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A woman with long dark hair sits cross-legged on the ground at an evening lamp ceremony, eyes lowered, cupping her hands together in prayer. She wears a magenta blouse with a cream and gold-bordered sari, a red-beaded mala necklace, a gold bangle, and a small red bindi with white vibhuti on her forehead. Around her, lit rows of lamps line the walkway and blurred figures in white and blue clothing sit nearby. Bright lights and a crowded stadium-style seating area fill the background.

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October 02 20112011-10-02A photo of a seated devotional gathering at a Karthigai Deepam celebration, with rows of people sitting on terraced steps lined with black Shivalingams and brass lamps. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in red trousers sits with eyes closed and hands in a mudra, beside a woman in a white dress holding her palms together. At right, a woman in a magenta sari with gold border and rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed and hands folded. A man in glasses with a rudraksha mala sits at lower left. Strings of small lamps glow along the background pillars, and behind them more people sit in white, saffron and bright clothes, some meditating or chanting.2016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A large seated congregation in a bright hall, with many people sitting in rows holding small lit oil lamps. In the foreground a young woman in a white and cream sari with a gold-toned border and hair in a bun presses her palms together in prayer, while a woman in a white and floral top with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds a lamp nearby. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with sacred ash marks sit along the right side, and a long row of brass vessels with food offerings lies on green leaves in the lower right. Behind them, more participants and some people standing fill the background under warm lighting.2018-01-08December 19 20132013-12-19September 07 20142014-09-07October 27 20132013-10-27Photograph of a seated group in white and light clothing during a satsang or meditation gathering. In the foreground a woman with long brown hair and a red bindi wears a white top with a brown printed pattern and a brown beaded mala, extending her right arm forward with a gold ring on her finger. Around her, other seated participants in white, a woman with a red mala and white garment on the left, and a shaved-headed person in the lower right foreground. No one is identified as a person in this image.2013-12-15Photograph of a seated ritual gathering at night, with devotees in rows behind shiny black stone bases and brass vessels. In the foreground, three people sit with hands joined in prayer: a young man with glasses and bare chest wearing rudraksha malas and white dhoti, a middle-aged man with glasses and bare chest with rudraksha malas, and a woman with silver-grey hair in a white top with a purple and gold embroidered shawl and rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in orange and red saris and white clothes sit among oil lamps and brass pots. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2016-12-11 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20192019-01-05July 09 20152015-07-09