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Four women in orange saffron clothing sit cross-legged in a row on the floor during a puja. Each holds a small brass oil lamp or bell-shaped brass vessel with a lit flame, and several have their hands raised in ritual gesture. Some wear tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In front of them on a red cloth are offerings including fruit, flowers and small brass lamps and bowls. Behind them a yellow checked cloth covers a table and a red curtain hangs at the left edge.

A group of women in orange and red saris sit on the floor during a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. The woman in the foreground on the right wears an orange sari with a red blouse, a vermilion forehead mark, a wristwatch and gold bangles, and raises a lamp. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse holds a lamp at chest height, and another woman on the left in orange clothing lifts a lamp. Further back, women in yellow and white clothing hold lit candles or lamps. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, along with brass vessels and incense sticks.

January 28 2013

Women devotees in orange and maroon saris sit cross-legged in a row on a polished floor, many holding small brass oil lamps and lifting them in worship while incense smoke rises. Brass plates with flowers, betel leaves and offerings lie on orange and red cloths before them, along with a brass kalasha-style vessel and a lit incense stick. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange clothes sit in lines within a hall with red curtains, and a few people are visible at the far side. Ritual aarti with oil lamps during a group puja.

March 04 2013

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July 10 2013

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Photograph of a group of women seated on the floor in orange and saffron saris with gold-yellow borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. They hold brass oil lamps and small brass vessels aloft or in their hands, some with flowers, during a ritual. A pink flower and small brass containers rest on a cloth in the foreground, and red curtains hang on the white hall wall behind them. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

Several women and girls sit closely together on the floor in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders, many with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Some hold small brass oil lamps or incense sticks, and a small brass bell and lamp sit on a low table in the foreground. Smoke from incense rises in the center. The setting appears to be a hall with red wall panels. A puja-style ritual is taking place, though no a person is visibly present in the frame.

July 08 2013

A row of women seated on the floor in matching saffron-orange sarees with yellow borders, holding small oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames in their raised hands during a ritual. Several women wear rudraksha malas and bangles; one on the right holds a lamp near the frame edge. In the foreground a brass tray with small vessels and flowers sits on the floor, and a red curtain and white wall form the background. No a person candidate is visibly present in this image.

Several women in orange saris with red blouses sit on the floor during a puja. Three in front hold small oil lamps and lit wicks, one with a raised hand offering. Behind them, more people in orange and red clothing sit or stand in a hall. On the floor in front lie brass bowls, a silver vessel, a small clay lamp, flower petals and an orange cloth. A white window and an orange cloth backdrop are visible.

Indoor ritual scene in which several women in orange and red sannyasi-style clothing sit on the floor performing a puja. The woman on the left in red and orange raises a small brass lamp, the central woman in orange holds a brass lamp and bell, and the woman on the right in orange holds a brass bell-like vessel. A woman in green sits at the far right holding a brass lamp. A woman in orange sits in the background on a chair. Before them are brass thalis with fruit, flowers, kumkum and offerings, along with incense sticks and lamps on an orange mat. A yellow cloth with painted symbols hangs behind them and red curtains frame the room.