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A photograph inside a hall with orange-brown walls and colourful woven banners hanging from the ceiling, showing a large group of women seated cross-legged on mats for a ritual. Most wear white saris with orange, yellow or pink shawls draped over their shoulders. Several hold small brass bells and hand implements, and brass plates with offerings and small oil lamps sit before them on the mats. An elderly woman in an orange sari sits at the right edge, and others in the background stand behind a metal railing. The hall opens to palm trees outside. No one is identifiable as a presiding figure in this frame, so no a person candidate is shown.

A large seated congregation of women fills a hall for a satsang. Most wear white or cream saris and some wear orange or saffron garments, with many having red-orange beaded mala necklaces. In the foreground, several women sit with palms pressed together in namaste, one holding a small cloth bag, and another woman wears a yellow handbag. Rows of devotees extend back through the room, with white walls, a potted plant and a red-brown wooden door visible behind them.

A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on a mat in a bright hall during a seated puja. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits with palms together, and a woman in white with an orange shawl holds her hands in mudra beside brass plates and small oil lamps on orange cloths. Many women in white, saffron, blue and striped saris fill the rows behind, some with hands folded in prayer. Golden deity shrines and ornate chariot-style decorations stand along the back wall, with a seated attendant near the right edge.

A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with a concrete floor and a metal railing. Women in white and cream traditional dress with gold borders and orange or yellow shawls sit cross-legged on woven mats, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Several wear gold bangles and bracelets, and one holds a steel water bottle beside her. Many more devotees sit in rows behind them. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and the foreground is filled with devotees rather than a presiding figure.

July 17 2008

Indoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on woven mats in a hall with orange walls and a bamboo-patterned ceiling. Most wear white sarees or dhotis with yellow or orange shawls and hands pressed in prayer or resting before brass plates, small oil lamps, flowers and bowls set on the mats in front of them, consistent with a puja session. Colourful hanging banners decorate the pillars, and a metal railing runs along the right side. A woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl and holds her hands together with eyes closed. Through the doorway at the back, palm trees are visible.

A seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a hall with terracotta walls and hanging colourful fabric decorations. In the foreground, a woman in a peach-orange sari and a woman in white with an orange shawl sit before brass plates, bowls, small lamps and a puja tray arranged on mats. Around them, rows of women and some men in white clothes with orange and yellow shawls sit cross-legged with hands folded in prayer, eyes closed. A metal railing and red carpet run along the right side, with more seated participants beyond.

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A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a padapuja-style ceremony with hands pressed in anjali. Many wear white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls, while some women wear orange or peach shawls. Brass oil lamps, metal plates with flowers and offerings, and small bowls sit on colourful striped mats in front of them. A bearded man in the lower right wears white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a man in the foreground with eyes closed is in prayer.

A large hall with cream walls and polished floor shows a group of women and girls seated in rows on mats, performing a puja with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and small brass plates of offerings in front of them. Most wear white kurtas or saris with saffron-orange shawls, while others wear green, mustard and maroon saris. Some hold open books or prayer sheets and two appear to be lighting or tending lamps. Framed deity murtis and paintings hang on the walls behind, with red chairs and banner stands in the background.