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December 12 2016

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A photograph of a group of devotees seated indoors holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The woman at center wears a yellow shawl over a white sari with a red and gold border, a white tilak line on her forehead, and holds a brass lamp toward the viewer. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds another lamp and wears a rudraksha-style mala. Another woman at right in cream and red shawl holds a lamp, and a woman at left wears a red shawl. Behind them, younger girls in maroon and gold clothing hold lit candles or lamps, and a pink flower is visible at the lower center. Several people are visible, all with white forehead markings.2013-01-14December 15 20132013-12-15September 07 20142014-09-07October 27 20122012-10-27December 12 20162016-12-12October 11 20132013-10-11December 12 20162016-12-12Photograph of a seated group in white and light clothing during a satsang or meditation gathering. In the foreground a woman with long brown hair and a red bindi wears a white top with a brown printed pattern and a brown beaded mala, extending her right arm forward with a gold ring on her finger. Around her, other seated participants in white, a woman with a red mala and white garment on the left, and a shaved-headed person in the lower right foreground. No one is identified as a person in this image.2013-12-15December 16 20132013-12-16December 01 20132013-12-01July 10 20132013-07-10Indoor gathering of many seated women in traditional Indian dress, holding small lit oil lamps and offering plates during what appears to be an aarti or lamp offering. Foreground woman in a rust-orange sari with a red bindi and beaded necklaces, holding a lit lamp with raised hand; beside her a woman in orange holds a lamp on a plate. Behind, women wear white and cream saris with gold borders, one in a yellow shawl, and several wear white headbands with rudraksha-style malas. Brass plates and diyas sit on the floor. No man in the saffron ritual attire is visible, so no candidate appears in the scene.2013-01-15