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July 20 2010

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Photo of a seated group of devotees performing a ritual with lit oil lamps and brass bells at a Hindu ceremony. A woman in the centre wears a white saree with gold border and a mala, holding a lit lamp to her face. A woman on the left in a cream saree with green border holds a bell and lamp. A man on the right in white dhoti with yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lamp on a plate. A younger woman in front wears an orange shawl and holds a lit lamp. Brass plates with flowers, kumkum and offerings lie on mats in front of them. Other devotees sit in the background.2010-11-24A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like room. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black rudraksha mala sits center, eyes closed, holding a small silver oil lamp in her right hand with her left hand on her chest. Behind her, another woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl holds a silver lamp stand with lit flame. A figure in orange robes is at the left edge beside an ornate gold throne with carved golden figures. A silver plate with offerings, a lit lamp and a fruit sits in front. A white fan is visible on the wall behind.2010-11-10Close outdoor evening photo of women in white devotional clothes performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp holding a large open flame. The central woman in a white shawl and glasses raises both palms toward the flame, while a woman on the left holds the lamp's ornate stand. Sacred ash marks on foreheads, red wristbands and bangles are visible. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and orange garments are gathered, and a rising wisp of smoke drifts above. The setting appears to be a satsang or ceremony.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A seated group of devotees performs an aarti-style ritual with small brass oil lamps in a hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white dress with an orange-red shawl holds a brass lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. Beside her, a young woman in a yellow top over white clothing wears a black rudraksha mala and holds a lamp. Behind them, women in white and men in white dhotis hold lamps and bells, with a shaved-headed man wearing a white tilak on his forehead. Several other people sit in the blurred background.2011-12-19A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, in white and cream saris with yellow and orange borders, performing a ritual. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds a small burning incense stick and a cup-like offering, while a woman on the right presses her palms together in prayer and wears a dark beaded mala and bangles. Brass plates with offerings and pink flowers sit in the lower right. Other seated devotees, some men in white, fill the background, with smoke from incense rising through the scene.2010-11-01A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and red-and-gold border sits on the floor holding a silver plate draped with an orange cloth, a red tilak on her forehead and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with teal trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. Behind them, a person in an orange garment wearing a gold-beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand. Silver bowls and a silver tray with fruit are placed in the foreground, and a partially visible person's head is in the lower left corner.2010-11-09A ritual aarti scene in an indoor hall. A bald priest with white tilak and white dhoti holds a silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps, beside a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a red-bordered sari and pink blouse holds another lit lamp. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with rudraksha-style mala and a saffron-robed man speak into a microphone. On the right, a figure in orange robes and gold-bordered cloth sits near a silver tray of fruit, flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. Foreground women with dark hair in ponytails face the offering tray. Dhoopa smoke rises in the air.2010-11-30January 19 20132013-01-19October 10 20122012-10-10A photograph of a devotional gathering seated on the floor. A woman with light blonde hair in a yellow garment and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on a silver stand while a dark-haired woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala reaches toward it. Beside them a woman in an orange blouse and white garment sits, and in the foreground two women with dark hair are partly visible. Another person at the right, in orange, holds hands together in prayer. A brass vessel rests at the lower left and the background shows a curtain and railing. No a person appearance is visible in the scene.2010-10-23July 20 20102010-07-20