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August 02 20132013-08-02A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with small brass oil lamps held in their hands, during what appears to be a satsang-style gathering on a hall floor. Many women wear saffron, orange and maroon saris and rudraksha malas, several with tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in the centre wears a maroon sari and holds a lamp, while a woman at right in an orange sari raises a lamp to her forehead. Some are seated on mats with water bottles and bags around them, and a girl in the lower left watches. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on trays in front. Visible people number roughly two dozen seated in the crowd behind.2013-08-02August 02 20132013-08-02August 02 20132013-08-02November 05 20132013-11-05A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a hall, many in saffron and orange saris and robes with gold borders, some in maroon, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Women hold small brass oil lamps and ritual vessels, some with flowers and incense smoke rising. Plates of offerings, a small metal pot, and a water bottle sit on low tables in front. Red drapes hang on the back wall.2013-06-17August 02 20132013-08-02April 03 20122012-04-03March 30 20162016-03-30A photograph of a seated group of women meditating or chanting in a hall with red cushions and red chairs. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border sits with eyes closed and hands folded, beside a woman in an orange sari with gold border and rudraksha mala, hands clasped in prayer. Several women wear white, red and orange saris with white vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Many others sit behind them, some with eyes closed, and a few have shaved or cropped heads. A steel tumbler and a small brass lamp sit on the floor. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-08-02Seated devotees in a bright hall perform a ritual session on a white floor. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse with rudraksha malas and a red-and-gold shawl sits with hands folded, a red bindi and white forehead marking. Beside her, a long-haired woman in rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and a trident-marked shawl sits with eyes closed, hands resting on a brass tray. Behind them, figures in saffron-orange robes sit in meditation or prayer. Small brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a red thermos and a water bottle are placed on mats. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall behind.2016-08-24October 27 20132013-10-27