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A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear saffron-orange garments with maroon borders and red-orange shawls, while others wear white saris with saffron or yellow borders. Several hold small oil lamps or brass lamps, and brass plates with offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. A video camera on a tripod is at the right edge, and a television on a white stand displays a seated figure in orange robes. Blue banners and a colourful textile are visible at the back of the room.

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A large group of women seated on the floor of a hall in rows, holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands during a ritual. Most wear orange or saffron saris and garments with maroon borders, while some wear white saris with yellow or orange borders. Several hold small brass bells or implements in their other hands. Some are reading from open booklets on their laps. On the right, a flat-screen monitor on a white podium shows a video feed of a seated figure in orange and red clothing, and a film camera on a tripod records the scene. Behind them, more seated participants and a few standing attendees are visible, and a blue banner hangs on the back wall. Scattered brass lamps and plates lie on the floor in front.2010-10-23November 13 20102010-11-13A large group of seated devotees performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall. Most wear white, yellow or orange-red garments with red or saffron shawls; many hold small brass oil lamps and bells while reciting with open books on mats. Brass plates, small oil lamps and flowers sit on orange mats on the floor in front. Women and girls dominate the front rows, and a few boys sit among them. Audience members in the background watch from chairs. The image is a photograph of this group and does not show a visible depiction of a person.2010-10-19A large group of women seated on the floor in a hall, many holding small lit oil lamps or flames in their hands during a devotional gathering. Most wear orange, saffron and maroon saris with golden borders, and white saris with thin borders, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Some sit cross-legged with palms together in prayer, and small brass lamps and offering plates are placed on the floor before them. The room has pink walls and red chairs at the back, with more participants seated behind.2013-03-01A photograph of a large group of women seated in rows on the floor during a pada puja style ritual. Most wear orange or saffron robes with red shawls or white garments with red or yellow borders, and many hold small oil lamps with lit flames. In front of them are brass plates, small brass vessels and bells set on orange ritual mats along a white platform. Several women wear rudraksha malas. The room is dim with warm lamplight, and the women appear focused and seated in devotion.2010-10-21A photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall, holding small oil lamps lit with flames. Many wear saffron-orange and yellow garments with red shawls, and several have white clothing. Brass plates with offerings and small flower or leaf items sit before them on red mats. On the right, a tripod-mounted camera films a flat-screen monitor on a white pedestal showing an image of a deity murti. A devotional lamp-lit gathering, appearing to be a group practice or puja. Several people are visible, with a camera crew at the edge of the frame.2010-11-23July 30 20132013-07-30A large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a pada puja in an indoor hall with pink walls and plastic chairs along the back. Many wear white or cream clothing, while several front-row women wear saffron-orange saris and others wear yellow shawls or red stoles. Each seated woman has a brass plate with lit oil lamps, flowers and offerings on an orange mat in front of her, and many hold small lamps or bells. Several women have their hands pressed together in prayer. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge, and a few people sit on chairs in the background.2010-09-18October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large seated group performing a ritual in a hall with a tiled floor. Women in the foreground wear orange and saffron saris with red shawls and hold small brass lamps and bells, seated before brass plates, flower offerings and small puja trays on red and green mats. Behind them rows of seated participants in white and yellow clothing, some holding lamps, fill the room. Microphone stands and audio equipment sit at the right edge. No single figure is identified as a person.2010-10-19A seated group of roughly a dozen women and a few men in white and orange-red clothing perform a ritual at floor level. Many hold small lit oil lamps (diyas) and brass bells or small brass vessels, and brass plates with flowers, betel leaves and offerings sit on orange mats before them. Several women wear orange or yellow shawls and gold bangles; one older woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a maroon border and holds a bell. Open books and papers lie on the floor, and a striped cloth backdrop hangs behind them. This appears to be a group chanting or puja with oil lamps; no a person depiction is clearly visible.2010-10-10A photograph of a large seated group in a hall with pale pink walls, white curtains and a white tiled floor, with many people sitting on mats and cushions in rows. Foreground women wear saffron-orange robes with red-and-orange shawls and hold small brass oil lamps and bells, with brass lamps and small offering plates set on the floor before them. Behind them, others wear white clothes and yellow shawls, some holding small lamps. Men and women in white clothing and name badges stand and sit at the back near a table with steel pots and a green cloth, and a person stands at the rear taking photographs. Scene suggests a group ritual with lamps during a satsang gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-02