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November 21 2015

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A young woman in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari holds a brass oil lamp with several lit flames aloft in her right hand, while a second brass lamp rests in her left. She has white vibhuti across her forehead, a red kumkum dot, and multiple rudraksha malas wound on her wrist and hanging at her chest. Behind her, other participants in red and orange robes sit and hold lamps, and the background shows orange walls, a blue draped table and gold-coloured decorative elements.2013-10-13Night outdoor scene lit by a string of round multicolored lights (red, blue, green, white) strung across the dark background. In the centre, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala around her neck holds her cupped hands out toward a figure at left, with a red bindi on her forehead. At left edge, a person in orange and white robes with a cloth draped over the arm is partly cut off. At right, a second woman in a saffron-orange garment with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark watches.2015-11-16A nighttime outdoor photograph of a ritual aarti at a small altar. A woman in a red-orange sari and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a tall flame, and several women in orange, yellow and red saris with rudraksha malas stand beside her, watching. In the foreground a figure in a dark reddish-brown garment faces the altar, which is draped in green and yellow and holds bananas, fruit and a small lamp.2015-11-19March 31 20132013-03-31Night outdoor scene of saffron-clad women devotees in an offering procession. A woman in the foreground, with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala, reaches forward with both hands toward a figure at left whose orange-clad legs and a ritual object are partly visible. Behind her, another woman in orange with a red-bordered sari holds a plate of bananas and fruit, and further right a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands at the edge. Strings of multicoloured lights run across the dark background.2015-11-16Night outdoor ritual photograph. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, women in saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas stand with vibhuti marks on their foreheads, one holding her hands together and another with a hand raised near her chest. On the left, a figure in orange holds a lit oil lamp, its flame bright against the dark. Strings of multicoloured lights hang across the background. No a person candidate is visible; the people are devotees and attendants in ritual dress during a lamp-lit gathering.2015-11-16Night outdoor photo of several women in saffron and orange-red saris with gold borders, gathered closely. One woman in front wears a red blouse and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, eyes lowered. Others raise a flaming lamp or torch high above their heads, with their hands holding the flame. Dark foliage and a dim background surround them. The scene appears to be a devotional ritual, shown as the women hold the fire aloft.2015-11-19A woman in a red-orange sari-style robe with gold-edged borders holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched right hand, a rudraksha mala wrapped around her wrist and a longer mala hanging at her chest. A white paste mark and red bindi are on her forehead, and her hair is pulled back. Behind her, other people in orange-red robes are seated, some holding small lamps, with gold-tipped pillars, an orange wall and a blue draped backdrop in the background. The setting suggests an aarti or lamp-offering in a temple hall.2013-10-13Photograph of a seated group of women in orange and maroon-bordered saffron clothing performing a ritual with brass bells, brass plates of flower petals and lit oil lamps. The central woman, with a red-and-white forehead mark and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit flame over a brass plate while chanting. Women in cream-and-orange saris with saffron shawls sit around her on orange mats, many holding small brass bells and flame lamps. No figure of a person is visible, so no appearance-based candidate is identified.2010-11-24November 16 20152015-11-16September 04 20122012-09-04March 10 20132013-03-10