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April 10 20142014-04-10Several seated devotees perform a ritual with oil lamps during worship. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him, another man in orange with a dark bead mala holds a lamp. Behind them, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered cloths and beaded necklaces sit, some holding lamps. Brass vessels, flowers and offerings lie on a low table. No candidate is visibly identifiable as a person from appearance; these are devotees and priests.2013-07-10March 05 20132013-03-05March 21 20132013-03-21A seated group of devotees performs an evening ritual with lit oil lamps. Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and rudraksha malas hold up small flames, while one bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, glasses and a gold chain raises a lamp in the foreground. Behind them, men in white dhotis sit near drums and a red cloth, and a boy in black with a white forehead mark watches. The setting suggests an evening satsang or aarti with lamps.2013-03-10January 17 20132013-01-17June 15 20132013-06-15March 29 20132013-03-29A photograph of a group ritual with many seated participants holding small oil lamps lit with flames. Foreground boys wear maroon sleeveless vests with gold trim and white forehead tilaka marks, and one wears glasses. Adult men in orange saffron cloth with rudraksha malas raise lamps, one with a bare upper torso and gold arm ornaments. Behind them men wear white kurtas with orange lanyards. The setting appears to be a satsang-style gathering with brass vessels on the floor. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is marked as present.2013-03-20Shaved-headed men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a floor in a large gathering, several with white sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. A bald man at right wears a red tilak and a white forehead mark, holding his hands together in prayer. In the foreground, a bald man and a younger man sit with eyes closed. Behind them, many seated people in white and colourful clothing share the space, and brass lamps with small flames and offering trays sit on the floor. The scene reads as a ritual sitting or puja with devotees in meditative posture. No figure is clearly identified as the a person.2017-01-08March 08 20132013-03-08September 07 20142014-09-07