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June 18 2013

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A young woman in an orange saree with maroon border sits behind a row of silver bowls and holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a white forehead band with a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala, and a small pendant with a photo locket. Behind her is a carved wooden door, with a blue cable coiled at left. She appears to be speaking.2013-06-16A 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.2013-10-13April 13 20132013-04-13A woman in a rust-orange sari with a thin gold border sits at close range, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a broad white vertical tilak on her forehead with a red kumkum dot, a rudraksha mala with large beads around her neck, a small nose stud and hoop earrings. She looks upward and speaks. Behind her a silver tray holds small items, and a brass lamp edge appears at upper left. This is a single person in a ritual setting with an oil lamp.2013-04-13A 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.2013-10-08April 03 20132013-04-03A woman with white vibhuti lines across her forehead and a red kumkum dot holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her raised right hand while speaking. She wears an orange saree and a long mala of large rudraksha beads, with a rudraksha pendant on a dark cord. Behind her, several young people in maroon clothing with gold borders sit in a row, some with white forehead markings, and a child's hand reaches toward the lamp at the right edge. The setting suggests a ritual gathering with a lamp offering.2013-07-10A woman in an orange saffron sari with a magenta border sits in a hall, holding a lit oil lamp in her right hand and a small brass bell or cup in her left. She wears a white vertical forehead mark with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala with a round pendant, bangles and earrings. Other women in orange clothes sit behind her in a seated devotional gathering.2013-10-07A woman with her hands pressed together in namaste sits behind a row of silver bowls and flower offerings. She wears an orange-red sari with a gold border, a brown rudraksha-style bead mala with gold-capped beads, and drop earrings. A white horizontal tilak with a red dot marks her forehead, and her eyes are closed in prayer. Pink, red and yellow flowers lie on a brass tray in front, with a carved wooden door behind her.2013-06-18April 12 20132013-04-12November 05 20102010-11-05July 09 20132013-07-09