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December 01 2013

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July 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copiesA woman in white clothes with a white shawl draped over her shoulders leads a ritual, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand while her left hand holds another lamp near her chest. She wears a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a silver pendant. Behind her, a woman in a green-bordered white sari holds a lamp and presses her palms together, and seated devotees in white and orange clothes, including a young girl in a white dress, face the same direction. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering with lamps lit.2013-12-01July 10 20132013-07-10December 15 20132013-12-15December 04 20132013-12-04A 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.2013-01-14September 18 20132013-09-18A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a ritual with oil lamps during a satsang gathering in a hall. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and make gestures of offering; one woman on the right wears glasses and a saffron robe, and another in the centre wears an orange garment with a beaded necklace and white forehead markings. A woman at left in a white sari with a red-brown mala holds a lamp, and others in white and orange sit behind them, many with white forehead markings and hands joined in prayer. Chairs, a table and a small brass tray with offerings are visible in the background, and the scene is lit with warm, bright light.2014-09-07October 26 20142014-10-26Seated devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls with lanyards fill a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman with black hair and glasses holds a small brass bell or metal item, while a woman on the right holds a small brass oil lamp aloft with white ash marks on her forehead. A woman in the centre with palms pressed together and a dark-haired woman at left sit with eyes closed in prayer. Brass plates and offerings rest on a patterned carpet. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2013-12-19September 06 20122012-09-06March 20 20132013-03-20