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August 16 20162016-08-16A large group of seated devotees performs a ritual in a hall with cream walls and a red curtain. Many young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with red borders wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, holding brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings. Older women in white and maroon saris sit among them, some holding lit lamps or cupped hands in prayer. Brass pots, small plates of fruit and flowers, and a wall painting of deities are visible. Smoke rises from a small incense or lamp at lower left.2013-11-20A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a hall with a light-coloured floor. In the foreground, a woman in a blue kurta with pink trim and black leggings and glasses sits cross-legged and holds a small brass vessel. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with floral prints and a maroon blouse holds a small lamp and wears a beaded mala and gold bangles. On the left, a woman in a rust-red sari wears a mala and holds a small brass item. Behind them, many people in saffron and orange clothing and white garments sit on mats, some raising small lamps or offerings. Red and gold cloths and brass plates with flowers and small oil lamps are arranged on the floor. The image shows a satsang or puja-style ceremony with oil lamps.2016-08-16A seated group of young women in saffron-orange and red saris with pink borders and rudraksha malas sit in rows with palms pressed together in prayer, with white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, small brass cups and offering plates with flowers and kumkum stand on low mats in front of them. Behind them, more devotees in white and cream saris sit in an indoor hall, some with folded hands and eyes closed. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame, so this appears to be a group satsang or puja gathering.2013-11-13August 06 20112011-08-06August 12 20162016-08-12 +1 copiesRows of devotees sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing an aarti, holding small oil lamps with flames in both hands. Most women wear orange, maroon and white saris or salwar, some with gold bangles, and men in white kurtas sit among them. Brass plates on the floor hold fruit, flowers and offerings, and a clear mat-marked aisle runs between the rows. No single figure is identifiable as a person, and no clearly identifiable a person figure appears in the image.2011-12-31May 02 20132013-05-02A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a ritual, with many people in rows. Several women in front wear white and cream clothes with rudraksha malas; a woman in a red shawl and red-and-white top with a red lanyard holds a small brass lamp and an offering plate. A woman in white on the right holds a lit oil lamp and a brass vessel. Behind them, men and women in orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings sit with small flames and offerings. Brass trays, a pink plastic bag and water cups sit on the floor. The scene looks like a group puja or aarti with oil lamps.2014-08-28August 25 20142014-08-25February 13 20142014-02-13August 22 20142014-08-22