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October 16 20122012-10-16September 07 20142014-09-07A photograph of a large crowd of devotees, mostly women, seated closely together during a devotional ceremony in a hall. Many hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames, and some raise lamps or offering plates. In the foreground, a woman with dark reddish hair wears an orange-red shawl over white clothes and a black beaded mala, and speaks while looking forward. Beside her, a woman with curly auburn hair in a white sari with a gold border holds a lit lamp. Several women wear white saris and blue lanyards, and some have red bindis. Silver metal railings and chains stand in the lower right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-10-15A seated group of devotees, mostly women, performs an aarti or puja in a hall with white walls. Several hold small oil lamps with flames, and some ring brass handbells. A woman in the foreground on the left wears a white outfit with an orange shawl and holds a lamp and bell. A woman in the centre right wears a white kurta, an orange shawl and a beaded necklace, holding a brass bell. Another woman beside her presses her palms together in anjali. Others wear orange shawls, and a blonde woman in pink sits near the centre. Metal railings and a chain divide the front seating area. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2012-10-17May 03 20142014-05-03A crowded indoor satsang or aarti scene where devotees sit close together holding small oil lamps with lit flames. Many women wear white or cream dresses with orange and red shawls and scarves; one woman in the foreground wears a red and white patterned top and a red scarf, and another wears a green and orange outfit with glasses. A curly-haired woman in white with a red bindi sings with her eyes lowered, and a woman on the right in a green sari and red bindi holds a lamp. Metal stanchions and a chain divide the seating area. A table with an orange-and-white cloth and a water cooler sit in the background, and a man in white stands at the left edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-10-13A 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.2014-09-16A seated crowd of devotees in a hall during a lamp ritual. Many hold lit oil lamps or small flames in their hands, some with eyes closed in prayer. Women wear white and orange-saffron shawls and saris; one woman in the foreground wears a red and gold patterned kurta with hands pressed together. Others wear blue, green and pink. Orange-robed figures stand in the upper background near a tall structure. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible; no candidate matches the a person criteria.2012-10-25September 04 20122012-09-04A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, in an indoor hall holding lit oil lamps and clasping hands in prayer. Foreground women wear red-and-gold saris with rudraksha malas; others wear cream and white saris and white kurtas. Several hold small flames. Behind them, further attendees sit in rows on the floor and on red chairs. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2013-03-06October 17 20122012-10-17March 21 20132013-03-21