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A seated group performs an evening ritual in a hall with cream walls and red curtains. Many people hold lit oil lamps and flames aloft with raised arms, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings on the floor before them. Monastics in saffron-orange robes sit among white-clad devotees and children in colourful shirts. A bald man in white dhoti and saffron shawl sits near the centre, and a woman in orange sits at the back. Near the upper right, flames burn above the group.

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A photograph of a large indoor hall where a crowd sits on mats on a polished floor, many holding up lit oil lamps or small flames in both hands during a lamp-lighting worship. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged beside a small brass tray and offerings. Nearby, another orange-robed devotee holds a lit lamp, and rows of children and adults in white, striped, blue and purple clothing extend back toward a stage draped in red. Framed pictures hang on the wall and curtains frame the windows. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with oil lamps.2011-12-15A large seated gathering of devotees performs a ritual with lit oil lamps in a hall with pink curtains and white walls. Women in the foreground wear orange, maroon and cream saris and hold small diyas or lamps, some with brass lamp stands. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit in rows behind them. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and offerings lie on the floor on red and orange mats, with small brass vessels among them. The scene suggests a pada puja or aarti in progress, with many participants lifting lamps together.2011-12-31December 28 20112011-12-28A large hall with cream walls and a polished tile floor hosts a seated group ritual. Rows of participants sit on mats holding lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings, many raising their lamps forward. Most wear white, orange, or red-orange saffron garments, with some in white and others in pink or maroon saree-style dress. Framed portraits in maroon-curtained niches line the back wall, and a black screen hangs at the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no candidate is asserted.2011-12-30A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja with oil lamps. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and saffron kurtas hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, seated on red-and-white striped mats. Behind them, rows of people in white and cream clothes sit on the floor with small brass lamps and plates. Red curtains and framed portraits of a saffron-clad guru line the walls, and a large dark screen hangs at the far end. The image shows a group ritual with lamps, not a single identifiable teacher in the scene.2011-12-30Indoor hall with pale pink walls and red curtains, where a large seated group performs a ritual with lit oil lamps. Many men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the floor, several shaved-headed, holding flames aloft, while others hold brass plates with flowers and offerings. Women in white saris and children in colourful clothes sit among them, with a framed portrait on the wall above. The scene is a collective puja and aarti in a temple-like hall.2011-06-24December 13 20112011-12-13A seated group of women and girls perform a puja in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. They hold small brass oil lamps and bells in their hands, with brass plates, lamps and offerings arranged on a mat in front of them. A young girl in a white dress sits in the centre, and a woman in red sari and a woman in orange shawl sit at left and right. Several white-clad participants and a woman in pink sari also hold lamps.2011-12-17November 13 20102010-11-13December 30 20112011-12-30December 30 20112011-12-30A large hall with cream walls and a polished floor hosts a seated group performing a lamp ritual. Many participants sit on mats in rows, with women in yellow, pink and orange saris and men in white dhotis. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holds a lamp and gestures toward it, while a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth sits before brass plates of offerings. Other men in white dhotis sit nearby. Red curtains hang at the windows and framed portraits are mounted high on the wall. The mood is devotional, with a crowd in the scene estimated at roughly 50-100 people.2011-07-23