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A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with pale tiled floor and wall posters. Rows of women and girls in saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on silver-coloured low platforms. Each platform holds steel bowls, a brass cup, a small brass lamp with a lit flame, brass incense or pooja vessels, and scattered red flower petals. Several participants raise incense sticks or small items with their hands, and some have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Two dark-robed women sit at the left edge, and a steel vessel sits in the foreground. Visible people number about 20 to 30.

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December 02 20132013-12-02Rows of seated devotees in orange and maroon robes perform a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with white tiled floor. Many wear rudraksha malas and sit before brass plates of offerings, small brass lamps and lit oil lamps on white stands. Some have hands folded in prayer while others sit with eyes closed. Several women in red and maroon saris sit among them. A white-clad figure sits near the centre, and the room is lined with pillars and red floor coverings.2013-12-13A large group of women seated on the floor in a hall with red curtains, dressed in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Many hold lit oil lamps or brass aarti/puja plates with flowers, kumkum and small brass vessels arranged on metal trays in front of them. A few older women in deep red saris lead the rite, one with grey hair holding a lamp. The scene appears to be a group puja or aarti being performed in a sanctum-style hall. Roughly thirty people are visible.2014-02-03A photograph of a seated group of young women and girls in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, performing a ritual on silver trays with brass lamps, small plates of offerings and a lit oil lamp held by the foreground girl. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and orange sit on a white floor with ropes separating the rows.2014-02-05A row of young girls in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor during a ritual, many raising brass oil lamps (aarti) overhead with flames lit. Several wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, and some have red and pink sashes. In the foreground a girl holds a small brass bell, and a brass plate with flowers and offerings rests on the floor, with more brass lamps and flower-decorated trays along a long table. Background figures in orange and red sit behind them, and red curtains hang on the wall.2014-02-05A photograph of a large hall where rows of young women and girls in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on white ritual mats, with brass lamps, small brass vessels, and plates of flowers and fruit arranged on low tables before them. Several wear rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and some are pouring or handling items from the brass vessels as part of a puja. Red curtains and framed religious pictures line the walls, and a small statuette sits among the flower offerings in the foreground. The setting suggests a group ritual or padapuja in an ashram hall.2013-12-13December 06 20132013-12-06A large seated group of orange-robed women and men, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit in rows on a tiled hall floor performing a ritual. Each participant sits before a silver-toned tray with small brass and steel vessels, lamps and a conical brass horn, several holding small items or pouring. Red and orange garments dominate, and a few older white-clad attendees sit among them. Red floor mats and a plastic bag rest nearby, and pillars frame the hall.2013-12-02A large group of women and girls sit cross-legged on the floor performing a ritual with small oil lamps and brass dishes of flowers and offerings arranged on low white tables. Many wear saffron or orange garments, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, while others wear red-and-white or red saris with red shawls. Several hold lit lamps or ritual items. In the foreground, a young woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp, and a central figure in peach-coloured robes sits among them. Gold kalasha-style vessels and brass pots stand on the tables.2013-11-18Photo 11742586 +1 copiesDecember 13 20132013-12-13December 05 20132013-12-05