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November 05 2011

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Photo of a group of children and young women seated on the floor at a devotional gathering, each holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) or brass puja vessel. A girl in the foreground wears a pink sleeveless top and holds a lit lamp, while a young woman in an orange-red shawl over white clothes sits nearby. Other girls wear pink, teal and blue outfits, and a woman in white stands in the background. Red curtains and a plain pale wall form the backdrop, with brass vessels, plastic containers and bowls placed on the floor. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with oil lamps. No candidate for a person is visibly present.2011-11-09November 15 20112011-11-15A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a hall with a floral-decorated altar backdrop at the rear. Many participants hold small brass lamps or aarti vessels, while others sit on cushioned mats with brass plates and offerings before them. Women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, and several girls in orange, yellow, green and red outfits, sit cross-legged; some wear forehead tilaks, rudraksha malas and gold bangles. A woman in a pink top and white shawl with glasses is prominent in the centre. Visible people number roughly a dozen or more, appearing to be devotees in ritual posture; no clearly identifiable seated or standing figure of a person is visible.2011-11-04A 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.2011-11-07Seated devotees in a hall perform a ritual, many holding small brass oil lamps with flames and brass cups, with plates of flowers and offerings on the floor. Foreground: two girls in green and cream kurtas with long hair and forehead tilak sit cross-legged, one holding a lamp, the other with hands together. A young woman in a red top with a rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp; behind them women in white, pink and red saris and salwar kameez sit closely together, many with lamps raised. No a person is visible in the frame.2011-12-06October 01 20112011-10-01September 26 20112011-09-26October 03 20112011-10-03July 18 20132013-07-18November 20 20112011-11-20November 07 20112011-11-07A seated group of devotees, mostly women and girls, perform a ritual with small brass oil lamps (deepa) lit in their hands at a puja setting. In the foreground, a young man in peach clothes and an orange shawl holds a lamp, and a girl in a white-and-green salwar sits beside brass plates of flowers and offerings. Behind them, women in yellow, pink, red and green saris and salwars raise lamps and gesture in devotion, while rows of white vertical poles and a large hall with more seated devotees stretch behind. Brass vessels, marigold petals and small trays of offerings are arranged on mats.2011-12-03