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March 07 20132013-03-07Close photograph of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes performing a puja with small brass oil lamps. A figure in the foreground holds a lit brass oil lamp between the fingers of the right hand, wearing rudraksha bead bracelets and a brass bangle. Other people beside them hold lamps and ritual items, with brass bells, a small brass bowl of white offering and other brass puja vessels on a white cloth in front. Warm lamp flames light the scene.2017-01-12August 22 20142014-08-22January 08 20172017-01-08January 12 20172017-01-12A seated group of saffron-robed male devotees with shaved heads and white vertical forehead markings holds small lit oil lamps in a dimly lit hall, flames glowing against their hands. Several have rudraksha malas around their necks and bare or partly bare upper bodies. Behind them more devotees in white and black clothing sit on the floor, with a small brass vessel and offerings visible at the lower left. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting ritual during satsang.2013-03-05February 27 20132013-02-27Close-up photo of hands holding small lit oil lamps during a ritual, with several people in saffron-orange clothing seated in the blurred background. A man's wrist wears a gold bangle with engraved lettering and there is white paste on his forearm. Red and yellow offering items sit at lower right on a red cloth. Only hands and forearms are clearly visible; the people are mostly out of focus.2011-12-31Photograph of a row of seated monastics in saffron-orange robes performing a puja at floor level. In the foreground a figure sits cross-legged in orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a bracelet, holding a small brass spoon or ladle. Beside them a brass tray holds small brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, lit wicks, flowers and a stick of incense. Further along the row, other seated devotees hold similar offerings, with several glowing oil lamps lined along the floor. Coloured mats and a green cloth lie on the floor, and an orange cloth and plastic container sit at the bottom of the frame.2017-01-26January 22 20172017-01-22A photograph of arathi ritual at an indoor satsang setting. In the foreground, a woman in an orange top with a red sleeve trim holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a rudraksha-style beaded garland hangs at her chest. Behind her, another woman in rust-red and gold-trimmed attire holds a second lit brass lamp outward, with a red bangle on her wrist. A blue backdrop and blurred gold decorations fill the background. Only the hands and upper bodies of the two women are visible, with no clear face of a presiding figure or a person in view.2014-05-14A row of seated devotees in orange robes perform a ritual with lit oil lamps and brass implements during a puja. In the foreground a young man with curly hair and a gold bangle raises a small lit lamp, while beside him a man with white tilak marks holds a brass deepam. Further along, more hands hold lamps and a brass bell, and a tray of flowers and offerings sits on the floor. The background is softly blurred with warm orange light and a dark doorway.2017-01-26