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A woman in a white saree with a gold border and a gold blouse holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a flower in her raised left hand, while speaking. She wears a red bindi, a dark pendant necklace and a red-and-white lanyard. Behind her, a young person in white clothes with a red shawl and a white tripundra on the forehead sits with folded hands. Other seated devotees in white clothes surround them on a patterned carpet.

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December 19 20132013-12-19A 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.2013-12-01Photograph of a seated woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse and an orange-red border, holding a small lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other near her chest. She wears a red bindi, a white forehead mark, a red-and-white lanyard and small earrings. Around her, seated devotees in white and pastel salwar kameez and white clothing have hands folded or hold lamps and bells. A brass bell is held by a person at the far left, and a pink container sits on a cloth at the bottom left. The setting appears to be a large hall with people seated on the floor during a puja or satsang.2013-12-12July 10 20132013-07-10A seated group of devotees in white clothes with red shawls, filling the frame in a satsang or ritual gathering. In the centre, a woman with short dark hair and a red bindi raises one hand, holding a small brass bell or lamp-like object, while speaking or chanting. Beside her, a woman in a white top holds a small brass bell, and a woman wears a red-and-white lanyard. At the front, young women with white tilak marks on their foreheads sit in the foreground. Behind them, others wear red shawls and garlands, and a blonde woman in white holds a small lit object near her face. Warm light and a sea of red shawls fill the scene.2013-07-09March 18 20172017-03-18A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall. In the centre, a woman with short dark hair and a red bindi wears a white shawl and holds a small brass oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Around her, women in white and orange-saffron shawls sit with brass lamps and their hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, several young girls in deep red garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas have white sandalwood forehead markings. A brass lamp flame glows at left. The mood is one of collective puja or aarti.2013-09-26Seated devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls with lanyards fill a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman with black hair and glasses holds a small brass bell or metal item, while a woman on the right holds a small brass oil lamp aloft with white ash marks on her forehead. A woman in the centre with palms pressed together and a dark-haired woman at left sit with eyes closed in prayer. Brass plates and offerings rest on a patterned carpet. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2013-12-19A seated group of devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis, with gold borders, performs a lamp ritual. In the centre, a woman with long dark wavy hair and a red kumkum bindi wears a cream sari with a gold border and holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. Women around her hold lit lamps and folded hands, some wearing rudraksha beads and bangles. Lit lamps are in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this frame.2012-10-06January 19 20132013-01-19May 03 20142014-05-03A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a bright hall, with many participants holding small oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground a woman in a white and yellow dotted dress and red-orange shawl with rudraksha mala holds a lamp in her right hand, and beside her a woman in white with a red shawl and rudraksha beads holds a lamp. At right a young woman in a cream sari with white forehead marks presses her palms together. Behind them men with bare upper bodies and white cloths, and others in saffron-trimmed red shawls, sit in rows. Candlelit lamps and white-clad figures fill the background.2018-01-08