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A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed portraits hanging high on the walls. Many seated women and girls sit on woven mats and white floor mats, facing forward, with small brass plates of offerings, oil lamps and lit wicks in front of them. Several women wear white or cream clothes, while others wear pink, yellow, green, orange and magenta saris and salwar kameez. Some hold up lit lamps or hands in prayer. Behind them, more seated attendees fill the room, and a few people stand near the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people present.

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A wide view of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing toward the front. Several are dressed in orange, red, blue, yellow and pink saris or kurtas, and some wear white. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the pink wall above red drapes, one showing a man in a red and gold garment with a garland. A few figures near the front wear orange robes. A large screen is mounted on the far wall.2011-12-27August 30 20112011-08-30A large hall with a polished white floor where many devotees sit cross-legged in rows performing a puja. Most women wear white or cream saris with yellow or saffron borders and yellow shawls, some in blue, red or maroon. Brass plates, oil lamps with lit flames, small brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings sit on mats in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the walls above red curtains, and a few men in white and saffron sit in the background near a low platform. Several dozen people are visible.2011-09-09December 30 20112011-12-30September 01 20112011-09-01A large hall with cream walls and a polished tile floor hosts a seated group ritual. Rows of participants sit on mats holding lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings, many raising their lamps forward. Most wear white, orange, or red-orange saffron garments, with some in white and others in pink or maroon saree-style dress. Framed portraits in maroon-curtained niches line the back wall, and a black screen hangs at the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no candidate is asserted.2011-12-30A large indoor hall with pale pink walls and framed portraits hung high on the walls. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, holding small oil lamps and offering plates. Several wear orange or saffron robes, others wear white with yellow or red shawls. Brass-coloured plates, small bowls and blue plastic containers sit before them on mats. Windows with metal grilles line one wall and a few people stand near the back.2011-09-01A large hall with a polished white floor and red curtains, where many seated people perform a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace sits before a small brass plate with oil lamps and offerings, and beside him a younger man in white sits with his own plate. Rows of children and adults in white, orange and mixed colours sit on mats with lit lamps and plates in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the back wall above the crowd, and a few people sit on chairs at the rear.2011-11-21April 04 20122012-04-04 +1 copiesA large hall of seated devotees on mats during a satsang or discourse. Many women and girls in white, saffron, orange, green, blue and pink salwar or saris sit cross-legged on the floor, some with hands folded and a few with small brass lamps and offering plates before them. Red curtains hang along the walls beneath framed portraits and pictures of saints and deities. A projection screen and speakers are at the upper right, and a white-clad crowd fills the back of the room.2011-11-27A seated group of women in a large hall performs a ritual with lit oil lamps held in their hands before them. Most wear white and cream saris with yellow or red shawls, and some wear orange or saffron robes. Brass plates with fruit and offerings sit on the floor in front of them, and a woman at the far left in an orange robe watches. Framed portraits hang high on the wall, and a row of ceiling lights illuminates the glossy tiled floor. A woman in the left foreground wears glasses. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering with sadhvis and devotees.2011-09-01A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja with oil lamps. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and saffron kurtas hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, seated on red-and-white striped mats. Behind them, rows of people in white and cream clothes sit on the floor with small brass lamps and plates. Red curtains and framed portraits of a saffron-clad guru line the walls, and a large dark screen hangs at the far end. The image shows a group ritual with lamps, not a single identifiable teacher in the scene.2011-12-30