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December 05 2012

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Photo 11743976 +1 copiesDecember 04 20122012-12-04October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesApril 09 20142014-04-09Photo 11729339November 12 20122012-11-12Photo 11734237A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor of a hall performing a puja. Many wear orange or deep red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and several hold lit oil lamps or brass items. Silver-coloured trays with brass vessels, flower petals and small oil lamps sit in front of them. Red curtains hang on the back wall, and a few women in white stand near the right edge.2014-02-05November 03 20122012-11-03February 27 20132013-02-27 +1 copiesA covered outdoor hall with a corrugated metal roof during a ritual aarti. Men in saffron-orange robes hold tiered brass aarti lamps with flames, while men in white dhotis stand nearby. Women in white saris sit cross-legged along a long metal-topped table and a mat, many holding small brass oil lamps and kalasha-style pots decorated with mango leaves and yellow fruit. A large crowd of devotees stands and watches along the back wall, which displays framed photographs and banners. Garlands and a sacred thread are visible on several participants.2008-12-28A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and framed photo posters on the walls. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped around his body carries a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with many burning oil lamps, its flames glowing. Behind him rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes hold small lit lamps, with brass plates and offerings set on the floor before them and a few people in white clothing among them. The scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual. a person is not clearly identifiable among those present.2013-12-19