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August 30 2009

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A seated group of devotees performs an evening aarti in a hall with white plastic chairs along the back wall. Many people in white kurta-style clothing and sarees hold small lit oil lamps in their hands, flames raised in front of them. Several women wear green, maroon and dark blouses with bangles. A man in an orange shirt sits at the left, and a grey-bearded man in white sits centre-right with eyes closed. The lattice-screened windows and tiled walls frame the scene.2009-08-30April 07 20122012-04-07January 08 20182018-01-08December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a seated group in a bright hall performing a lamp ritual. In the foreground a blonde woman in white clothes and a long beaded necklace holds a small oil lamp and smiles, with a brass plate of offerings, fruit and flower petals at her knees. Around her, rows of devotees sit on orange and blue mats, many in white kurtas or dresses with rudraksha-style malas, holding lit diyas and small lamps. A woman at the right in maroon and magenta holds a lamp with eyes closed. A brass thali with lamps and a pink basin sit on the floor at left, with white curtains and a wall-mounted cabinet behind. No visible person is identified as a person.2010-10-25A seated group of women in saffron, orange and red saris and white and yellow outfits holds lit oil lamps and brass plates at a hall floor during a ritual gathering. Several lamps burn in small brass dishes on red cloths in the foreground. Behind them, more people sit on chairs in a room with cream walls, a curtain and a side table with a green cloth and steel vessels. The page refers to a satsang, but no speaker or throne is visible, so no a person candidate is identified.2010-12-04September 06 20122012-09-06April 08 20122012-04-08A seated group of women in white and cream ritual dress, many with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, hold small oil lamps with lit flames while sitting on the floor. Brass and clay lamps and small offering plates rest on cloths before them. Behind them, more seated participants in white and some in orange wraps fill the hall, with a draped white backdrop and a green-covered table at the left. The scene resembles a group lamp-lighting ritual during a satsang or ceremony.2010-12-02A 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.2011-07-29December 26 20102010-12-26August 30 20112011-08-30