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January 31 20142014-01-31Indoor temple pada-puja in progress: a long row of seated women and girls in saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit on mats behind a rope barrier. Several hold brass bells, brass lamps and small offering plates with fruit, flowers and sweets arranged on the floor. Some raise incense sticks or lamps while others sit in prayer. Beige walls and wooden doors frame the hall.2014-08-22A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor in an indoor room performing a lamp ritual. Most wear saffron-orange garments, while several in the right foreground wear white with yellow or red shawls. Many hold up small oil lamps (diyas) lit with flame, and brass plates with offerings sit on the floor in front. A standing woman in orange at the back holds a lamp aloft near a wooden table draped in yellow checked cloth. Plastic containers, a white bag and a window with grille are visible. Pada puja-style lamp offerings are being made.2011-09-04 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20142014-01-31August 22 20142014-08-22A seated group of devotees in orange and maroon robes performs a ritual, several holding small oil lamps and brass bells. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala and a white tilak on her forehead rings a handbell while looking down. Behind her, rows of women and young people in orange garments with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit on a mat with lamps and offerings. The setting is dim, consistent with a puja or aarti gathering.2014-10-04August 30 20142014-08-30April 10 20132013-04-10August 21 20142014-08-21A dim hall where many women and some men sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, holding small oil lamps and flames aloft. Most wear saffron-orange garments with dark maroon borders, and several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground has a vertical tilak on her forehead and holds a small bell. Brass plates with flowers and small brass lamps sit on red mats before them, and more lit lamps are scattered on the floor. The scene appears to be a collective lamp-lit ritual; no a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-11-23July 07 20132013-07-07December 22 20102010-12-22