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A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a hall with an orange cloth hanging behind them. Women in white saris and men in white kurtas sit in a long row on mats. Several hold their hands together, and one younger woman in a white dress pours or offers something over brass plates arranged in front of them. Many brass plates hold yellow flower petals, small oil lamps with lit flames, and cups. A woman on the left holds a red flower and wears a rudraksha mala.

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A row of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in a hall, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Most wear white clothing: women in white saris or dupattas, a young girl in a white top, and men in white kurtas further right. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles. On the floor in front are brass plates with flowers, fruits and small lit oil lamps, and a brass vessel. A saffron cloth hangs in the background behind the row.2009-11-07A row of devotees seated on the floor in white clothing, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, during a puja. Women and children wear white saris and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and gold bangles. In front of them stand brass oil lamps with lit flames, steel plates of yellow flowers and offerings, and a decorated mat. An orange cloth hangs in the background. Watermarked photograph from a person ashram puja session.2009-11-07A row of seated devotees performs an aarti in a hall with an orange cloth hanging in the background. Women and children in white and pale clothes hold lit oil lamps and flames in outstretched hands, with bangles and rings visible. Brass plates before them hold marigold petals, fruit and small offerings on mats, along with additional lamps and brass vessels. Multiple lines of participants continue into the rear of the frame.2009-11-07A row of devotees sits cross-legged on a tiled floor during a pada puja, with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in saffron-orange and white garments kneel behind brass oil lamps (diyas) and small brass puja vessels arranged on red and orange cloths. A woman in white in the foreground, with hair pulled back and a bangle on her wrist, bows her head with her hands joined. Behind the row, more devotees in orange and white are seated near a red curtain and a white door. Dim warm light suggests an evening ritual.2011-12-31A group of devotees sits cross-legged in rows on a mat during a puja, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Women wear white and cream saris and salwar, with a child in a white shirt among them; men at the right wear white kurtas. Dark rudraksha malas and gold bangles are visible. In front of them lie brass plates and lamps with lit oil lamps, marigold petals, fruit and offerings on a colourful woven cloth. An orange cloth hangs in the background.2009-11-07Photograph of a long row of devotees seated on the floor in white clothes, performing a puja with brass plates of yellow flowers, small brass lamps, bells and conch-shaped vessels set on blue and red woven mats. Several women in white saris and a young boy in a white shirt hold bells or reach toward lit oil lamps; one woman in the foreground wears a red bindi and a wristwatch. An orange cone-shaped cloth and a blue-and-yellow hanging decorate the white tent-like hall behind them.2009-11-07November 20 20092009-11-20A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls performs a puja in an open-sided pavilion with a concrete floor and colourful striped mats. Many hold small oil lamps or lit wicks, and brass plates with fruit, flowers and offerings sit before them. In the foreground a bearded man with grey-streaked hair in white clothes and a yellow shawl holds his palms together in prayer, and a young man beside him holds a lit lamp. Stacks of white chairs and bamboo-like wood are visible in the background.2010-01-02 +2 copiesA row of women in white saris and dresses sits cross-legged on a tiled floor during a puja, with hands joined in front of them. The woman nearest the camera wears a green-and-white bordered sari with a braid down her back and holds an open booklet. Beside them, brass trays and bowls with flowers, fruit and lit oil lamps are arranged on purple mats. A young girl in blue sits at the far end of the row, and a man in white stands at the right edge. Plastic containers sit on the floor at right. No swami or a person candidate is visible.2009-11-07A seated group of women in meditation on a polished white floor in a hall with a warm light in the background. Several women wear white saris with thin borders and white beaded or pearl necklaces, and some have white or ash tilaks on their foreheads. The woman on the far left wears a brown salwar kameez with an orange dupatta and sits with her eyes closed and hands resting on her lap. The central woman in a white outfit with a red bindi has her hands in a mudra and holds a small red item on a plate. Others sit behind them with eyes closed and hands folded, and more people are visible in rows behind.2016-08-14A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a tiled floor covered with orange mats. Women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls sit cross-legged before brass plates holding oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small offerings. A woman in the centre holds an open book and a metal lamp. Behind them more devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows, and a man in white with grey hair is visible at the left edge. Lit oil lamps and brass kalasha-style vessels are arranged across the floor.2011-01-18A photograph of a group of young students seated cross-legged on mats in a bare room with cream walls, many with palms pressed together in prayer or hands held in front of them. They wear all-white clothing, some with white shawls draped over shoulders, and several have white forehead markings. Small flower and leaf decorations hang on the wall, and brass plates with offerings sit in the foreground.2007-10-21