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A seated group of devotees in a hall with white-covered chairs performs a ritual with small oil lamps and offering plates. In the foreground, a woman with glasses and a red-and-pink outfit holds a lit diya and extends her arm forward, beside a woman in a dark patterned top holding a brass plate with a lamp. A woman with a white forehead mark and red garment holds a lamp, and a blonde woman in a white shawl holds a small white item. Others in white and red shawls hold papers and lamps behind them. No visible figure in an orange robe is identified as a person.

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January 15 20142014-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20142014-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall with white chairs and warm wall panels, performing a lamp ritual. In the foreground, a woman in a green-and-grey patterned top holds a brass plate with flowers, and a woman in a pink-sleeved floral outfit with orange shawl and glasses raises a small oil lamp. A woman with a vermilion dot and white forehead marks in a red top holds a lamp near the bottom edge. A woman in a pale blue shawl over white clothes holds a lamp at right, and women in white with red shawls sit behind holding booklets and lamps. Several people seated further back wear white, red and maroon garments, and an orange-robed person with a rudraksha mala sits at the far right edge.2014-01-13December 04 20132013-12-04A seated crowd of devotees in a hall during a lamp ritual. Many hold lit oil lamps or small flames in their hands, some with eyes closed in prayer. Women wear white and orange-saffron shawls and saris; one woman in the foreground wears a red and gold patterned kurta with hands pressed together. Others wear blue, green and pink. Orange-robed figures stand in the upper background near a tall structure. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible; no candidate matches the a person criteria.2012-10-25December 28 20142014-12-28March 20 20132013-03-20A large indoor satsang gathering of devotees seated closely together, many wearing white clothes with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, foreheads marked with orange tilak. Several women in the foreground press palms together in anjali mudra, and one woman in the front holds a small lamp. Some devotees hold lit oil lamps and offering items. Behind them, a stage area with purple and pink lighting and a red-cushioned seat.2014-05-14A seated group ceremony in a hall with red-brown walls. In the foreground a woman in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp. Beside her a woman in white with dark curly hair and a red bindi holds a small brass lamp aloft, and a woman in white with a white forehead mark and white shawl holds a lamp. Behind them many devotees in white and red-orange clothing sit with lit oil lamps raised, and a brass ritual tray with flowers and a steel tumbler sits on the mat. This appears to be an oil-lamp aarti during a puja.2014-09-05December 14 20122012-12-14A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on mats performing a puja with small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman in white clothes and a red rudraksha mala raises a lamp, and beside her an older woman in white with orange shawl and glasses holds a brass vessel. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a lit lamp, and another woman in a green blouse and red mala sits to the right. Behind them men and women in orange and white clothes sit in rows, with a small stone deity murti, brass plates of offerings and a framed picture on a low stone platform in front. The room has red curtains and a rope barrier behind the rows.2014-11-07A large seated gathering of mostly women in white and cream clothing holds small oil lamps with lit flames during a devotional ritual in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a woman in white with dark beaded rudraksha-style malas and a red bindi raises her right hand, while a woman in a green blouse and red shawl holds a lamp. A devotee in a white sari with pink border and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp and has sacred ash marks on the forehead. Another woman in white with a mala holds a lamp at the right edge. Behind them, rows of attendees in white, green, pink and teal outfits sit on chairs and mats, many holding lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lit satsang or aarti.2013-09-29