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December 14 20122012-12-14May 03 20142014-05-03A large indoor gathering of devotees seated on chairs and floor in a banquet-style hall, many wearing white kurtas or tunics with red-orange shawls and beaded malas. Several hold small brass oil lamps or bells, and many have palms pressed together in namaskar or are chanting with eyes closed. Water bottles sit on the floor, and a blue draped backdrop and gold-trimmed chairs are visible behind. The scene suggests a satsang or puja, with a woman in front holding a lit lamp and a woman in a white top with folded hands at centre. No deity murti or throne is clearly visible in frame.2013-12-19Seated 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.2013-12-19December 28 20142014-12-28Indoor group ritual in a large hall with many seated devotees in white and red-orange shawls, holding small oil lamps and brass bells or small vessels, eyes closed or looking forward in devotion. A bald woman in white clothing with a red-and-white beaded necklace sits in the centre foreground, and a woman with long curly hair and an orange lanyard sits nearby. Some participants wear red-orange shawls over white saris or kurtas, and blue and red chairs and a blue backdrop are visible behind them.2013-12-19December 04 20132013-12-04December 25 20142014-12-25A seated group ceremony in a hall with red-brown walls. In the foreground a woman in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp. Beside her a woman in white with dark curly hair and a red bindi holds a small brass lamp aloft, and a woman in white with a white forehead mark and white shawl holds a lamp. Behind them many devotees in white and red-orange clothing sit with lit oil lamps raised, and a brass ritual tray with flowers and a steel tumbler sits on the mat. This appears to be an oil-lamp aarti during a puja.2014-09-05December 17 20132013-12-17December 16 20132013-12-16July 12 20162016-07-12