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Photograph of a row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes performing an aarti or lamp offering in a hall. Several men hold lit oil lamps and brass lamps upward, while brass thalis with flowers, kumkum and offerings sit on red and blue cloths before them. In the foreground, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lamp near a brass vessel. Many more lamps burn along the floor, and a screen with a picture stands in the background. Candidate a person is not clearly identifiable in the seated row; the visible cues are insufficient to name anyone.

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November 15 20102010-11-15A photograph of a seated ritual gathering inside an indoor hall with white tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange mats, holding small brass lamps and bells, with brass puja plates, a small brass kalasha and flower offerings arranged before them. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders hold brass lamps and sit on mats. A tripod-mounted camera and a television screen appear at the upper left. One saffron-clad man at center wears rudraksha malas and a distinctive ritual setting; the page does not establish his identity, so no candidate is confirmed from appearance. Several men have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp-offering ceremony during a satsang.2010-11-15August 07 20112011-08-07October 29 20102010-10-29A photograph of a group ritual in a white-tiled hall where many men sit on the floor. Several rows of men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders hold small oil lamps and offering plates. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cloths before brass plates of fruit, flowers and kumkum, lighting lamps during a puja. The man at the left holds a lit lamp, the centre man rings a small handbell, and the man at the right, with a shaved head and a gold necklace, holds a flame. Books and a mobile phone lie on the cloths, and a screen and laptop sit at the back. Each person holds a lamp or sits before a plate of offerings, with several small lamps burning across the floor.2010-10-29October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 25 20102010-11-25September 25 20112011-09-25A photograph of a group ritual on a white tiled floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit cross-legged in the foreground, each wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and holding a lit oil lamp or ritual vessel. Brass plates with flower petals, lamps and small brass pots lie before them. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shawls, several with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, hold lit lamps and sit in rows. A tripod and a television screen are visible at left.2010-10-16December 28 20112011-12-28Many men in white dhotis and orange robes sit cross-legged in rows on the floor of a hall, holding lit oil lamps and small flames aloft in both hands during an arati or puja. Plates of offerings, banana leaves and small brass vessels rest on mats in front of them. A white double door and a red wall stand behind the rows. Several men wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks; a few wear orange cloth over white.2011-12-31December 17 20112011-12-17