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Indoor ashram hall with devotees in white clothes seated on mats in prayer posture with palms pressed together. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits centrally with hands folded, facing a second seated person in white. Brass puja plates with lamps and offerings sit on a rug in front of a draped yellow and white altar table. In the background a person in orange robes stands near a brown door, and a man with a mala stands at the right. Flowers and a small white appliance appear at the right edge.

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July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing during a ritual session on a tiled hall floor. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair in a white top and dark beaded mala sits on a saffron mat, holding a small pink object and an open book on a patterned cloth. Around her, brass puja plates hold yellow flowers, a brass kalasha-style cup, incense sticks and small brass lamps, with an orange mat beneath. Several other seated women in white and some in sarees and salwar kameez sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer, and orange mats and water bottles fill the room.2010-10-25October 29 20112011-10-29December 19 20112011-12-19A seated group of devotees in a hall performs pada puja, hands pressed together in prayer. Women in orange and saffron saris and white saris with red borders sit on a mat, with small brass oil lamps, flowers and offering plates on the glossy floor before them. A woman in a plain orange sari with a red-beaded necklace sits at the centre. Several people in the back row have their eyes closed or lowered in meditation. Other devotees are visible behind them, and a dimly seen figure sits in the background near a white door. A pale green wall and a window with a yellow frame complete the setting.2011-07-30A hall with a tiled floor where a group of women sits cross-legged on mats in a pujas-style setting. In the foreground a woman in a cream and red patterned sari with a gold-bordered pallu sits with hands together. Beside her a woman in orange and pink clothes sits behind a tray of brass and steel plates holding flowers, fruit and small offerings. Other participants wear white kurtas and orange saris, and one older woman in a brown and gold sari sits at the right. Brass oil lamps and small plates line the orange cloths on the floor. Behind them a gilded deity murti sits on a raised altar near red curtains, and a tall mirror reflects the room.2010-12-27Seated devotees in white clothing with palms pressed together in namaste during a group prayer or puja in a hall with red curtains and a pink floor covering. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a bindi and a bangle presses her palms together with eyes closed; beside her, a fair-haired woman in a white top and white shawl also holds prayer hands. Others sit behind them, including a woman in a red shawl at left and a woman in a yellow sari, and a small oil lamp glows near the bottom left. Blurred figures with tilak marks occupy the foreground edges.2011-10-02A photograph of a seated group of women and girls performing a puja on a polished floor. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saffron sari sits with her hands in front of her, working over a brass plate and small items. Behind her, rows of women and young girls in white clothes with red shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Small oil lamps with flames, brass pots and offerings are arranged on the floor, with a yellow prayer mat laid out in front. A woman in green stands at the back near a doorway, and a fan and a chair are visible in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-07-30A seated group of devotees with hands in anjali mudra during a pada puja. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels and chants into a microphone held by a young man in white and yellow. An older woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels beside a golden plate of flower petals, washing or honouring the feet of a seated figure in orange robes whose feet rest in the plate. Standing at the right, a long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top also presses palms together. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl stands by a wall painted terracotta, and devotees in yellow and white sit along the back. An orange cushioned seat and orange cloth fill the foreground.2010-07-22A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar during a prayer or puja in an indoor hall with white walls. Several men wear orange robes and rudraksha malas, and several wear white dhotis with bare upper bodies and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. Women in white and one in a red-and-gold saree sit on blue and orange mats. Orange cloth-draped seats and a golden kalasha-like vessel stand at the back, with a black speaker at right. Brass lamps and offering bowls sit on the mats in front.2011-12-19November 18 20112011-11-18May 11 20122012-05-11 +2 copies