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Devotees sit on the floor in a plain whitewashed hall for a group chanting session. A woman in a white sari with a microphone on a stand leads at the centre of a red-draped seat, while women in red and maroon saris and girls in orange, red and pink dress sit around her holding open books. Several girls in bright silk outfits and bindis sit cross-legged on striped mats. At the front, a white cloth holds small lamps and a brass bowl with flower petals. A white-haired woman in an orange shawl and a woman in a grey top sit to the right. Flower-patterned curtains hang on the sides.

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Indoor group singing session in a plain white-walled room with a window showing palm trees. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at a microphone stand, reading from a book. Around her, a row of girls and young women sit on a red cloth-covered platform in pink, red, orange and green silk dress with gold jewellery and garlands. A woman in orange and white at the right edge reads from a booklet. Floral-patterned orange and blue hangings frame the room. A printed , , which is excluded from the text field2007-10-14October 12 20072007-10-12October 10 20112011-10-10October 10 20112011-10-10October 23 20132013-10-23A seated group of devotees performs a pada puja-style ritual in a hall with a red and white draped backdrop. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes with a red shawl holds a brass handbell and a small lamp, sitting beside another woman in orange with glasses who holds a brass bell. Beside them, a girl in a purple dress with a yellow hair band rings a small bell, and a girl in a purple outfit holds a brass object. Behind them, rows of women and girls in white, yellow, and turquoise garments hold lit oil lamps and brass items, with brass plates and flower petals on the floor. A table with audio equipment sits at the back.2011-12-12A photograph of a seated group of devotees during a satsang gathering, with many people sitting closely on the floor in rows. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with a gold border and a black mangalsutra sits with eyes closed, next to a woman in a yellow and aqua salwar with a small bindi and eyes closed. A woman in a brown-gold saree with a red blouse and multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sits centrally, speaking or chanting. Behind them children and teenagers in mixed casual clothes, some with white or red tilak marks, sit attentively. Metal railings divide the seating and food-offering plates are visible near the floor. No a person is visibly present in the frame.2012-05-11A large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a ritual, many in red and orange saris with rudraksha malas, some with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. They hold small brass plates and lamps and appear to be offering aarti or puja, with trays of flowers, sweets and kumkum set before them. A red carpet and draped red curtains frame the hall, and a chain barrier with stanchions runs through the foreground. A woman in front in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp. No clear a person candidate is visible, and the scene shows devotees performing a group puja.2013-11-20A large hall with cream walls and polished floor shows a group of women and girls seated in rows on mats, performing a puja with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and small brass plates of offerings in front of them. Most wear white kurtas or saris with saffron-orange shawls, while others wear green, mustard and maroon saris. Some hold open books or prayer sheets and two appear to be lighting or tending lamps. Framed deity murtis and paintings hang on the walls behind, with red chairs and banner stands in the background.2012-04-04October 14 20072007-10-14A seated group of women and girls in a hall performs an aarti-style ritual with small brass oil lamps and puja trays on a mat-covered floor. Many hold lit lamps or bells, and several wear saffron, red, green and cream sarees and salwar outfits with garlands and rudraksha malas. Brass lamps and thalis with offerings sit in front of them, and red curtains and white walls form the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this image.2011-11-07October 01 20082008-10-01