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A photograph of a large seated group performing a lamp ritual indoors. Many participants sit on the floor on orange mats, holding lit oil lamps or diyas in front of them, with brass plates of offerings and flowers beside them. Several men wear white dhotis and some women wear saffron-orange robes with bead necklaces. A television screen on a stand near the back shows a seated speaker, and a pink banner hangs behind the stage. Multiple figures in the front row are clearly visible, while the rest of the crowd fades into the background with a soft flickering light.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 26 20102010-12-26A large hall filled with seated devotees performing an aarti ceremony with lit oil lamps held in their hands. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-bordered cloth sit on the floor on mats, holding small flames aloft, and some wear rudraksha malas. Several women in white and colourful saris sit among and behind them. Brass plates with offerings and flowers lie on the floor in front. A video camera on a tripod and a small monitor showing a deity image stand at the front of the room, and a few people stand near the back wall beneath orange lamp shades and red curtains.2010-12-02August 22 20142014-08-22A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing saffron or orange cloth, sitting on mats and holding small oil lamps lit with flames. In the foreground, several priests in orange robes and white garments hold lamps and brass plates with offerings. A flat-screen monitor on a stand shows a live talk feed. Orange and red banners hang from the high ceiling. This appears to be a group puja or satsang with oil lamps.2010-11-14November 13 20102010-11-13A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall where a seated group of devotees fills the floor in rows, many women in orange, yellow and red saris and men in white dhotis with orange shawls. In the foreground, three men in saffron/orange robes with yellow-orange flower garlands sit on orange mats before brass plates of flowers and offerings, one raising a hand in blessing. Some men in white dhotis beside them also sit with hands raised. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor displaying an image stand near the front, and a pink banner with script text hangs on the stage at the back. Visible offerings include small oil lamps and kalasha-style brass vessels.2010-12-22A large hall with white draped ceiling fabric and colourful striped pillar hangings, where a large crowd of people sits cross-legged on mats in rows, many holding oil lamps and lit candles and with brass thalis of food and offerings before them. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits centrally on an orange cloth, flanked by others in white dhotis and shawls. A small monitor on a tripod at left displays the live talk, and a camera is set up nearby. Behind them a decorated altar area with golden murtis and flowers is visible at the far end of the hall. The scene suggests a satsang gathering with lamp-lit devotional sitting.2010-10-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a large group seated on the floor of a tiled hall performing a puja with lit oil lamps held in their hands. In the foreground, several men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-and-gold borders sit with shaved heads and hold flames, while a man in orange-saffron robes sits near the center. Behind them, rows of participants in yellow, white and red garments hold lit lamps. Brass plates with offerings, flowers and small bowls lie on mats before them. Yellow and green mats cover the floor, and a red curtain hangs by a window.2011-07-29November 14 20102010-11-14A large hall with rows of seated devotees performing a padapuja-style ritual with lit oil lamps held in their raised right hands. Foreground women wear orange and red saris and an orange-clad older man sits cross-legged on the tiled floor, each with a brass plate of offerings, flowers and a small brass lamp on an orange cloth. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows, some with children, and stacked red chairs line the far wall.2011-08-07February 14 20132013-02-14