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June 22 2013

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June 12 20132013-06-12May 04 20132013-05-04A large group of young girls in maroon and gold traditional dress sit on a white floor during a ritual. Many have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and some hold small brass lamps or bells, raising them and offering them with their hands. Brass plates, small bowls and a green plastic container lie on the cloth-covered floor in front. Several adult women in white and cream clothing sit in the background. The girls appear to be performing an aarti with oil lamps during a satsang-style gathering.2013-06-05June 23 20132013-06-23A photograph of a seated group during a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with pink-red floor mats. Many young girls in maroon dresses with gold trim sit in rows, several holding small oil lamps aloft, and one girl in the foreground presses her palms together in anjali. Women in white saris and a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sit among them, and a person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits in the lower right foreground. Several participants wear white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads.2013-06-21A group of young girls in matching maroon dresses with gold trim sit cross-legged on a floor during a devotional ritual. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti lines. Several hold small brass oil lamps and bells, and one raises a lit lamp toward the camera. Behind them, seated devotees wear saris and salwar kameez in red, green and white, and a red draped backdrop hangs in the background. A flame glows in front of the girls.2012-10-23A photo of young girls seated on a mat during a group ritual or satsang. They wear maroon and red dresses with gold trim and gold-coloured sashes, with white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and beaded malas around their necks. Several hold small brass oil lamps or kalasha-style vessels and gesture with them. Behind them, other seated participants in red and white clothing are visible, with floral offerings on the floor at lower left. No one in the frame is identifiable as a person.2013-07-11Dim, blurred indoor gathering of many girls and young women seated on the floor, most wearing deep maroon outfits with gold-yellow borders. Several hold small lit oil lamps or flames in their hands, and a few lamps glow in the background among seated devotees in white and pink. In the foreground a girl in maroon holds a flame near a green plate, while another girl beside her holds open a small red-and-white booklet with a green circular picture. The scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual or satsang, though no specific deity or a person figure is clearly visible.2012-10-27March 02 20132013-03-02April 13 20132013-04-13A crowded satsang or ritual gathering seen from the front, with several women and girls in the foreground wearing maroon and red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti or chandan bands across their foreheads, and a few hold small oil lamps or lit diyas. Behind them, a woman in a light patterned top holds a lit lamp and wears a long mala, and older women in white and cream saris sit in the background. The scene is lit by flickering flames.2013-10-17June 21 20132013-06-21