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Photograph 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.

September 20 2011

A group of women in orange and red saris sit on the floor during a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. The woman in the foreground on the right wears an orange sari with a red blouse, a vermilion forehead mark, a wristwatch and gold bangles, and raises a lamp. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse holds a lamp at chest height, and another woman on the left in orange clothing lifts a lamp. Further back, women in yellow and white clothing hold lit candles or lamps. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, along with brass vessels and incense sticks.

July 11 2013

Several women in saffron and orange saris sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, holding small brass lamps and bells during a puja. Trays of flowers, brass cups and a incense stick lie on red cloths in front of them. Red-upholstered chairs line the back of the room. Some women wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks, and a plastic container of offerings sits in the foreground. No one visible is identified as a person.

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A row of seated young women in saffron and orange garments, many wearing rudraksha malas, hold brass oil lamps aloft with lit flames while performing a ritual. Some have white vibhuti or sandalwood markings on their foreheads and tilak, and one has a yellow-gold marking on her eyelid area near the lamp. Brass pots, trays with flowers, a small bell and offering plates sit on a white floor in front, with a red curtain and white walls behind. The scene looks like a group aarti or lamp ceremony in a hall.

A row of young women and girls in orange and maroon saris sit on the floor during a puja ceremony. Each holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, raised in front of them, while several wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Silver trays, brass vessels, flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. Behind them, other devotees and a red curtain are visible in a hall.

Four women in orange saffron clothing sit cross-legged in a row on the floor during a puja. Each holds a small brass oil lamp or bell-shaped brass vessel with a lit flame, and several have their hands raised in ritual gesture. Some wear tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In front of them on a red cloth are offerings including fruit, flowers and small brass lamps and bowls. Behind them a yellow checked cloth covers a table and a red curtain hangs at the left edge.