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May 19 2013

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A large indoor gathering of devotees, mostly women and girls, seated on the floor in a hall with red curtains and white walls. Many wear white or cream saris and kurtas with orange-saffron scarves or lanyards, and several hold small oil lamps or lit lamps in their hands. Some girls in maroon and yellow dresses with white forehead markings sit in front. A older woman in an orange-and-yellow sari holds a lamp at the front left, while a woman in white with a red-orange shawl gestures with a lamp in the center. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd; the scene shows devotees at a ritual lamp ceremony.2013-05-18A large indoor hall filled with a seated congregation of well over a hundred people, most dressed in white and red, with some in saffron and orange. Women in orange and yellow saris and men in white kurtas sit on the floor in rows, many holding small oil lamps or offering lamps, with brass plates of offerings visible near the front. Several children in maroon and red uniforms with yellow borders sit among them, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. Red curtains hang along the windows, and a framed picture of a deity hangs on the wall at the top left and right. The setting suggests a group puja or satsang with lamp offerings, though the presiding figure is not clearly visible.2013-05-17May 18 20132013-05-18A large seated congregation during a ritual gathering in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground, a woman in orange and gold sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small brass lamp aloft, and nearby girls in maroon and gold uniforms sit with lit oil lamps and hands joined. Many devotees wear white and orange garments with orange shawls, and several have sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. Over a hundred people are visible in rows behind, many holding lamps, with a microphone stand in front. The scene suggests a group lamp offering during satsang.2013-05-18May 24 20132013-05-24July 09 20132013-07-09May 18 20132013-05-18A large seated congregation holds lit oil lamps with cupped hands during an evening ritual in a hall with red drapes. Most attendees wear white, cream, and pastel salwar kameez or saris, with a woman in the foreground in a cream dress holding a flame, and a woman at right in a dark orange sari. A woman at left wears glasses and a red shawl. Several men in white kurtas sit in the background among rows of chairs. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-12-31July 07 20132013-07-07A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja. Front rows of young women and girls wear saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps and small handbells. Behind them, women in white and cream clothing and some in red-brown sarees hold lit oil lamps and bells, with a few wearing red shawls. Brass plates with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people.2013-09-27A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in white and cream saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many in orange-red saffron cloth. Several hold small lit oil lamps or diyas in their hands, and some have vermilion or sandalwood markings on their foreheads. Rows of people sit on the floor facing forward, with brass pots and plates in the foreground. A large framed painting hangs on the wall behind them, and the room is lit by bright overhead lights.2017-05-26July 04 20132013-07-04 +1 copies