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May 20 20162016-05-20Large crowd of mostly women seated on the floor at a Vaicharik Mahasabha event performing a pratyaksha padapuja. Many hold silver aarti thalis with oil lamps, flowers and offerings, and raise hands in prayer toward a golden throne or seat at right, where a gilded ornate structure is visible. Women wear red, pink and saffron saris, shawls and rudraksha malas, with some in white and grey. Large screens glow in the dimly lit hall behind the crowd. No clearly identifiable figure is seated on the golden throne in the frame.2016-05-20December 22 20162016-12-22July 20 20132013-07-20A large crowd of women sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a tented hall at a person Spurana programme. Most wear white saris and white dresses, while a few wear pink, red, blue and cream. Several hold small metal plates with flower petals and offerings in their laps. Behind them, rows of seated participants stretch back under white draped ceilings, and a man in white stands at the right edge near a white-covered table. A woman in a red blouse and white sari sits at the left foreground.2006-12-17Women in white saris with red shawls sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall with red curtains, seated in rows during a ritual. In the foreground, a woman with long hair and a red shawl sits with palms joined in front of her chest; nearby, another woman in white holds a small object in her hands. Brass and silver puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, small oil lamps and a pair of orange-trimmed sandals are arranged on the floor before them, and a folded orange cloth lies at the lower left. Many more devotees fill the background rows. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-20April 08 20122012-04-08August 24 20142014-08-24March 07 20162016-03-07January 01 20122012-01-01A photograph of a large group of women and girls seated cross-legged on the floor of an ashram hall during a ritual session. Many wear white or pale garments with orange, red or saffron shawls and stoles; some have tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha or bead necklaces. Brass oil lamps, a small brass puja plate with flowers and fruit, and open books are arranged on mats in front of them. Folded striped bedding and red curtains are visible in the background. The foreground figures are seated with eyes closed or looking down. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2012-04-04February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies