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November 05 2006

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Indoor photo of a group of devotees gathered in a room with cream walls, several dressed in white and one in a blue top. A large fire flames up in the centre near a chair, with a woman in a white garment and gold-yellow shawl reaching toward it. Behind them hangs a framed portrait of a man in a white turban and glasses, and a larger portrait with marigold garlands is at the upper left. A bright ceiling light illuminates the scene.2006-11-05December 18 20102010-12-18October 23 20062006-10-23November 05 20062006-11-05December 18 20102010-12-18A photograph of a group of devotees seated indoors holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The woman at center wears a yellow shawl over a white sari with a red and gold border, a white tilak line on her forehead, and holds a brass lamp toward the viewer. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds another lamp and wears a rudraksha-style mala. Another woman at right in cream and red shawl holds a lamp, and a woman at left wears a red shawl. Behind them, younger girls in maroon and gold clothing hold lit candles or lamps, and a pink flower is visible at the lower center. Several people are visible, all with white forehead markings.2013-01-14November 01 20062006-11-01Indoor ritual with a row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes, several with garlands of orange and white flowers, one bearded man in front wearing a flower garland. Men in white kurtas and white head cloths hold metal aarti trays with burning flames, while another devotee in dark clothing bends over a lit oil lamp. Pink walls and a framed picture are behind the group. Several people behind the rows raise phones to film or photograph. The flames and burning lamps indicate an aarti or fire offering being performed during a bandhara-style gathering.2014-03-13An outdoor evening aarti at an ashram. In the foreground, a figure with long black hair and a bare back wears an orange cloth wrap and holds an offering toward a flame. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a cream sari with a pink border holds a lit flame, and another woman in white holds a metal chain-like ritual object. Some devotees wear orange sashes and garlands. Trees and dirt ground fill the background.2005-12-22November 05 20062006-11-05Indoor puja at a small altar table draped in orange cloth. A young man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange-red shawl stands centrally, holding a lit oil lamp and a brass vessel over metal plates of offerings. Beside him a woman in a pink sari with an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and at left people with palms pressed together face the altar. On the table are brass plates and a framed portrait; a second framed picture of a robed figure in orange rests on the table. A pale window with vertical blinds is behind the altar.2008-06-29December 26 20102010-12-26