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May 11 2012

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May 01 20122012-05-01April 08 20122012-04-08A large seated gathering in a bright white-tiled hall performs a group puja with oil lamps and brass plates. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange sarees and salwar sets sit on orange mats, arranging brass thalis with lit oil lamps, bananas, flowers and small bowls. Behind them, rows of devotees in white, cream and pastel saris and kurtas sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Small lamps flicker on the floor throughout the room, and a few onlookers stand at the back.2012-05-16Indoor group puja on a tiled floor with many seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a dark red border sits on a mat with hands folded in prayer, with a small brass puja thali holding oil lamps, a kumkum dish and flowers before her. Around her a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and a woman in cream clothing also pray with folded hands. Behind them rows of men and boys in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls, and women in white, sit with small oil lamps and puja plates in front of them. No specific deity murti is clearly visible.2012-04-07 +2 copiesApril AF 2012July 23 20132013-07-23A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, white, pink, green and red saris and kurtas, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a group prayer or satsang. Some wear orange shawls and white dhotis; a few children in pink and green dresses sit among them. Brass plates, small oil lamps and steel containers rest on the floor in front, and a gilded deity murti and ornate shrine stand at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2012-05-01May 07 20122012-05-07April AF 2012July 23 20132013-07-23A large seated congregation performs a group ritual, many devotees holding small oil lamps or brass lamps and burning incense while facing forward. In the foreground, four women sit on mats in orange and saffron saris and robes, with brass thalis holding flowers, bananas, kumkum and small lamps before them. Behind them, women in yellow shawls, red saris and white clothes continue the offering. Plastic containers of offerings sit among the mats, and the crowd fills the hall to the back wall.2011-12-03April 12 20132013-04-12