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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01Two women in white clothing hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The woman in front, with short dark hair and a red rudraksha mala, cups a lamp in both hands while seated. The woman on the right, with glasses, a red scarf and gold bangles, holds a lamp aloft. Behind them, people in orange and saffron garments sit in a hall, some with hands folded.2013-07-10July 10 20132013-07-10July 12 20162016-07-12A 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.2014-09-16Indoor ritual scene during an Adhi-Kailaasa puja with kirtan. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds a small brass handbell and a lamp, gesturing forward while chanting. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp. Behind them, a row of young people in orange and maroon robes with white forehead marks sit on mats, holding lit oil lamps and singing. A brass plate with offerings and a small kalasha sit on the floor, and devotees in white are seated in the background.2014-08-14A woman in a white saree with a gold border and a gold blouse holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a flower in her raised left hand, while speaking. She wears a red bindi, a dark pendant necklace and a red-and-white lanyard. Behind her, a young person in white clothes with a red shawl and a white tripundra on the forehead sits with folded hands. Other seated devotees in white clothes surround them on a patterned carpet.2013-12-12September 19 20142014-09-19December 13 20132013-12-13October 06 20142014-10-06A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall. In the centre, a woman with short dark hair and a red bindi wears a white shawl and holds a small brass oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Around her, women in white and orange-saffron shawls sit with brass lamps and their hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, several young girls in deep red garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas have white sandalwood forehead markings. A brass lamp flame glows at left. The mood is one of collective puja or aarti.2013-09-26November 07 20142014-11-07