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A woman in a cream and gold sari with a pale golden-orange border stands bent forward over a brass tray holding a lit oil lamp, flame visible at lower centre. She wears a long rudraksha mala with multiple strands and a small round pendant, and her hair is pulled back. Several seated people with dark hair, including a woman in glasses with a small red bindi, watch from the foreground. Behind her are a maroon curtain and a white cooler fan. The gathering appears to be a lamp offering or aarti during a satsang. a person identification is uncertain because the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive.

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October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of a group of devotees seated indoors holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The woman at center wears a yellow shawl over a white sari with a red and gold border, a white tilak line on her forehead, and holds a brass lamp toward the viewer. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds another lamp and wears a rudraksha-style mala. Another woman at right in cream and red shawl holds a lamp, and a woman at left wears a red shawl. Behind them, younger girls in maroon and gold clothing hold lit candles or lamps, and a pink flower is visible at the lower center. Several people are visible, all with white forehead markings.2013-01-14October 02 20132013-10-02A woman with greying hair, white forehead markings and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small brass oil lamp forward with her right hand while speaking. Behind her, several devotees sit in a hall with red draped walls; a young girl in a dark maroon outfit with white forehead paint and a woman in a purple sari are visible, and other people are blurred in the background.2013-07-08August 02 20132013-08-02September 07 20142014-09-07A woman in white clothes with a white shawl draped over her shoulders leads a ritual, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand while her left hand holds another lamp near her chest. She wears a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a silver pendant. Behind her, a woman in a green-bordered white sari holds a lamp and presses her palms together, and seated devotees in white and orange clothes, including a young girl in a white dress, face the same direction. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering with lamps lit.2013-12-01A photograph of several women in orange saffron saris with yellow borders performing an aarti-style offering in an indoor hall with red curtains. The foreground woman, wearing glasses and a vertical white forehead mark, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Beside her, another woman holds a lamp-bearing hand near her face, and a woman on the right with grey hair wears a red top under an orange wrap with rudraksha beads. Rudraksha malas are visible around several necks. No identifiable a person candidate is present in the frame.2013-06-30Group photo of devotees seated in rows during a ritual gathering, many holding small brass oil lamps lit with flames. In the foreground a young woman in a peach and magenta sari with rudraksha malas and a small gold pendant lifts a lit brass lamp near her face, with white ash marks on her forehead. Surrounding women wear rust-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha necklaces, with white forehead markings and bangles. Behind them more people in white and light clothing sit in the background, and a brass vessel rests on the floor at lower left.2013-03-22December 12 20162016-12-12August 13 20142014-08-13Devotional gathering indoors where women in orange saris with maroon borders sit on a floor mat, many holding small oil lamps with lit flames. The foreground woman on the left wears a long braid, a dark red blouse, a rudraksha mala and bangles, and gestures with her hand near her lamp. The woman on the right has white tripundra lines on her forehead, a dark beaded mala, and holds a lit lamp near a smoking incense stick. Behind them other seated attendees wear white and cream clothing, some with red headwear, and a candle burns near a small brass plate with flowers. No a person candidate is visible.2013-03-04