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A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall, with many men in white shirts and red or orange shawls holding small lit oil lamps or flames. In the foreground a bald man with a white forehead band and a red tilak holds a lit lamp toward the camera, while a bearded man in glasses beside him also holds a flame. Several people are seated along metal railings. The scene suggests a devotional ritual, with lamps and white and red clothing as the main visual features.

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May 24 20132013-05-24October 17 20122012-10-17May 24 20132013-05-24A seated congregation holds lit oil lamps or flames in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta with a red shawl holds a lamp and a printed sheet. Beside him, a man in white with a red shawl and ID badge holds a flame. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees, some with saffron cloth and rudraksha malas, hold small oil lamps. A man in black and a shawl holds a brass dish with a flame at right. No clear a person candidate is identifiable in the visible figures. Printed text is partly visible on a white sheet.2012-09-08October 14 20122012-10-14A dense crowd of devotees sits in a dim hall during an evening ritual, many wearing white dhotis and shirts with orange or saffron shawls. Several hold small oil lamps or lit wicks, and some have hands folded in namaskar. A man in the centre wears glasses, a white kurta and a rudraksha-style mala and holds his palms together. At the right edge, a man in an orange hooded wrap sits behind a red chair. The scene has a sacred, devotional mood with a white wall and framed picture in the background.2012-10-14A seated group of devotees holds small oil lamps with flames during a devotional ceremony in a hall with red walls and wooden panels. Foreground men wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas; one bald man in the front left wears a white shirt and red shawl. A bald man in the centre wears a white shirt, red shawl and orange prayer beads, holding an open booklet. Another man at right in glasses and a white shirt holds a lamp, and a man in a blue shirt lifts one arm. A woman in an orange and gold shawl sits at left among many people behind, some with lit lamps, and a brass plate with flowers sits near the front. No speaker or throne is visible in the frame. Several people appear in the background.2012-09-09A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border and a bare upper torso holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the camera, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a pendant necklace. Behind him, a large group of seated men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing event lanyards, hold small lamps and open prayer sheets. Some people in the background wear orange and white clothing, and a few women are visible near the top right.2012-09-03March 10 20142014-03-10Evening devotional gathering of many people seated closely on the floor, most in saffron-orange and red robes with white and red tilaka marks on their foreheads. Several hold small lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands, and the warm glow lights the scene. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, white horizontal tilaka and a white dhoti-style wrap holds a lit oil lamp and wears a red rudraksha-style mala, with a gold bracelet on his wrist. Other attendees around him are performing an aarti-like lamp offering.2014-02-11September 10 20122012-09-10May 10 20142014-05-10