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January 01 2019

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A large group seated on the floor in a temple hall during an arati or lamp-offering ritual. Front row includes a woman in white sari with gold border holding a lit oil lamp, a woman in green and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a lit lamp, and a bearded older man with rudraksha mala holding a lamp. Behind them many men in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on mats, some with white body paint or tilak. Brass bowls and small lamps rest on a green cloth before them. No individual is identified as a person by appearance.2019-01-01A large seated congregation with palms pressed together in prayer inside a temple hall. Many devotees wear white or cream dhotis and sarees with rudraksha malas, and others wear saffron-orange robes. Some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and some have bare shoulders. A golden shrine and a lit lamp are visible at the back, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. A few people stand near the back and a shrine area frames the upper left. Several seated figures in orange and white appear to be performing devotional worship, possibly satsang or puja.2019-01-01January 07 20192019-01-07A large seated gathering of devotees in a hall during a ritual, with many people in saffron/orange cloth and others in white dhotis with gold borders. Several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash marks foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a woman in white with a gold border holds a small oil lamp, a man in a green and gold sari-style garment holds a lamp, and a bare-chested young man with a moustache and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp beside an older man in glasses holding a lamp. Brass vessels and plates of offerings sit on a green leaf on the floor, and a microphone stand is visible at right. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues, so the presence of a person is treated as uncertain.2019-01-01November 06 20162016-11-06October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesMay 25 20172017-05-25 +1 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13A large seated audience fills a bright hall, most of them facing forward attentively. In the foreground, a man in white kurta wears rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge and sits with eyes lowered. Beside him, a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his arms and torso wears a rudraksha mala and orange cloth. Another man in a white dhoti and orange sash wears layered rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Behind them, many devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing sit closely together, with a painted wall and pillars in the background. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.2016-11-12Photo 11709117 +2 copiesA large seated ritual gathering in a hall with yellow and maroon draping. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari with a gold border holds a small oil lamp, and beside her a woman in white with a white forehead mark holds a brass lamp. A bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and a white dhoti holds a small lamp, and an older man in white with glasses holds an offering. Behind them, many men in saffron-orange robes sit with palms joined in prayer, and a bearded man in orange holds a microphone. The scene reads as a puja or aarti with lamps being offered.2019-01-01November 12 20162016-11-12