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July 10 2013

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December 15 20132013-12-15July 12 20162016-07-12A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall. In the centre, a woman with short dark hair and a red bindi wears a white shawl and holds a small brass oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Around her, women in white and orange-saffron shawls sit with brass lamps and their hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, several young girls in deep red garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas have white sandalwood forehead markings. A brass lamp flame glows at left. The mood is one of collective puja or aarti.2013-09-26Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a large hall. Several devotees in orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas sit on the floor behind lit oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman in a white blouse and white sari with a red border, wearing glasses and a red bindi, holds a small lit lamp on a brass plate. Beside her, a man in white kurta with a red shawl holds another lit lamp, and a man in glasses with a red shawl follows with a lamp. A woman in white with a red shawl also holds a lamp. Trays of food offerings sit on green leaves near the front. A saffron cloth with printed text lies on the floor. A bald monk's head is partly visible at the bottom edge.2013-05-20A seated group of devotees in a hall with white-covered chairs performs a ritual with small oil lamps and offering plates. In the foreground, a woman with glasses and a red-and-pink outfit holds a lit diya and extends her arm forward, beside a woman in a dark patterned top holding a brass plate with a lamp. A woman with a white forehead mark and red garment holds a lamp, and a blonde woman in a white shawl holds a small white item. Others in white and red shawls hold papers and lamps behind them. No visible figure in an orange robe is identified as a person.2014-01-13Seated 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.2013-12-19A 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.2013-12-01A 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.2013-01-14December 19 20132013-12-19December 01 20132013-12-01December 17 20132013-12-17Two women in white clothing hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The woman in front, with short dark hair and a red rudraksha mala, cups a lamp in both hands while seated. The woman on the right, with glasses, a red scarf and gold bangles, holds a lamp aloft. Behind them, people in orange and saffron garments sit in a hall, some with hands folded.2013-07-10