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A photograph of a covered temple veranda with orange-washed walls and red-and-white striped railings. A woman in a cream sari with green border and an orange shawl, with long dark hair, carries a brass plate of offerings toward a seated group. Seated women in yellow, orange and white clothing sit on the floor, several with hands together or clapping. Another woman in a white sari with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at left holding a tray. A small red shrine-like structure with a gold finial stands at right. No a person candidate is visible, so a person is none.

Outdoors in a sunlit courtyard against an orange wall, a woman in a white cream-bordered sari and an orange shawl stands bending forward and holds a metal plate of yellow and red offerings. One seated woman in an orange sari has her hand raised to her head, and a red-and-gold canopied shrine sits against the wall at right. Several women in saris and salwar kameez sit in a row on the floor. Visible people number roughly ten.

A photograph of women in a bare white-walled hall serving food at a seated meal. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border and a red-orange shawl looks down, a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her a woman in a cream sari with green borders and an orange shawl holds food in her hands, and a woman with a long braid and orange shawl reaches forward to serve. Many women in cream and yellow-bordered saris with orange shawls stand along rows of banana-leaf plates and metal tumblers on the floor. Shaven-headed men in white dhotis appear in the background. Ceiling lights and small wall-mounted lamps light the room.

A photograph inside a hall with orange floor mats and red carpet, where a crowd of mostly women and some men sit on the floor in white clothes and saris. In the centre, a woman in a floral cream sari with red border bends forward holding a round plate of yellow-orange offerings, possibly an aarti or prasadam plate, as she moves among the seated devotees. Seated women in white tops, red shawls, green and blue saris and hair in braids and buns watch and clap their hands. Metal railings and white-clad men are visible in the background, and a yellow and purple hanging is at the top left. Text in the bottom right reads a pedia source line, which is omitted here

A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall of women in ritual dress, standing in rows and offering food. Women in cream and white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls hold brass-coloured plates of yellow offerings toward small leaf-plated offerings on the floor. A woman on the right wears a white forehead mark, a white blouse-free sari-style wrap in green and cream, and an orange shawl, holding offerings in both hands. Other women in white kurtas, maroon and orange saris stand in the background near windows with cream curtains. No a person candidate is visible; all people are devotees.

A photograph of a group seated closely in an ashram hall during an arati-style offering. In the foreground a woman in white sari with gold border leans in to hold a silver tray of lit oil lamps. Seated devotees around her wear white and cream clothing with orange-red shawls and scarves; a woman in a pale yellow-gold sari with a red bindi sits beside them, and a man in white with an orange shawl presses his palms together at the lower right. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron robes and malas sit in the background. Several seated people are visible, with a crowd of more than twenty in the hall.

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A photograph of a ritual scene in a courtyard with orange-washed walls. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a yellow-and-pink border and a dark beaded necklace bends forward over a brass tray of orange cloth. Beside her, a younger woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a red-and-gold border also holds an orange offering. An elderly woman in a green sari and dark mala sits nearby. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white clothing watch and sit with hands folded. On the right, a robed man in orange with a white flower garland stands at a wooden stand holding a tray of apples, appearing to lead the offering.

Three women in an indoor hall share an offering from a stainless steel plate of yellow prasadam. The woman at left, in a white sari with a gold-patterned border and an orange shawl, leans forward and serves the food with her right hand. The woman in the centre wears white with a gold border, an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and glasses, and holds the plate. At right, a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and rudraksha beads kneels with her palms joined. Behind them, others in white and orange move through the hall, and a black speaker stands at the right edge.

Photograph of a seated group ceremony in a hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari leans forward holding a silver tray of lit oil lamps toward seated devotees. Beside her, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stands with her back to the camera, also holding a lamp. Seated devotees wear saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, and some have white head coverings. A man with glasses in the front row sits with his hands together. The scene suggests an arati or lamp offering during a satsang. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible. Approximately fifteen to twenty people are visible.

November 07 2011

Evening photograph of a seated congregation at an outdoor gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands bending forward, holding a silver tray of pink flower petals and offering them to a seated child in white clothes. Behind them, rows of devotees sit on mats: many women wear red and orange saris with rudraksha malas, some young boys wear white dhotis, and a few people in white sit toward the back. The setting is dim, with lamps and a floor covered in mats. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

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A row of women seated on the floor in a hall, performing a ritual offering with brass plates and small brass vessels set before them on an orange cloth. Most wear white or cream saris and dresses; one in the foreground in white holds a brass plate with red flower petals. Others wear yellow, peach and pink garments with dark hair pulled back. Plastic containers, a white cloth and a brass kalasha-style pot lie on the cloth in front. Lattice windows and a white wall form the background.