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May 04 2013

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June 22 20132013-06-22A large group of young girls in maroon and gold traditional dress sit on a white floor during a ritual. Many have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and some hold small brass lamps or bells, raising them and offering them with their hands. Brass plates, small bowls and a green plastic container lie on the cloth-covered floor in front. Several adult women in white and cream clothing sit in the background. The girls appear to be performing an aarti with oil lamps during a satsang-style gathering.2013-06-05June 12 20132013-06-12A group of young girls in matching maroon dresses with gold trim sit cross-legged on a floor during a devotional ritual. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti lines. Several hold small brass oil lamps and bells, and one raises a lit lamp toward the camera. Behind them, seated devotees wear saris and salwar kameez in red, green and white, and a red draped backdrop hangs in the background. A flame glows in front of the girls.2012-10-23Dim, blurred indoor gathering of many girls and young women seated on the floor, most wearing deep maroon outfits with gold-yellow borders. Several hold small lit oil lamps or flames in their hands, and a few lamps glow in the background among seated devotees in white and pink. In the foreground a girl in maroon holds a flame near a green plate, while another girl beside her holds open a small red-and-white booklet with a green circular picture. The scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual or satsang, though no specific deity or a person figure is clearly visible.2012-10-27April 18 20132013-04-18September 04 20142014-09-04March 22 20132013-03-22Close photograph of young women and girls in orange and maroon robes holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) and brass lamps up during an evening devotional gathering. Several have white vertical marks on their foreheads, rudraksha beaded necklaces and bracelets. Lamp flames glow in the dim room, with candles and other devotees blurred in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2013-04-03A photograph of a seated group of young women in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young woman with hair pulled back and a red bindi holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, while another woman in the lower right corner also holds a brass vessel. Others in orange clothing sit in the background, and the setting appears to be a ritual gathering such as an aarti or puja at an ashram.2013-06-22A photograph of young women and girls seated and standing in rows during a devotional ritual. They wear orange and maroon sarees and necklaces of beads, with white stripes painted across their foreheads. Two foreground girls hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames, one with red flower petals in her palms. Other participants behind them hold lamps as well, and there are scattered flower petals and offerings on the floor. The setting appears to be an indoor hall. No central figure in saffron or a crown is clearly visible in this frame.2013-04-27January 14 20132013-01-14