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July 10 2013

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A seated group of devotees performs an aarti-style lamp ritual in a hall. In the foreground, two young women in saffron-orange sarees with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings hold lit oil lamps and brass bells, eyes lifted. A girl in a maroon dress sits between them with a lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange, maroon and white clothes hold small flames. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and sweets, and a clear plastic container sits in front. No a person is visibly identifiable; the people are devotees and ritual participants.2013-03-22October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in orange robes and maroon-and-gold outfits holds small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ceremony. In the foreground, two women in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one raises a lamp in her right hand, the other holds a lit lamp on a brass plate. Behind them, girls in maroon dresses with gold borders sit with lamps and offerings, and a clear plastic container sits on the floor. A woman with glasses sits at the left edge. The setting suggests an aarti or puja with lamps.2013-06-23September 11 20142014-09-11October 26 20142014-10-26A seated group of devotees performs a temple ritual on a white-tiled floor, with many people in saffron and orange robes and some wearing white. Several hold small oil lamps with lit flames, and brass plates and offerings sit nearby. In the foreground a woman in white with brown rudraksha-style beads holds a lit lamp, while a woman in orange with long hair and glasses sits beside her with hands in prayer. Younger participants have white forehead markings and are seated in rows behind metal stanchions and chains. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in the frame.2014-09-30July 26 20132013-07-26October 04 20142014-10-04A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing hold small oil lamps and brass vessels over trays of flowers and offerings. Two young girls in the foreground, one in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, wear orange robes and hold lamps and a small brass bell. Women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas hold lit diyas, and an elderly woman in orange with glasses raises a lamp near the centre. A few white-clad participants sit among them. Brass plates with flowers, marigold petals and small bowls are arranged on silver-coloured trays on the floor, with woven mats beneath.2013-09-20May 20 20132013-05-20August 02 20132013-08-02June 06 20122012-06-06