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May 20 2013

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Photograph of a seated devotional gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits with hands joined. Behind him, several devotees in white and red shawls hold small lit oil lamps on plates. A woman on the left in white clothing with a red border holds a lamp, and beside her a man in white dhoti with a red shawl also holds a lamp. A standing figure in white robes with a gold border stands at the upper left. A purple-and-yellow cloth mat is visible on the floor. Many people in orange and red clothing sit in the background.2013-05-20A large seated congregation in a hall during a ritual aarti. In the foreground, several devotees hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames; a woman in white with glasses and a red shawl holds a lamp at left, and two men in white kurtas with red shawls sit at centre holding lamps. Behind them, women in orange and saffron saris with red shawls press their palms together. Beyond the rows, a robed figure in white stands near a light source, and monastic figures in orange are seen at lower right. Orange and red cloth covers the floor, and a fire glows at the back.2013-05-20Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a large hall. Several devotees in orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas sit on the floor behind lit oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman in a white blouse and white sari with a red border, wearing glasses and a red bindi, holds a small lit lamp on a brass plate. Beside her, a man in white kurta with a red shawl holds another lit lamp, and a man in glasses with a red shawl follows with a lamp. A woman in white with a red shawl also holds a lamp. Trays of food offerings sit on green leaves near the front. A saffron cloth with printed text lies on the floor. A bald monk's head is partly visible at the bottom edge.2013-05-20May 20 20132013-05-20March 30 20162016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30A large group of devotees seated on the floor in a hall performs an aarti with oil lamps. Many wear orange or saffron garments and rudraksha malas, and several have white markings on their foreheads. Women in white saris and white clothes sit among them, holding lit lamps aloft with outstretched arms. Brass lamps and small offering plates rest on cloths in the foreground. Behind them, rows of seated participants and white-clad figures fill the room, with ropes strung along the back. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering with lamp offerings.2014-04-20May 20 20132013-05-20March 30 20162016-03-30May 03 20142014-05-03A seated group of devotees holds small oil lamps and brass arati-style vessels during a ritual gathering in a hall with red chairs in the background. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon and gold sari with rudraksha malas and a white forehead marking holds a lamp, beside a woman in a white and light-green sari with a red bindi. At center, a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a fair-haired woman in white beside her hold lamps, and a woman in white with a red sash lifts a small lamp. Many others in orange, maroon and white sit behind them with lit candles and lamps. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible evidence.2014-08-28A large seated congregation of devotees holds small oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a white forehead marking and moustache sits on a red mat holding a lamp, beside another bare-chested man with a lamp and a woman in white with a red-orange shawl. A woman in a white top and red-orange shawl holds a lamp near a woman with a black braid, and a bare-chested man with a red-orange lanyard sits at the right. Many more people in white clothes and orange-red shawls fill the background, and an orange-robed figure sits among them at the far right. Hanging red-orange lanyards and white ritual dress are prominent.2016-09-30