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December 31 20182018-12-31December 31 20182018-12-31A photograph of a seated group of devotees in white traditional clothing performing a candlelit devotional ritual in a dim hall. Rows of women and some men sit cross-legged on a wooden floor with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and oil lamps sit in front of them, with lit diyas glowing across the floor and warm light reflecting off the polished surface. Several devotees have their eyes closed in prayer.2018-12-31December 26 20102010-12-26January 01 20092009-01-01October 02 20112011-10-02A photograph taken from above of a long double row of seated devotees in a dimly lit hall, lit by oil lamps and candles set on the floor. Most men wear white dhoti and bare upper bodies, with rudraksha malas around their necks, and several hold their hands in anjali mudra. Brass plates with flowers, red offerings, fruit and small oil lamps sit in front of them along the rows. Several people in the front right wear saffron cloth and white garments. This appears to be a group puja or aarti with offerings. No single person in the foreground can be confirmed as a person by appearance, and no throne or distinctive ceremonial figure is clearly identifiable.2018-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20182018-12-31 +1 copiesA row of women sits closely together holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames, raising them toward the front. The foreground woman, at right, wears a yellow sari with a white border, a gold bangle and a small earring, and her hair is pulled back. Women beside and behind her wear white and yellow garments and hold similar lamps, one lamp visible at upper right. The setting is a plain pale wall with blurred red chairs at left. No one appears to be a person; all visible people are devotees.2011-02-23A seated group of devotees in white and pastel clothing performs a padapuja or satsang on a patterned carpet. In the foreground, brass puja plates hold red and yellow flowers, small oil lamps and a brass deity murti, and a tall incense-like stick stands among them. Behind, a large gong hangs on a dark wall. A woman in a white blouse with rudraksha-style beads and bangles sits centred with hands in mudra; beside her a woman in a pink sari and a bald woman in white kneel with eyes closed; women in white and orange shawls hold printed pages and chant. No a person candidate is visible among the people shown.2013-12-22September 25 20112011-09-25A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, holding small oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear white clothes with yellow-and-gold borders and yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, while others wear pink, red and patterned saris. One woman in the foreground wears glasses, a silver bangle and a white-and-gold outfit with a yellow shawl, lifting a lit lamp toward the camera. Brass lamps and small offering plates rest on the floor in front, and a row of people stretches back into the dim background. The scene reflects a lamp-lit puja with devotees seated in prayer.2011-02-28