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September 25 20142014-09-25Two women in white kurta-style tops and white trousers sit cross-legged with eyes closed and palms raised outward in a devotional gesture, each wearing a thick rudraksha mala. Behind them a large group of younger women and girls in saffron-orange robes, several with white tilak marks on their foreheads, sit in rows with hands raised. Small oil lamps and a tray of offerings are visible in the centre. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2014-09-25September 25 20142014-09-25July 10 20142014-07-10October 06 20142014-10-06November 19 20142014-11-19October 05 20142014-10-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a group ceremony where devotees hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in a seated gathering. In the foreground, several women in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings hold lamps toward the viewer. Behind them, rows of people wear orange and saffron garments and white forehead marks, some with beaded necklaces, while others sit with their hands raised. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a tiled floor and a small tray of offerings at lower left, consistent with an aarti or puja. No individual in the scene is clearly recognizable as a person; the visible figures are devotees and ritual participants.2014-09-16A seated group puja in a hall with a tiled floor and woven mats. In the foreground, a woman in white clothes with a brown rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits with eyes closed, holding an incense stick. Beside her, a woman in orange robes with glasses and a long rudraksha mala performs ritual actions over a brass plate with a lamp and offerings. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and white sit before small brass lamps, plates and incense on low wooden stands. A few people wear white, others orange, and some wear red and maroon. Overall it is a devotional ritual with oil lamps and offerings.2014-08-14August 29 20142014-08-29A seated group puja in a hall with a mat floor. In the foreground a woman in white clothing and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, holds incense and sits before a brass puja tray with an oil lamp. Beside her a woman in orange robes and dark rudraksha beads, wearing glasses, holds a small flower or offering over a brass tray with a lamp and bowls. Rows behind them show many people in orange and red robes and white clothing, several with white tilak on the forehead, sitting with hands in prayer or ritual gestures. Small oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged on low tables and the floor. Ritual activity with incense and offerings during an Adhi-Kailaasa puja.2014-08-14A seated satsang gathering of devotees in a large hall, many with eyes closed and hands joined in prayer. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala sits at left; a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered rudraksha garland sits with palms together; a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari, rudraksha garland and pendant sits centre-right with cupped hands and eyes closed; another woman in maroon and gold with a rudraksha mala holds her palms joined at right. Behind them, rows of people in white and maroon clothes with white and red forehead marks fill the room, with a chain barrier and pillars visible. A small red-petal offering sits near the centre-right.2014-08-24