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December 15 20112011-12-15A crowded indoor gathering of devotees seated on the floor, many holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground a man in dark-rimmed glasses and yellow turmeric paste on his forehead holds a brass lamp, with a red and silver wrist thread and a ring visible. Beside him a devotee wears an orange-red shawl. Others in white and orange clothing hold lamps, and blurred candles and offerings sit in the background. The scene looks like a lamp-lighting ritual. No person is identified by face.2014-05-17A row of devotees in saffron-orange robes sit side by side holding small lit oil lamps and flames aloft in their hands, with a blurred line of further participants and many glowing lamps in the foreground. The nearest figure is a shaved-headed man in orange wearing glasses and a bead necklace, and a gold bangle is visible on his wrist. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting ritual in a dim hall.2010-11-15A row of devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged during a ritual, with lit oil lamps and small offerings spread along the floor in the foreground. In the right foreground, a shaved-headed man with white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck holds a brass oil lamp aloft with a lit flame, his wrist wrapped in a black thread and a gold bangle on his arm. Behind him, others in orange cloth and beaded malas sit in similar poses, while blurred lights and figures fill the background of a hall.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28January 08 20172017-01-08January 26 20172017-01-26January 08 20172017-01-08Women seated on the floor in a devotional ritual hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold bangle, and a tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in a white top and orange garment holds a lit lamp, and blurred figures in orange clothing sit behind them. Brass pots and offering items lie on the red cloth in front.2011-12-31Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the fingers extended in a ritual gesture. Behind it, blurred seated figures in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with white markings on the skin, and a few out-of-focus orange-clad people. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with oil lamps lit in the background. Two or more people are visible in the blurred background, with the foreground hand belonging to a single person.2017-01-22