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Women in an indoor room perform a devotional puja with hands folded in namaskar. Two women kneel in front in cream and gold-bordered saris, one with grey-streaked short hair and glasses, both wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas. Another woman seated at left wears a patterned cream sari and beaded necklaces. Standing behind are women in a red kurta, a white sari and a maroon top, and a young girl in a yellow blouse and turquoise skirt. On the floor at right sit a woman in an orange sari and a green woven mat, with a white cloth holding plates of offerings, fruit, flowers and kumkum and a brass lamp in the foreground. A green curtain and a wall clock are visible in the background.

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A group of women and girls stand in a yellow-walled room holding small oil lamps lit for a devotional lamp offering. Two framed portraits with orange marigold garlands hang on the left wall; a man in white headwear appears in one, and the other shows a figure in saffron and white. A woman in a yellow saree and another in a maroon-and-cream saree stand near the center, while a girl in an orange salwar kameez and a girl in a pink top are nearby. A wooden door and a framed mirror are visible on the right. +1 copiesDense seated crowd inside an ashram hall during a puja, with dozens of devotees sitting on red mats in front of a garlanded deity murti area. In the foreground, a woman in white silk sari with gold border sits with hands folded in meditation, beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange sari. Brass thalis, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and small lamps are arranged on the floor. Behind them, many standing and seated devotees in white and colourful saris and kurtas watch. A golden standing figure statue and framed portraits hang on the walls; a banner strip of photographs runs along the top. Teal drapes frame a doorway. Several men in white with rudraksha malas sit in the crowd.2007-09-03A seated group of devotees in prayer with palms pressed together in namaskar at a puja. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with his hands folded, a young girl in a pink and white dress with a red sash kneels beside him, and a man in a white shirt holding a bead mala stands behind them. Further back a woman in a red and white sari and an older woman in a red shawl also sit with hands folded. On the left a deity murti is covered in pink and red cloth, and brass oil lamps, a brass plate and a flower garland lie on red and magenta cloth. A brass lamp stand and a sprig of flowers sit at the right edge, and red flowers stand in a vase behind.2009-10-18A photograph of a seated congregation in white clothing inside a hall at the First Healers Initiation at AdiKailaasa, Bidadi. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged on mats: a woman in a white sari with a grey-patterned border on the far left, a woman in a white sari with red and orange borders with folded hands in front, a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and red-bordered sari with hands clasped, and a woman in white with folded hands and a gold necklace on the right. Behind them, many more men and women in white garments sit with hands folded in prayer or hands on their laps. A woman in a yellow-and-white sari and a few others wear coloured clothing among the white. A wooden pillar and tiled floor are visible on the right.2003-01-01November 13 20102010-11-13September 25 20112011-09-25A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang, with women in front in sarees and white ashramite-style clothing with red and white garments, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a gold-bordered yellow saree and red blouse sits with eyes closed, a woman in a pink silk saree with yellow blouse presses her palms together, an older woman in a green blouse and white saree prays with hands folded, and a woman in a pink-and-cream saree with red blouse and beaded necklace sits at right. Behind them, rows of people in white robes and red malas sit on mats along metal railings, some with hands raised in prayer. The setting is an open hall with a red-carpeted stage area and orange cloth.2010-12-26December 14 20102010-12-14A seated group of women performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with a white floor. Rows of brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on orange and red mats in front of the participants. Foreground: a woman in saffron-orange sari with a maroon border sits with hands together, reading from an open book, and beside her women in white sarees with yellow or orange shawls chant from printed sheets. Some attendees wear white with green borders. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow sit in rows near a green canopy and striped cloth. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-16A seated group performs a puja at a low wooden table covered with a woven mat, scattered pink and red flower petals, a silver tray of jasmine garlands and a brass oil lamp. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with gold border and gold jewellery sits with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Beside her a man in plain white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala and holds jasmine garlands with hands folded. Behind them two men in white dhotis and a woman in a cream sari with gold border sit with hands in anjali, and a bowl of offerings and a silver dish of kumkum sit on the table. A white-framed window and white walls form the background, with a cup of offerings and a bowl of rose petals nearby.2006-02-27A photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on woven mats during a padapuja-style worship, with brass oil lamps, small brass vessels and puja trays with flowers placed on the floor before them. Several women press their palms together in prayer with eyes closed. A woman in the foreground wears a light cream sari with an orange shawl and a red bindi, and another in the centre wears an orange-peach sari with glasses and a red bindi. Others wear white saris with yellow shawls, and one wears a green-bordered white sari. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sits among them, and behind them more seated devotees in white are visible.2010-10-02December 12 20132013-12-12