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March 14 20172017-03-14A photograph of a group seated closely in an ashram hall during an arati-style offering. In the foreground a woman in white sari with gold border leans in to hold a silver tray of lit oil lamps. Seated devotees around her wear white and cream clothing with orange-red shawls and scarves; a woman in a pale yellow-gold sari with a red bindi sits beside them, and a man in white with an orange shawl presses his palms together at the lower right. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron robes and malas sit in the background. Several seated people are visible, with a crowd of more than twenty in the hall.2017-03-14 +1 copiesOctober 26 20102010-10-26October 06 20122012-10-06October 10 20102010-10-10November 23 20102010-11-23A woman in a white and orange saffron sari sits at a ritual with a small brass bell in her right hand and a lit oil lamp on a small dish held in her left hand. She has a white tilak on her forehead and a red bindi, with a gold nose stud and earrings. Behind her, other women in orange and white attire hold lamps and bells, and warm candlelight glows through a metal railing.2010-11-02A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, holding small oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear white clothes with yellow-and-gold borders and yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, while others wear pink, red and patterned saris. One woman in the foreground wears glasses, a silver bangle and a white-and-gold outfit with a yellow shawl, lifting a lit lamp toward the camera. Brass lamps and small offering plates rest on the floor in front, and a row of people stretches back into the dim background. The scene reflects a lamp-lit puja with devotees seated in prayer.2011-02-28November 24 20102010-11-24May 26 20172017-05-26A seated row of women holds lit brass oil lamps during a pada puja ritual. The foreground woman wears a white sari with a gold-and-green border and bangles, looking upward while holding a small brass lamp with two flames. Beside her, women in orange and red garments and a woman in yellow hold lamps or sit with hands together. Brass vessels, a kettle-shaped brass pot, flowers and cloth-covered trays sit on the floor in front. Pale walls form the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2011-01-23December 03 20132013-12-03