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A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with small oil lamps and offerings on a red carpet. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in blue, purple, red and green, with bangles and necklaces. A man in the foreground at right wears a rudraksha mala and a brown-and-white outfit, and a man at upper left in a turquoise shirt raises a hand. Silver and brass plates hold marigold flowers, and several people hold lit diyas or lamps. Behind them, white chairs and other attendees fill an indoor hall with a banner in the background. Two dozen or more people are visible in the scene.

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A seated group of devotees on a bright red floor covering during a ritual gathering, with plates of flowers and offerings placed before them. Women in blue, purple, pink and red saris and salwar kameez sit in rows, and a few men in white dhotis and bare-torso or white ritual clothing sit among them. A man in white near the back and a bald man in a teal shirt at the right foreground look on. Behind them hang red, yellow and gold draped fabrics, and a brass oil lamp stands at the back.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15A large group of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and kurtas, sit cross-legged in rows during a puja in a hall with red walls. Many hold small brass lamps or incense sticks and perform the ritual with focused expressions. Brass plates, oil lamps and small bowls sit on a cloth in the foreground. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold jewelry; one woman in a pink-bordered sari sits at right, and a woman in a green jacket holds an offering at center-right. No single person is identifiable as a person in this crowd.2012-09-03January 08 20182018-01-08December 12 20112011-12-12September 06 20122012-09-06January 08 20182018-01-08 +1 copiesApril 04 20122012-04-04May 17 20142014-05-17 +1 copiesA large group of women and girls sits on the floor in a hall during a seated ritual, many holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands. Most wear saffron-orange sarees or dhotis with red or cream borders, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. In the foreground a woman in a red patterned saree and a white-clad woman hold lamps over a brass thali with flowers and offerings. Several men in white shirts sit in the background, and a plastic water bottle and brass vessels rest on the floor. The scene reads as a group puja or aarti with oil lamps, with no Swamiji figure clearly identifiable.2013-03-16December 15 20172017-12-15April 03 20122012-04-03