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December 28 20142014-12-28May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesMarch 30 20162016-03-30A seated group of women in white and cream ritual dress, many with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, hold small oil lamps with lit flames while sitting on the floor. Brass and clay lamps and small offering plates rest on cloths before them. Behind them, more seated participants in white and some in orange wraps fill the hall, with a draped white backdrop and a green-covered table at the left. The scene resembles a group lamp-lighting ritual during a satsang or ceremony.2010-12-02A 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.2014-09-07December 16 20132013-12-16March 20 20132013-03-20A photograph of a seated devotional gathering on a white floor, with many people holding small lit oil lamps in cupped hands. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothes with an orange-red shawl and glasses holds a lamp, and beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl offers a lamp with raised hands. A woman with a red forehead mark and a white top with an orange shawl also holds a flame. Behind them, monks in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together, and a green cloth with cups and bottles lies at the right. a person is not clearly visible among those pictured, so no candidate is identified.2015-05-23A seated crowd of devotees in a hall during a lamp ritual. Many hold lit oil lamps or small flames in their hands, some with eyes closed in prayer. Women wear white and orange-saffron shawls and saris; one woman in the foreground wears a red and gold patterned kurta with hands pressed together. Others wear blue, green and pink. Orange-robed figures stand in the upper background near a tall structure. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible; no candidate matches the a person criteria.2012-10-25December 04 20132013-12-04A large indoor satsang gathering of devotees seated closely together, many wearing white clothes with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, foreheads marked with orange tilak. Several women in the foreground press palms together in anjali mudra, and one woman in the front holds a small lamp. Some devotees hold lit oil lamps and offering items. Behind them, a stage area with purple and pink lighting and a red-cushioned seat.2014-05-14December 22 20102010-12-22