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December 11 20132013-12-11December 10 20132013-12-10A large group of men seated cross-legged on mats in a hall, most wearing white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and white horizontal tripundra marks on their foreheads. Several hold small oil lamps or lit diyas with flames, while others sit with hands folded or holding ritual items, with brass plates and small containers nearby. The people are shaved-headed and dressed in similar white ritual attire. Some figures in the back wear lighter or colourful clothing. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2010-10-10October 30 20112011-10-30May 10 20142014-05-10December 19 20132013-12-19October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a seated group in a carpeted hall performing a ritual. In the foreground, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame. Beside him, a man in white with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand during the ritual, and an older man in white glasses sits near brass vessels. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange-saffron cloths sit on mats, some with hands folded in prayer, while others stand along the back wall. Brass plates and offerings are arranged on the floor.2013-12-06A seated group of men in plain white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas sits on a carpeted floor during a puja. In the foreground, one man in white kurta and white dhoti holds a small red-rimmed plate with a red substance and a tilak on his forehead; a brass tray, oil lamps, a small brass bowl, and a plate of flowers and fruit sit before the group. Behind them, more seated devotees in white clothing with tilak marks, some with fingers joined in prayer, and a few men in orange-red cloth at the far right. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants; the group is simply devotees in white.2013-12-07A group of priests in white dhotis and shawls sits on the floor of a hall performing an aarti with lit oil lamps. The foreground priest on the left, with a horizontal white tilak on his forehead, holds a lamp and a small brass bell. Beside him, a younger priest wearing a rudraksha mala raises a lit lamp toward the front. Other men in white, some bare-chested with brass oil lamps and kumkum-marked brass plates, sit behind them, with brass bells and open books on the floor. In the upper left, a man in a brown robe and a grey shawl sits near a man in a blue shirt. A shaved-headed man with a white tilak sits at the lower right. A draped table with a green and gold cloth and steel vessels stands at the top right. Oil lamp puja, aarti, ritual satsang.2010-11-25December 17 20132013-12-17A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a patterned carpet in a hall, dressed in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red lanyards, performing a small ritual. In the foreground a man in white with an orange lanyard bends over a small brass plate holding oil lamps and offerings. Beside him a man in white leans forward and rests his hands on a mat. Further back, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red lanyards sit quietly, some with eyes closed, and a bald man in white sits at far left with hands folded. Red cloths lie on the floor and chairs are visible at the back of the room.2013-12-15