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May 24 20132013-05-24A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a red-walled hall holding small lit oil lamps with flames. Many wear white kurta-style clothing; several men have orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha or orange beaded necklaces, and some women wear saris and shawls. In the foreground a bald man with a beard holds a lit lamp and an older white-bearded man sits behind him. Shawls, lamps and seated rows fill the frame, with an ornate wooden gallery and a tall metal stand behind.2012-09-09 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23A seated group of devotees holds small oil lamps with flames during a devotional ceremony in a hall with red walls and wooden panels. Foreground men wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas; one bald man in the front left wears a white shirt and red shawl. A bald man in the centre wears a white shirt, red shawl and orange prayer beads, holding an open booklet. Another man at right in glasses and a white shirt holds a lamp, and a man in a blue shirt lifts one arm. A woman in an orange and gold shawl sits at left among many people behind, some with lit lamps, and a brass plate with flowers sits near the front. No speaker or throne is visible in the frame. Several people appear in the background.2012-09-09A seated congregation holds lit oil lamps or flames in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta with a red shawl holds a lamp and a printed sheet. Beside him, a man in white with a red shawl and ID badge holds a flame. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees, some with saffron cloth and rudraksha malas, hold small oil lamps. A man in black and a shawl holds a brass dish with a flame at right. No clear a person candidate is identifiable in the visible figures. Printed text is partly visible on a white sheet.2012-09-08A large seated congregation of devotees holds small oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a white forehead marking and moustache sits on a red mat holding a lamp, beside another bare-chested man with a lamp and a woman in white with a red-orange shawl. A woman in a white top and red-orange shawl holds a lamp near a woman with a black braid, and a bare-chested man with a red-orange lanyard sits at the right. Many more people in white clothes and orange-red shawls fill the background, and an orange-robed figure sits among them at the far right. Hanging red-orange lanyards and white ritual dress are prominent.2016-09-30May 10 20142014-05-10A large seated congregation in white ritual clothes, many with red or orange shawls, holds small brass oil lamps aloft during a devotional gathering. Several adult men and women raise lamps with hands joined or extended, while rows of young boys with white sacred ash on their foreheads sit in the foreground, some wearing red and maroon garments and rudraksha beads. A bald man in a white shirt and orange lanyard at left, a woman in a pink top at centre, and men in white dhotis and shirts fill the rows behind. No person clearly matches the a person candidate criteria.2013-05-25A large seated congregation in a hall during a ritual aarti. In the foreground, several devotees hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames; a woman in white with glasses and a red shawl holds a lamp at left, and two men in white kurtas with red shawls sit at centre holding lamps. Behind them, women in orange and saffron saris with red shawls press their palms together. Beyond the rows, a robed figure in white stands near a light source, and monastic figures in orange are seen at lower right. Orange and red cloth covers the floor, and a fire glows at the back.2013-05-20October 14 20122012-10-14May 20 20132013-05-20May 09 20142014-05-09