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December 07 2013

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A seated group ceremony in a hall with red-brown walls. In the foreground a woman in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp. Beside her a woman in white with dark curly hair and a red bindi holds a small brass lamp aloft, and a woman in white with a white forehead mark and white shawl holds a lamp. Behind them many devotees in white and red-orange clothing sit with lit oil lamps raised, and a brass ritual tray with flowers and a steel tumbler sits on the mat. This appears to be an oil-lamp aarti during a puja.2014-09-05December 19 20132013-12-19December 07 20132013-12-07September 15 20142014-09-15October 06 20142014-10-06September 15 20142014-09-15December 04 20132013-12-04A seated group of devotees performs a lamp ritual indoors. In the foreground a woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi holds a small oil lamp aloft while chanting, and a woman in a red-and-white sari with rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp at right. Behind them many people in saffron and orange robes and white clothing hold lit oil lamps, several with white forehead marks. A small brass tray with offerings sits in front. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this scene, so the a person field is none.2014-08-28October 26 20142014-10-26July 12 20162016-07-12A seated group of women and girls in white and coloured ritual dress sits on mats during a puja-style gathering, with small oil lamps lit on the floor and in the hands of several participants. In the foreground, a young woman in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style red-and-gold bead bracelet holds a small brass bell and raises her other hand as she speaks. Beside her, a woman in white with a red shawl also holds a brass bell and lamp. Further back, others wear yellow shawls, pink, purple and orange garments, and gold necklaces. Brass pots, plastic containers and a small tray with flowers and offerings sit on the floor, and red drapery and a red-curtained stage area fill the background. No a person candidate is visible.2011-11-07A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall performing a ritual with small oil lamps. Many women wear orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas, while others wear white with red rudraksha garlands. Several hold lamps or small brass vessels in their hands, and one woman in front wears glasses and holds a lamp. No a person figure is visible in the frame, so no candidate is identified. Background shows red draped curtains and gold-coloured decorations.2014-09-19