on the floor of a hall, dressed in orange saffron garments with red borders and rudraksha malas. Many have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Each sits behind a low silver-coloured wooden stand holding brass and copper vessels, a small brass plate with flowers, petals, a conch shell and a lamp. The leading young woman in front, on the left, joins her palms in anjali. Red curtains and white wall-mounted air conditioners line the background, and a few older women and men sit further back among the rows.2013-09-22April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of young women seated on the floor in orange saffron saris with maroon borders, wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads. Several hold small brass oil lamps (aarti/puja lamps) with lit flames, and before them on silver-covered floor tables are brass vessels, plates of flowers, sweets and offerings. The room has white walls and a red curtain in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible, so the a person field is none.2013-04-08April 07 20132013-04-07A photograph of a row of young women and girls seated on the floor in a hall, many in saffron-orange saris and some in maroon. Several wear rudraksha malas, and a few have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Each is seated before a small low wooden stand holding brass puja vessels, lamps and small containers, with red cloth laid out. The seated women have their hands joined or resting on their laps, eyes closed or lowered in meditation or chanting. A woman in an orange sari at the right edge stands out for her rudraksha necklaces. No a person candidate is visible.2013-05-12A row of young women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged on a white floor, raising brass oil lamps and small handbells toward the front while a line of brass ritual trays with flowers, fruit and kumkum rests before them. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them, further devotees in similar saffron and maroon clothing sit in a pink-walled hall with maroon curtains and open windows, and a framed deity image hangs at the top of the wall. The scene shows an aarti or puja being performed.2013-04-06 +1 copiesA satsang gathering of devotees seated on the floor of a hall, mostly in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, three young girls sit cross-legged behind brass plates of flowers, brass cups, small oil lamps and a lit candle; the girl in the centre sings or chants with palms joined. Behind them, older women in orange and a bespectacled woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala sit among other devotees in the background. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image; the seated figures are devotees and participants.2013-09-18August 11 20162016-08-11A photograph of a seated group of devotees in orange robes performing a puja in a large hall with cream walls and a tiled floor. In the foreground, several young women and girls in orange saris with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged behind low white puja tables holding brass plates, small cups, a kumkum container, a lamp and flowers. Some are reciting or making offerings with their hands, and a man in orange at right holds his hands together in prayer. Behind them, more people sit and stand near a red curtain and a wall mirror, with a golden ornament visible at the upper left. The scene matches a paduka puja setting, with roughly 20 to 30 people visible.2013-09-06A row of young women and girls in saffron-orange clothing sit on the floor in a ritual setting, many with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have gold bangles and earrings and hold their hands in front of them in a devotional gesture. Brass puja plates with flowers, fruit, lit oil lamps and incense sticks are arranged on low tables before them, with a rope barrier along the upper edge of the frame. Photograph is from an archive page about a pada puja satsang event.2014-09-07October 27 20142014-10-27