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A large hall filled with seated women in colourful saris and salwar kameez performing Pratyaksha Pada Puja. They sit on striped multicoloured mats, many with heads bowed or hands folded. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari and gold-rimmed glasses sits near brass puja plates with flowers and lamps, and another in a yellow kurta sits beside a brass tray with offerings. Overhead screens show a long pink-carpeted aisle lined with people, and the room has white draped walls with red accents.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22May 20 20162016-05-20A large hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats during a satsang or meditation session. Many women wear white and cream saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and yellow outfits; a woman in the front row wears a yellow dress and sits with arms folded, eyes closed. Others wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white shawls. Framed pictures and portraits line the pale walls, and a golden decorated shrine or throne-like ornament stands at the right edge. Shoes, bags and water bottles rest on the floor near the front.2017-08-26April AF 2012December 22 20162016-12-22April 04 20122012-04-04A 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 photo of a large seated congregation in a bright hall with white tiled floor and red-cushioned mats, attendees sitting cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered in satsang. Many women wear sarees and salwar kameez in red, yellow, blue, green and white, one in a yellow shawl and several in white. A woman in the foreground wears a red and white striped saree; another in white clothes sits near brass plates, a tiffin-style container and a red bag. Chairs line the back of the hall. The front-row figures are close and clearly visible, and the back of the room holds more seated people. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2012-04-04January 01 20122012-01-01April 19 20122012-04-19August 26 20172017-08-26