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December 16 20132013-12-16December 28 20142014-12-28March 20 20132013-03-20A photograph of a large seated congregation on a patterned carpet at an indoor satsang hall, with a blue mat and a camera on a tripod at right. In the front row, several women and one man in white clothing sit cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered; one woman in a purple and orange sari sits centre-right, and a woman in an orange sari sits second from left. Many attendees wear white outfits and red-and-white lanyards. A small oil lamp burns at the lower right edge. Behind them, more participants fill the rows, some with hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests a meditation or satsang session.2013-12-16A photograph of a seated devotional gathering on a white floor, with many people holding small lit oil lamps in cupped hands. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothes with an orange-red shawl and glasses holds a lamp, and beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl offers a lamp with raised hands. A woman with a red forehead mark and a white top with an orange shawl also holds a flame. Behind them, monks in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together, and a green cloth with cups and bottles lies at the right. a person is not clearly visible among those pictured, so no candidate is identified.2015-05-23A photo of a seated group of devotees performing an aarti with small oil lamps in a hall with red and gold walls. In the foreground, a woman in a beige cardigan with glasses and a rudraksha-style mala holds an oil lamp in her outstretched right hand while chanting. Beside her, an older woman with grey hair wears a white sari with a pink border and holds a lamp. Behind them, rows of women in white and cream clothes hold lit oil lamps and lamps on plates. Brass puja plates with flowers, a bell and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the mat in front. No a person candidate is visible.2012-09-03A large seated gathering of mostly women in white and cream clothing holds small oil lamps with lit flames during a devotional ritual in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a woman in white with dark beaded rudraksha-style malas and a red bindi raises her right hand, while a woman in a green blouse and red shawl holds a lamp. A devotee in a white sari with pink border and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp and has sacred ash marks on the forehead. Another woman in white with a mala holds a lamp at the right edge. Behind them, rows of attendees in white, green, pink and teal outfits sit on chairs and mats, many holding lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lit satsang or aarti.2013-09-29September 06 20122012-09-06March 31 20132013-03-31A seated group of women in white and cream ritual dress, many with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, hold small oil lamps with lit flames while sitting on the floor. Brass and clay lamps and small offering plates rest on cloths before them. Behind them, more seated participants in white and some in orange wraps fill the hall, with a draped white backdrop and a green-covered table at the left. The scene resembles a group lamp-lighting ritual during a satsang or ceremony.2010-12-02December 17 20132013-12-17September 13 20142014-09-13