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A large seated group of devotees in orange and maroon robes holds small oil lamps and lit candles during a ritual gathering. Many wear rudraksha malas and white tilaka on their foreheads. Foreground figures include a woman with glasses and long light-brown hair in orange clothing cupping a lamp, and a woman in maroon with a mala holding a flame. Others in white saris sit nearby. The setting is an indoor hall with a pale wall and a blurred background of more participants.

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August 27 20142014-08-27October 04 20142014-10-04A large group of women seated on the floor in an indoor hall performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps and plates of flowers and offerings in front of them. Many wear orange and rust-red saris with dark rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and several have white sacred markings on their foreheads. One woman in a white sari and orange shawl sits at the left, and a woman in a white blouse with glasses sits among the group at right. Some hold lamps aloft while others tend small bowls and plates. Figures behind them in orange and red garments stand near the back of the hall. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated devotees.2014-04-04October 02 20142014-10-02July 26 20132013-07-26October 04 20142014-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a ritual with oil lamps during a satsang gathering in a hall. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and make gestures of offering; one woman on the right wears glasses and a saffron robe, and another in the centre wears an orange garment with a beaded necklace and white forehead markings. A woman at left in a white sari with a red-brown mala holds a lamp, and others in white and orange sit behind them, many with white forehead markings and hands joined in prayer. Chairs, a table and a small brass tray with offerings are visible in the background, and the scene is lit with warm, bright light.2014-09-07A large group of devotees in orange and maroon garments sits in rows during a ritual gathering. Many wear white sacred ash lines on their foreheads. In the centre, a woman with long wavy hair wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a bead necklace, holding a small oil lamp and a brass bell. Others around her hold lit oil lamps and offering trays. Red chairs and a white-clad woman appear in the background.2014-09-13A large group of women seated on the floor in orange saffron robes with red trim, many wearing rudraksha malas and brown fiber-woven garlands, performs an oil lamp ritual. Several hold lit oil lamps and brass bells, others hold brass puja plates and small offerings; in the foreground a woman in glasses and a red bindi holds a lamp, and at lower left a small incense stick and brass items rest on a dark cloth. Women in white garments with malas sit on the right. Dim seated audience and red chairs fill the background, with a hall lit by oil lamps.2014-10-02October 13 20132013-10-13A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with brass oil lamps (deepa) in a hall. Women in orange and rust-red saris, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawls, hold lamps and small brass vessels, with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several devotees in white and blue Western-style clothing sit among them, and a woman in a white top with a black ribbon holds a small bell. A golden deity murti stands in the background behind a metal grille. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.2014-06-02September 06 20142014-09-06