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A crowded seated group of devotees in a temple-style hall performs a ritual with small oil lamps (diyas) held in their hands and on trays. Many wear orange, saffron and maroon garments with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on their foreheads. A woman in front wears a white top and holds a lit lamp, and an older woman in orange holds a lamp on a plate. Behind them, gold ornaments and a red-draped altar are visible.

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August 30 2014

A seated group of women in saffron-orange saris and robes holds small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a group ritual. Several wear rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti, and one woman in the foreground wears gold-bordered orange sari and glasses. Behind them, rows of younger girls in maroon and red clothing sit on white mats with brass plates and offerings. Students are mostly seated on the floor with lamps. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the people in the foreground.

September 14 2014

A large group of devotees in orange and maroon garments sits in rows during a ritual gathering. Many wear white sacred ash lines on their foreheads. In the centre, a woman with long wavy hair wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a bead necklace, holding a small oil lamp and a brass bell. Others around her hold lit oil lamps and offering trays. Red chairs and a white-clad woman appear in the background.

A seated group of devotees in orange and red robes holds lit oil lamps and small brass dishes during a ritual gathering. Many wear white forehead markings and rudraksha beads, and some have bindis. A woman in a white top and a woman in white stand at left and back, and a woman in a white shawl stands at top right. Plastic containers and white paper sit on a cloth in front of the group, with chairs visible behind them.

A large group of women in orange and maroon saffron-coloured saris and kurtas sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual gathering, many with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold small brass oil lamps and lit flames, and brass plates and small offerings sit on mats in front. On the right, a woman in white clothing with glasses and a second person in white hold small lamps and gesture with their hands. Lit oil lamps appear in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

A photograph of a large group of young women and girls in orange saffron sarees with red borders, many wearing rudraksha malas, seated on the floor in a hall. Several hold lit oil lamps and small brass vessels, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass pots, flower petals, small plates, a kalasha-like vessel and an open book sit on a low table in front. Behind them, a larger audience of seated adults in mixed clothing watches, a red-carpeted stage is at left, and pillars and a counter are in the background. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with lamps. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

August 16 2014

August 14 2014

Many women sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, holding small brass oil lamps aloft in an aarti-like offering. Most wear saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; some wear white saris with gold borders. Brass puja plates, trays of flowers and small brass vessels sit on the floor before them. A woman in white with a garland and a red-brown bindi-marked figure in the foreground also take part. Wall-mounted drapes and a framed portrait appear in the background.