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January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A large group of women and some men sit cross-legged on mats in a bright hall with pale walls, red chairs and red curtains along the back, and framed portraits hung high on the wall. Many participants hold small oil lamps with lit flames in both hands, performing an aarti-style lamp offering, while brass plates and small steel cups sit on red cloth before them. A foreground woman in a white dress with a red-orange shawl speaks while holding a lamp. Women in orange, yellow, green and blue saris and salwar suits dominate the rows, and several men in white and maroon shirts sit toward the back. Nobody in the scene is identifiable as a person; the wall portraits are not clearly labelled.2012-04-08A large seated congregation holds small lit oil lamps during a ritual gathering in a bright hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white and yellow dotted kurta and a red-and-black shawl holds a lamp in her left hand while gesturing with her right. Beside her, an older woman with light hair wears a white shirt and a red striped shawl, holding a lamp. On the far right, a young woman in a cream sari with a thin border and white forehead marks presses her palms together in prayer. Behind them, rows of devotees wear rudraksha malas and red-bordered shawls, some bare-chested, and many more seated people fill the room, with more lamps visible in the background.2018-01-08A 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.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an ashram hall during a ritual, several holding small oil lamps with lit flames. A woman in the centre wears black and white with a saffron shawl, round glasses and a rudraksha mala. Beside her a woman in a white patterned top and white dhoti-style skirt holds a lamp, also wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them a bare-chested man with a red-orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits among others. On the right, a woman in a cream sari with a dark-bordered wrap tends brass lamps on the floor. Patterned mats and a striped rug lie on the polished floor, and framed pictures hang on the pale walls.2018-01-08A large indoor congregation seated on mats in a bright hall, many people holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands, some with palms pressed together in namaskar. Foreground: a woman in a white and cream polka-dot salwar with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp; beside her a woman in a white blouse with a red-orange shawl and malas holds a lamp; a woman on the right with hair in a bun and a bindi and cream sari presses her palms together. Behind them, bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas hold lamps, and a pale lit aisle runs along the right with white and gold decor. Soft focus across the crowd suggests a satsang or puja-style gathering.2018-01-08A group of women seated on the floor performing an aarti with small brass oil lamps held in their hands. Several lamps are lit with flames visible. A woman on the left in an orange saree with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bell. A woman in a black and white printed dress and gold bangles lifts a lit lamp. A woman in a cream saree with a blue beaded necklace holds a lamp and a small bell. A younger woman in a white saree with a yellow shawl holds a lamp in the foreground. Other women in yellow shawls and white clothes continue the ritual behind them. A small brass bell and offering plates sit on the floor. A man in white and orange sits in the background near a white wall. Plain hall setting with a red curtain at the upper right.2011-10-20Large indoor ritual gathering of seated devotees on floor mats in a hall with white chairs behind them. Many participants wear rudraksha malas and orange or saffron clothing; several women wear red or saffron shawls and sarees, and a woman in white with a red shawl sits in front. Men on the right are bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, holding small oil lamps. Women in front hold lit oil lamps. In the lower right, brass vessels and a banana-leaf plate of offerings sit on the floor. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this frame.2018-01-08January 17 20142014-01-17December 03 20132013-12-03