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October 10 2012

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June 01 20122012-06-01Close photograph of a woman devotee in a red and orange sari, wearing a black rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red bindi with white forehead markings. She holds a small brass oil lamp burning with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell hanging from a chain in the other, seemingly performing a ritual while speaking. A younger woman with white forehead markings stands behind her at left, and blurred people and metal railings fill the background.2013-01-04October 02 20132013-10-02August 02 20132013-08-02Close photo of a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse, a small red bindi on her forehead and a gold bangle on her wrist, holding a small gold-coloured object near her mouth with one hand. Behind her, a blurred woman holds a lit oil lamp flame, and at right a silver metal pillar with a ball finial and chain stands beside a red-and-white cushioned seat.2012-10-16A seated woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border holds a brass oil lamp in one hand and a small bell-like object in the other during a ritual. She wears layered orange-red beaded necklaces and a dark rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings and gold bangles. Behind her, people in orange robes and orange-saffron clothing sit on the floor, one holding another lit oil lamp aloft. The setting is an indoor hall with a light floor.2014-06-06June 30 20132013-06-30A photograph of several women in orange saffron saris with yellow borders performing an aarti-style offering in an indoor hall with red curtains. The foreground woman, wearing glasses and a vertical white forehead mark, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Beside her, another woman holds a lamp-bearing hand near her face, and a woman on the right with grey hair wears a red top under an orange wrap with rudraksha beads. Rudraksha malas are visible around several necks. No identifiable a person candidate is present in the frame.2013-06-30Devotional gathering indoors where women in orange saris with maroon borders sit on a floor mat, many holding small oil lamps with lit flames. The foreground woman on the left wears a long braid, a dark red blouse, a rudraksha mala and bangles, and gestures with her hand near her lamp. The woman on the right has white tripundra lines on her forehead, a dark beaded mala, and holds a lit lamp near a smoking incense stick. Behind them other seated attendees wear white and cream clothing, some with red headwear, and a candle burns near a small brass plate with flowers. No a person candidate is visible.2013-03-04July 13 20132013-07-13August 02 20132013-08-02Indoor ritual scene with a group of women in saffron and maroon robes seated on the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with a red border and long rudraksha mala holds up a lit oil lamp, while a woman in maroon sari beside her lifts another flame. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small cups and a pink container sit on mats in front. Several other women in the background hold lamps or join palms in prayer.2014-10-06