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Devotional ritual photograph of several women seated on a floor in a hall, holding brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames and raising them toward the front. The foreground woman wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, and her long wavy hair is loose. Women behind her wear white, red and patterned kurtas, some with gold bangles. Brass bells and small offerings, including flowers and a pink-lidded box, lie on a woven mat. A gong is visible at upper left. No a person candidate is present among the people shown.

December 16 2013

A woman with long wavy brown hair wears a white kurta and multiple rudraksha bracelets, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass handbell in the other during a ritual. Beside her, other women in white garments sit at a table with small brass lamps and lit candles, and a patterned cloth covers the surface. Several people in white are seated in the background of a meditative puja setting. The scene suggests a padukapuja-style lamp and bell ceremony. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.

December 07 2013

September 16 2014

A photo of a group of devotees in white clothing performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps and brass cups held aloft. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair, a red bindi and earrings, wearing a white top, looks down while holding a brass cup. Beside her a woman with dark hair in a white top holds a brass lamp, and others in white garments hold small flames in the background. A wrist with layered bangles and a watch is visible at lower right. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark background.

December 31 2011

A row of women sits closely together holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames, raising them toward the front. The foreground woman, at right, wears a yellow sari with a white border, a gold bangle and a small earring, and her hair is pulled back. Women beside and behind her wear white and yellow garments and hold similar lamps, one lamp visible at upper right. The setting is a plain pale wall with blurred red chairs at left. No one appears to be a person; all visible people are devotees.

Women seated on the floor in a devotional ritual hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold bangle, and a tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in a white top and orange garment holds a lit lamp, and blurred figures in orange clothing sit behind them. Brass pots and offering items lie on the red cloth in front.

A dim evening scene of a row of women in yellow and white clothing holding small brass oil lamps (diya) with lit flames, extended forward toward an unseen altar. The woman in the foreground at right has curly blonde hair and wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style bead mala; a woman beside her wears glasses. The lamps glow warmly against the dark background.

A dim indoor photo of a group of people seated in a row, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames raised toward the front. A woman in the foreground has curly blonde hair and wears a yellow top, with a white bangle on her wrist. Others beside her wear white clothing and white bangles, and a red-lit electronic device is visible at the top right. Lamps and small ritual items sit on a mat in the lower left. The scene suggests an aarti-style lamp offering.