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Devotees sit on red mats in an indoor hall during a ritual with small oil lamps. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe and rudraksha mala holds a lit diya with both hands and chants with his mouth open. To his right, another shaved, white-tilak-marked man in orange holds a lit diya. Behind them, a young man in white kurta sits cross-legged, hands together, holding a small brass vessel. Further back, seated men in white and orange clothing, one wearing a white tilak and a mala, hold lamps or sit in prayer. A red box with a gold emblem sits centre-frame beside brass dishes.

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April 19 20132013-04-19March 29 20132013-03-29January 13 20132013-01-13March 21 20132013-03-21July 01 20132013-07-01A photograph of a group ritual with many seated participants holding small oil lamps lit with flames. Foreground boys wear maroon sleeveless vests with gold trim and white forehead tilaka marks, and one wears glasses. Adult men in orange saffron cloth with rudraksha malas raise lamps, one with a bare upper torso and gold arm ornaments. Behind them men wear white kurtas with orange lanyards. The setting appears to be a satsang-style gathering with brass vessels on the floor. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is marked as present.2013-03-20February 02 20132013-02-02A crowd of seated devotees performs a lamp ritual indoors. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in saffron-orange cloth hold brass oil lamps with flames near their faces, wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders sit with their hands joined or holding lamps, and boys in maroon and orange cloth fill the room. Small brass plates and offering items sit on mats. Several people are visible, roughly twenty or more, and no one is identified as a person.2013-01-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene with several saffron-clad sannyasis seated on red mats in front of a seated audience. Three men in front hold lit oil lamps in their raised hands; the centre man wears a light orange-pink cloth, rudraksha mala and a pendant, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. The man on the left wears a deep orange-red cloth and a long rudraksha mala. The man on the right wears orange robes and holds a small lamp with a bell in the other hand. Behind them, devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together, and a man in a red shawl sits among them. Brass bells and small lamps are visible on the floor.2013-10-06February 27 20132013-02-27 +1 copiesJanuary 25 20132013-01-25A large seated congregation of saffron-robed young boys and men fills an indoor hall during a satsang. Many boys have shaved heads with white forehead markings and wear rudraksha malas over orange-brown cloths; one boy in front raises a hand holding a small object. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and identity lanyards, sit with hands pressed together or raised in devotion. A man near center wears a red shawl and white shirt. Brass oil lamps and ritual items sit on the floor in front. Pillars and a white wall with a framed picture are visible in the background.2013-07-21