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December 17 2013

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A large crowd of mostly women sits cross-legged on a carpeted hall floor during a ritual gathering. Most wear white kurtas, white salwar or saris, with red and orange shawls and rudraksha or bead malas. Several in the foreground hold small brass cups or oil lamps and offer them with raised hands, while others have eyes closed in prayer. A woman at left wears a white vibhuti or kumkum mark on her forehead. Plastic chairs and stage equipment appear at the back, and a few people in the rear seats are older. No central figure is clearly visible in this frame.2013-12-05May 18 20142014-05-18Seated 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.2013-12-19May 09 20142014-05-09October 26 20142014-10-26May 20 20142014-05-20December 25 20142014-12-25December 02 20132013-12-02December 14 20122012-12-14A photograph of a seated devotional gathering on a white floor, with many people holding small lit oil lamps in cupped hands. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothes with an orange-red shawl and glasses holds a lamp, and beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl offers a lamp with raised hands. A woman with a red forehead mark and a white top with an orange shawl also holds a flame. Behind them, monks in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together, and a green cloth with cups and bottles lies at the right. a person is not clearly visible among those pictured, so no candidate is identified.2015-05-23December 04 20132013-12-04May 03 20142014-05-03