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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A stage performance at a Dasara celebration, shown as a photograph. Two young women in orange saris with green blouses kneel on a green stage floor with palms pressed together in namaskar, one with hair in a bun and one with hair loose and a bindi. Beside them is a small white oil lamp on a plate. A young performer dressed as a deity figure stands at right with long dark hair and a tall crown, wearing an orange shawl with gold trim and a striped orange-and-black dhoti, holding a short staff. The backdrop is an orange-to-red sunset gradient with a black silhouette of a temple tower at right.2010-10-17August 11 20162016-08-11A group of young devotees in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered and magenta-trimmed shawls and rudraksha malas sits in a ceremony. A young woman in the foreground, with a white tilak on her forehead and white bangles, holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched hand. Beside her, a girl with eyes closed and a white tilak wears a rudraksha mala and red-trimmed orange garment. Behind them, other devotees hold lit lamps, some with their hands cupped around the flames, in an aarti-like ritual.2013-07-30November 10 20132013-11-10October 17 20102010-10-17Two young boys in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a puja. The boy on the left, with a shaved head and white tripundra on his forehead, rests his hands together in prayer. The boy on the right wears glasses, a long rudraksha mala, and holds a small offering near brass ritual items. Brass cups, a bell, a plate with red flowers and sweets, and a conch-shaped vessel sit on a tray in front. Behind them, many other orange-robed participants sit in rows behind a chain barrier.2014-09-06A stage performance on a green carpet in front of a warm orange-to-yellow backdrop with a dark black silhouette of a temple tower on the right. Three children in saffron-orange dress sit cross-legged, with a girl in the centre and a boy on the right both with palms pressed together in namaste. A girl on the far left, in orange with green arm bands, sits with her hands folded. Behind them, an adult in white ritual clothes holds a microphone and looks down at the children. A small white oil lamp sits on the floor in front, with scattered flower petals nearby. The scene appears to be a cultural programme or dance-drama presentation.2010-10-17August 11 20162016-08-11Two young girls in orange saffron robes with maroon-red borders stand in the foreground of a ceremony, one raising an incense stick and the other holding a small brass bell or lamp. Both have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and the nearer girl wears a long beaded necklace of gold-toned discs. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and maroon garments with white forehead markings sit before a red draped backdrop, with a blue-lidded container and a brass vessel in front. No a person figure is clearly visible.2013-07-29August 04 20162016-08-04 +1 copies