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A woman in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a tiled floor, holding a lit incense stick up near her forehead with her eyes raised, while a brass bell rests in her other hand. She wears a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red tilak on her forehead. In front of her is an orange cloth-covered tray with a brass vessel, a small brass lamp with a yellow flower, a wooden plaque, and a flower garland. Behind her, several people in red and orange clothing sit in rows, some holding incense sticks, with smoke rising through the room.2014-02-05Photo 11734438Photo 11742586 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of women and girls in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas performing a ritual on a tiled hall floor. Many wear white forehead bands. Each sits before a low silver tray holding brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings, with small brass bells, oil lamps and a conch-shaped object nearby. A girl in a white dress with a mala sits in the centre, and a woman in orange in the foreground holds a small brass vessel. Behind them other seated devotees in orange and maroon fill the room, with a small white-clad figure at the far right.2014-02-05Photo 11736488April 15 20132013-04-15 +2 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06A photograph of a seated group of young women and girls in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, performing a ritual on silver trays with brass lamps, small plates of offerings and a lit oil lamp held by the foreground girl. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and orange sit on a white floor with ropes separating the rows.2014-02-05February 07 20142014-02-07June 08 20142014-06-08A row of young girls in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor during a ritual, many raising brass oil lamps (aarti) overhead with flames lit. Several wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, and some have red and pink sashes. In the foreground a girl holds a small brass bell, and a brass plate with flowers and offerings rests on the floor, with more brass lamps and flower-decorated trays along a long table. Background figures in orange and red sit behind them, and red curtains hang on the wall.2014-02-05August 05 20132013-08-05