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A photograph of a young woman performing a ritual outdoors in front of a building with large windows. She wears an orange saffron-coloured sari with a red border, a red bindi on her forehead, a rudraksha mala, and a black collar-like necklace. She holds a pair of brass handbells and gazes upward. Seated to the left are a woman in white clothing and several other women in the background, some wearing white, while a large colourful cloth banner with bird and floral motifs hangs on the right. A printed banner above the windows shows text about a person's life. The setting suggests an ashram or institutional programme.

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September 25 20092009-09-25A woman in an orange and maroon sari stands at the centre, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in her right hand and a brass handbell in her left, with her face lifted upward. A rudraksha mala hangs at her neck. Seated people in white and in plain clothes watch from the lower edge of the frame, beside a green plant and a blue, red and yellow patterned banner. Above, a printed poster shows text about a guru and spiritual teachings. The setting appears to be a ritual or satsang gathering in a courtyard-like hall.2009-09-25 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25September 25 20092009-09-25September 25 20092009-09-25September 25 20092009-09-25A woman in an orange and maroon sari stands at the center, raising a lit oil lamp in her right hand and holding a brass bell in her left, smiling. Two or three seated young people in white and light clothing watch from the left. A poster-covered wall behind shows a banner titled "Growing Consciousness" with photographs of meditating sadhus in orange and red robes and mountain landscapes, plus a framed portrait of a seated figure at upper right. A patterned textile hangs at the right edge, and a metal table with an orange plate is in the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti in a community room.2009-09-25October 08 20082008-10-08Three young men in saffron-orange robes stand on a raised platform performing a ritual with large golden fan-shaped hand fans and small handbells. The man in the centre wears a wine-red border on his orange cloth and a beaded necklace. Behind the platform, a seated crowd watches, including older women and a child. In the foreground, three women in white saris with gold borders and blue beaded necklaces sit at the platform edge beside brass ritual vessels and orange cloth on a steel counter. A colourful wall banner and framed picture hang in the background.2008-12-24A photograph of a woman in the foreground holding a small lit oil lamp in her right hand, a flame visible near her hand. She wears a cream sari with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulder and red-and-green patterned borders, and has a red bindi on her forehead and a mala around her neck. Behind her a younger woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a red bindi holds her hands together in prayer. A second oil lamp with a flame sits at lower right, and blurred red and orange architecture fills the background.2010-11-09December 21 20092009-12-21A photograph of one man standing in a hall beside a metal railing. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red mark and white markings on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim, a long rudraksha mala and a gold armlet. The background has a painted red and orange wall, decorative pillars with colourful geometric and floral patterns, and a framed printed poster with text and photographs.2011-11-09