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Photograph of a seated group of devotees performing an aarti with oil lamps in a hall. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged on mats: the woman on the left wears a white saree with gold border and holds a small oil lamp; the woman in the centre, with grey hair and red-orange garland, wears white with a gold border and holds a lamp on a brass plate; the woman on the right wears a maroon saree with gold border, black beaded mala, and holds a small brass lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange and saffron garments, some with white headbands and rudraksha malas, hold lit lamps. Brass plates with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings sit on the floor.2014-07-11November 29 20132013-11-29 +3 copiesOctober 08 20132013-10-08October 08 20132013-10-08July 10 20142014-07-10October 07 20122012-10-07December 16 20132013-12-16A large group of devotees sits on the floor in a temple hall performing an arati-style lamp offering. Many hold small oil lamps with lit flames, and several women in saffron and orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead tilak dominate the foreground. Others wear white saris or white kurtas. Some hold brass cups or lamps; a woman at left holds a brass vessel. Behind them, ornate golden deity figures and a gilded altar are visible. The setting appears to be a satsang or ritual gathering. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible among the seated devotees.2014-08-29A photograph of women seated on the floor during a lamp ritual, holding small oil lamps with flames. In the foreground a woman in white clothes with an orange shawl and a pendant necklace holds a lit lamp, and a woman in peach and orange saffron-toned sari with a white forehead mark holds another lamp near a metal railing. Behind them other women in white and yellow shawls hold lamps, and brass vessels, flowers and offerings lie on a cloth at the lower left. No a person candidate is visible.2010-09-30September 30 20142014-09-30July 11 20142014-07-11A photograph of a seated group of women and some men in an indoor hall during a devotional gathering, several holding small lit oil lamps (diya) in their hands. Foreground women wear orange and saffron sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas; one older woman with grey hair holds a lamp on a brass plate, another in a peach saree holds a lit lamp up, and a woman in a maroon saree with gold border holds one at her face level. Several have white or red forehead marks and bindis. Behind them, people in white and red-saffron clothing sit with hands folded in prayer, and red chairs line the back of the hall. Visible physical people number roughly 20 to 25.2013-08-03