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March 25 2013

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March 22 20132013-03-22July 26 20132013-07-26A young woman in an orange sari with a red border sits on a mat, holding a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and gesturing with the other during a ritual. She wears a long rudraksha mala with bead necklaces and has a white vertical tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in orange holds a second lit lamp, and a brass plate with pink flowers sits on a white table. Other seated devotees in orange clothing are visible in the background.2013-09-07A young girl in an orange sari with magenta borders sits in front, cupping a small silver bowl or cup in her palms. She wears a white vertical tilak on her forehead with a red dot, long rudraksha malas, and small drop earrings. Behind her, other young people in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with eyes lowered, and a brass oil lamp sits at the lower left edge of the frame. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering during a puja.2013-04-30March 22 20132013-03-22A young woman in a peach and maroon sari stands in the foreground holding a small lit oil lamp on a wooden tray near her face. She has a white vertical marking and a red bindi on her forehead and wears rudraksha beads on her wrist and a long rudraksha mala around her neck. Behind her, blurred women and a glowing lamp suggest a devotional gathering with pink drapes in the background. The photo is a close portrait of a ritual lamp offering.2013-03-22March 22 20132013-03-22September 15 20132013-09-15A young girl in an orange sari with a matching orange shoulder wrap sits with her head bowed, eyes lowered, in a row of similarly dressed people in orange. She wears a long rudraksha mala of brown beads, a silver pendant, orange drop earrings, and a white vibhuti horizontal line with a red kumkum dot on her forehead. Other figures in orange are partly visible at the edges, some with long dreadlocked hair. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with pale walls.2017-07-03A 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.2013-07-30Group photo of devotees seated in rows during a ritual gathering, many holding small brass oil lamps lit with flames. In the foreground a young woman in a peach and magenta sari with rudraksha malas and a small gold pendant lifts a lit brass lamp near her face, with white ash marks on her forehead. Surrounding women wear rust-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha necklaces, with white forehead markings and bangles. Behind them more people in white and light clothing sit in the background, and a brass vessel rests on the floor at lower left.2013-03-22March 22 20132013-03-22