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April AF 2012April 09 20122012-04-09April 04 20122012-04-04February 09 20122012-02-09A seated group of women and girls performing a puja on a tiled hall floor, with small brass lamps, bowls and offering plates set on red and pink cloth mats before them. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a dark red blouse sits with hands folded, a rudraksha mala around her neck, and another woman in orange clothing sits to the right tending the ritual items. Behind them many devotees in white, orange, blue and pink garments sit in rows with eyes closed or hands joined, and a red curtain, folded cloth and chairs are visible at the back of the room.2015-05-05A 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.2011-12-03A large indoor hall with a polished marble floor, where many women sit cross-legged on mats in rows, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded, beside a woman in an orange sari with red blouse and rudraksha mala who sits with hands joined. A woman in a blue sari with gold border sits in the middle row. Small brass oil lamps and bowls stand before them on orange cloths. Red-cushioned chairs line the back wall, with framed deity images on a shelf above and a lone seated man in a white shirt at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the scene.2012-04-09A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall with beige walls and red-cushioned chairs in the background. In the foreground, a young woman in a red top with an orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a white shawl holds a small brass bell, and a woman in a brown patterned top and dark blue shawl holds a brass lamp, with brass plates of offerings on mats before them. Rows of devotees behind them, many with hands folded, sit on woven mats and red-striped cushions; the scene suggests a satsang or puja.2012-05-11July 23 20132013-07-23A large seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly women in orange and saffron saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. A woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed. A woman at right has a vermilion dot and tilak and wears a red sari with gold borders. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, a water bottle and offering trays sit on the floor mat in front of the group. Several people in white and grey clothing are scattered through the crowd, and a young boy in white appears at right. No clearly identifiable central teacher figure is visible.2016-08-11April 08 20122012-04-08July 23 20132013-07-23