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December 15 2009

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December 15 20092009-12-15September 25 20112011-09-25December 18 20102010-12-18December 15 20092009-12-15December 18 20102010-12-18A 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.2011-12-03A row of women and girls sit cross-legged on a glossy tiled floor, preparing puja offerings on brass plates and small steel bowls. A girl in a pink polka-dot top reaches toward the items, while a woman in a pink t-shirt holds up a small brass bell or lamp. Plates hold flower petals, red kumkum, coconut pieces and banana leaves, with a small lit oil lamp in the foreground. Plastic containers sit along the row. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, so the scene shows devotees assisting with a puja.2011-07-29September 22 20112011-09-22September 26 20112011-09-26December 04 20112011-12-04November 26 20112011-11-26A photograph of many women and girls seated on the floor of a hall, performing a puja with brass plates, small lamps, cups and offering trays arranged on mats before them. Several women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez with red or orange dupattas sit with hands folded in prayer, while a woman in a cream sari in the foreground arranges items on a tray. A woman in an orange sari and others in colourful dresses sit in rows across the polished white floor, and a red cloth bag and a green plastic container lie nearby.2012-04-08