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July 02 2012

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July 09 20132013-07-09A group of women devotees seated indoors perform an aarti with lit oil lamps. The woman in the centre wears an orange and maroon sari with a gold border, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, holding a brass lamp with flames toward the camera. Beside her, a woman with cropped hair in a maroon sari also holds a lamp. Others behind them wear saffron-toned and green-bordered saris, white tilaka markings on their foreheads and red kumkum bindis. A blue sequined cloth covers a platform with a red cloth and gold-coloured ritual items in the background.2013-10-08April 13 20132013-04-13A woman with white vibhuti lines across her forehead and a red kumkum dot holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her raised right hand while speaking. She wears an orange saree and a long mala of large rudraksha beads, with a rudraksha pendant on a dark cord. Behind her, several young people in maroon clothing with gold borders sit in a row, some with white forehead markings, and a child's hand reaches toward the lamp at the right edge. The setting suggests a ritual gathering with a lamp offering.2013-07-10April 03 20132013-04-03Photograph of a seated group of women in orange and maroon-bordered saffron clothing performing a ritual with brass bells, brass plates of flower petals and lit oil lamps. The central woman, with a red-and-white forehead mark and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit flame over a brass plate while chanting. Women in cream-and-orange saris with saffron shawls sit around her on orange mats, many holding small brass bells and flame lamps. No figure of a person is visible, so no appearance-based candidate is identified.2010-11-24A young woman in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari holds a brass oil lamp with several lit flames aloft in her right hand, while a second brass lamp rests in her left. She has white vibhuti across her forehead, a red kumkum dot, and multiple rudraksha malas wound on her wrist and hanging at her chest. Behind her, other participants in red and orange robes sit and hold lamps, and the background shows orange walls, a blue draped table and gold-coloured decorative elements.2013-10-13A woman in a red-orange sari-style robe with gold-edged borders holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched right hand, a rudraksha mala wrapped around her wrist and a longer mala hanging at her chest. A white paste mark and red bindi are on her forehead, and her hair is pulled back. Behind her, other people in orange-red robes are seated, some holding small lamps, with gold-tipped pillars, an orange wall and a blue draped backdrop in the background. The setting suggests an aarti or lamp-offering in a temple hall.2013-10-13August 02 20132013-08-02A young woman in an orange sari with a red border sits on a mat, holding a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and gesturing with the other during a ritual. She wears a long rudraksha mala with bead necklaces and has a white vertical tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in orange holds a second lit lamp, and a brass plate with pink flowers sits on a white table. Other seated devotees in orange clothing are visible in the background.2013-09-07January 28 20132013-01-28Dense crowd of women and girls seated closely together at a satsang gathering. Foreground women wear saffron-orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and red bindis. Behind them, girls in maroon tunics with gold trim sit with hands joined in namaskar and one holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame. A tilted brass plate and cups appear near the bottom edge. The scene reads as a devotional sitting event, but no Swamiji is visible among the people.2013-05-20