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March 31 20122012-03-31A group of women devotees seated indoors perform an aarti with lit oil lamps. The woman in the centre wears an orange and maroon sari with a gold border, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, holding a brass lamp with flames toward the camera. Beside her, a woman with cropped hair in a maroon sari also holds a lamp. Others behind them wear saffron-toned and green-bordered saris, white tilaka markings on their foreheads and red kumkum bindis. A blue sequined cloth covers a platform with a red cloth and gold-coloured ritual items in the background.2013-10-08A photograph of women in orange saris seated on the floor during a puja ceremony. The central woman wears an orange sari with a maroon border, a dark beaded mala, and a white vertical line on her forehead, and looks toward the offerings. Behind her, a woman in an orange sari holds a silver tray of puja items and oil lamps. On the right, women with pressed palms and white forehead marks sit in sari and salwar clothing. In the foreground, a silver plate holds fruit, sweets and small bowls, and a raised arm holds incense or a lamp. The scene is a group devotional ritual with silver puja vessels.2010-12-27October 08 20132013-10-08A 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.2013-06-30October 02 20132013-10-02April 03 20132013-04-03December 31 20112011-12-31A group of women seated closely together in a devotional setting, many wearing orange and maroon saris. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and white forehead markings holds a silver tray of small silver lamps and vessels, with a lit flame visible. A woman in front, in an orange sari with multiple gold bangles, reaches toward the tray with one hand. Others around them have hands folded in prayer or are chanting, and a woman at right in a yellow sari also has folded hands. Silver dishes with fruit and offerings sit in the lower left foreground. The scene suggests puja or aarti, with smoke and light rising from the lamps.2010-12-27July 28 20132013-07-28July 13 20132013-07-13March 18 20172017-03-18