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December 29 2010

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Dozens of women in white and coloured saris sit cross-legged in two long rows on a concrete floor under a covered hall, each before a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp or flame, with yellow flower petals and small offerings beside them, performing a ritual at dusk. A framed portrait of a woman in orange stands at the far end of the hall, and display boards line the back wall. Several rows of lamps stretch the length of the floor, and an elderly man in white with a mala is visible at the lower left.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29September 12 20102010-09-12Dusk photograph of a large crowd of women seated in rows on the ground under a covered pavilion for a vilakku pooja. Most wear white or cream saris and some wear red, orange and teal garments. Each seated woman has a brass multi-wick oil lamp lit in front of her, along with brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings on mats. Several women have their hands joined in prayer. Orange and white draped cloth hangs from the pillars above, and figures are visible at the back. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2006-12-31December 30 20112011-12-30A large seated congregation of women and some men performs a group arati with small brass oil lamps held in their hands during a satsang hall gathering. Many wear white or cream sarees and kurtas with orange or red shawls, and rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads. In the front row, a woman in a white saree with a red shawl holds a lit lamp, while another in a red-and-white saree and a woman in a green sari press their palms together. Brass plates with offerings, an orange cloth and a small book sit on the floor. Steel barriers line the right side and a water cooler stands in the background. No central figure is visible in the frame.2012-05-14Photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor performing an aarti with lit oil lamps held in their hands. Most wear white or cream clothes, while some women wear saffron, yellow, green and purple saris. Several young men in white kurtas wear red scarves over their shoulders. Behind them, seated guests on red chairs watch the ritual. Framed deity pictures hang on the pale wall above red curtained windows, and trays of offerings and plastic water bottles sit on the floor. The swami is not clearly visible in this image.2012-04-08June 29 20142014-06-29August 30 20112011-08-30April 04 20122012-04-04December 31 20182018-12-31