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April 20 2014

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A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with oil lamps during a satsang-style gathering in a hall with a red curtain. Many women wear rudraksha malas, and most have white or red-striped forehead markings. Foreground, a woman in a red shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a small brass bell, and a woman in a deep red sari holds a brass plate, lit oil lamp and a folded cloth. Nearby, a woman in white holds a lit lamp, and a man in a rust-coloured garment sits cross-legged with a lamp and mala. Brass plates with lamps, flowers and incense sit on the floor. Many more people in orange, rust and white sit behind them. No deity image or a person is clearly visible.2014-10-12May 20 20142014-05-20A large seated congregation performs a ritual with lit oil lamps in a hall with tiled floor and mats. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange garments and one in a maroon sari hold small brass lamps and offerings on trays and plates. Behind them, rows of devotees wear white ritual clothing, yellow shawls and colourful saris, many holding lamps. A large framed painting and a screen hang on the back wall. Plastic containers and brass plates of offerings sit on the mats.2011-11-27January 08 20152015-01-08September 15 20142014-09-15July 13 20132013-07-13May 04 20132013-05-04July 18 20132013-07-18December 22 20102010-12-22A large indoor ritual gathering of seated women in saffron and orange robes, many with rudraksha malas and white or red forehead markings, holding lit oil lamps and brass plates on small mats. Some women in white and maroon clothing sit among them. Brass pots, small bowls of offerings and brass lamps are arranged on the floor in front of the rows. The participants raise lamps and perform an aarti or puja inside a hall with a tiled floor and red curtains. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this scene, so the figure's identity is not established. Roughly 50 to 100 people are visible.2015-01-08July 20 20132013-07-20A seated group of devotees performs an aarti with small oil lamps during a ritual in a plain hall with a red curtain behind them. Most wear orange and saffron garments; some wear white, and several have rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground in cream clothing holds a lit lamp, and women in orange with white forehead markings hold lamps and brass plates. Brass puja vessels, a purple water bottle and a metal railing sit in front of them.2014-09-04