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May 30 2014

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A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a white floor during an evening ritual, many holding small lit oil lamps in their hands. Most wear orange, saffron and maroon sarees or dhotis with gold borders, and several have white vibhuti or tilaka marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon saree with a pendant necklace holds a lamp at chest height while looking ahead, and a woman in orange and maroon with a long rudraksha-style mala holds a lamp to her right. Rows of people fill the background, with many lamps flickering in the dim room and a purple logo visible in the upper left corner.2013-03-06March 06 20132013-03-06A seated group of devotees performs a lamp-lit ritual in a hall with a pale floor. Several young women in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, some holding small lamps, one reaching toward a brass tray. Older women in white saris with gold borders and a man in orange with a turban-like cloth sit nearby, some with small oil lamps and brass vessels. A red container and brass items lie on the floor, with a pink flower offering at right. Background devotees in red and green saris look on. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2013-11-29 +3 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14June 21 20132013-06-21March 06 20132013-03-06A seated group of women in orange and red-saffron garments with rudraksha malas and white-and-red forehead markings perform an aarti with oil lamps in a tiled hall. Many hold lit lamps raised in their hands, while others sit on mats with brass plates, offerings and small cups before them. A golden deity murti and draped cloth are visible in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this scene.2014-04-27November 29 20132013-11-29 +3 copiesA photograph of a group of women seated on the floor in an ashram hall, dressed in saffron-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold small oil lamps and brass dishes with lit flames, and their foreheads bear white ash markings. The woman in the centre holds a lit lamp on a brass plate, while the woman at lower right, with grey hair, holds a lamp as well. The setting suggests a devotional lamp ritual during a satsang gathering. a person's presence is not visible in this frame.2013-06-23June 15 20132013-06-15June 23 20132013-06-23Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in dark-red and maroon robes with gold borders. In the foreground an older woman with grey hair, white forehead marks and a red bindi wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, holding a small brass bell in one hand while raising a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and pink flowers. Behind her, several women in matching robes hold lit oil lamps in their palms, and a brass plate of flowers and a small brass vessel sit on the mat before them. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2013-10-10