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Devotees seated on mats in a hall during a puja, holding small oil lamps and brass offering items. Many wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, while several in white clothes also hold lamps. Some have white and orange forehead markings. Floral and brass offering plates sit on mats in front. Background shows red chairs and a colourful altar area. Several women hold lit lamps, appearing to perform aarti during a Rudra-Abhishekam and Pada-Puja session.

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September 15 20142014-09-15October 06 20142014-10-06August 14 20142014-08-14A seated group ritual in a large hall with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, several young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with gold and maroon borders wear rudraksha malas and have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, seated on mats with brass puja vessels, small cups and gold bowls holding flowers and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a long pendant necklace sits at left, and older women in white and gold-bordered saris sit at right, one raising her hand in gesture. Behind them, rows of people in white and maroon outfits sit on the floor, many with vibhuti marks. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam being performed with devotees.2013-06-06A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with lit oil lamps in a hall. Several women in saffron-orange garments with rudraksha malas sit in the foreground; one at the front holds a brass bell and another holds a lit lamp, while a woman in a white sari on the left holds a small lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange and white clothing hold lamps and bells, with a sculpted ornate backdrop visible. Small brass plates with offerings and a tray sit on the floor. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2014-10-06A seated group of devotees in an ashram hall performs a ritual with oil lamps and brass vessels on the floor. Many women wear saffron and orange robes with long rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. In the foreground, an older woman in white with red shawl and rudraksha mala holds a small brass item, beside a younger woman in white with striped border who holds a lamp. A woman in orange with glasses and rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp at right. Red chairs and a gold-draped backdrop are visible behind them. No person presented as a person is clearly identifiable in this crowd.2014-09-03August 16 20142014-08-16A photograph of a seated group in a large hall during a puja-style ritual. In the foreground, a woman in white with long hair holds a small brass bell and a lamp-like object, beside a woman in white clothes and a pendant necklace who holds a small bell over brass plates of offerings. A bespectacled woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala sits at the right front. Behind them, rows of women and girls in orange and maroon garments with white forehead bands sit on the floor, some holding brass lamps and bells, with hands in anjali. Red and maroon floor cushions and a blurred deity murti are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.2014-09-13A large group of devotees seated closely together during a ritual, many holding small oil lamps or brass cups toward a central flame and offerings. Women in orange and saffron garments with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and some in white with rudraksha malas, are visible; a foreground woman in white with a rudraksha mala raises a brass vessel.2014-09-15Many women sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, holding small brass oil lamps aloft in an aarti-like offering. Most wear saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; some wear white saris with gold borders. Brass puja plates, trays of flowers and small brass vessels sit on the floor before them. A woman in white with a garland and a red-brown bindi-marked figure in the foreground also take part. Wall-mounted drapes and a framed portrait appear in the background.2014-08-16September 30 20142014-09-30A photograph of a group ceremony where devotees hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in a seated gathering. In the foreground, several women in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings hold lamps toward the viewer. Behind them, rows of people wear orange and saffron garments and white forehead marks, some with beaded necklaces, while others sit with their hands raised. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a tiled floor and a small tray of offerings at lower left, consistent with an aarti or puja. No individual in the scene is clearly recognizable as a person; the visible figures are devotees and ritual participants.2014-09-16