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A photograph of a large seated gathering on a pale marble floor in an indoor hall. Many women in orange, red and yellow saris and white garments sit cross-legged in rows, each holding a lit oil lamp or diya in their hands, while small brass plates with lamps and offerings are arranged on red mats before them. A dim room with white curtains, a table with metal vessels and an onlooking audience in the background frame the scene, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.

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A seated group of women in saffron, orange and red saris and white and yellow outfits holds lit oil lamps and brass plates at a hall floor during a ritual gathering. Several lamps burn in small brass dishes on red cloths in the foreground. Behind them, more people sit on chairs in a room with cream walls, a curtain and a side table with a green cloth and steel vessels. The page refers to a satsang, but no speaker or throne is visible, so no a person candidate is identified.2010-12-04February 04 20132013-02-04 +1 copiesA seated group of women in saffron and orange saris and salwar sets, with some in yellow and white, hold small oil lamps and offering trays on a white marble floor. Several wear vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Brass plates with flower garlands, kumkum and lit diyas sit on mats in front of them, and a row of devotees behind holds lit lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting puja or satsang. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-11-19March 31 20132013-03-31Wide view of a hall where many women sit on the floor in rows, performing a puja with lit oil lamps. Most wear orange or deep maroon saris and rudraksha malas; several hold small brass lamps with flames, and some have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Silver plates with offerings, such as fruit, flowers and small bowls, sit before them on mats. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing fill the room, and pink curtains hang along the back wall.2013-03-20December 22 20102010-12-22April 08 20122012-04-08A photograph of a seated group of women in a hall performing a puja with small brass oil lamps and metal thalis on the floor in front. Many women in saffron and orange saris with maroon borders and red shawls sit cross-legged, some with hands folded or raised in prayer, others holding brass items. Some wear white sarees with coloured borders and one wears a green blouse. Behind them a table with a steel pot, a covered with a green cloth, and a white curtain. A man in a white shirt sits at the far right, and women in white sit in the back rows. A white-backed chair and a clock on the wall are visible.2010-12-04April 04 20122012-04-04Indoor satsang in a tiled hall where about two dozen women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many in saffron and orange saris or kurtas with red-and-white shawls, holding small oil lamps and brass plates of puja offerings. A white double door and a window with vertical blinds are behind them, and a cardboard box and chair sit at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the group is practising a collective lamp-offering ritual.2011-08-13A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing hold small oil lamps and brass vessels over trays of flowers and offerings. Two young girls in the foreground, one in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, wear orange robes and hold lamps and a small brass bell. Women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas hold lit diyas, and an elderly woman in orange with glasses raises a lamp near the centre. A few white-clad participants sit among them. Brass plates with flowers, marigold petals and small bowls are arranged on silver-coloured trays on the floor, with woven mats beneath.2013-09-20A 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.2010-10-19