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A photograph of a group of devotees seated indoors holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The woman at center wears a yellow shawl over a white sari with a red and gold border, a white tilak line on her forehead, and holds a brass lamp toward the viewer. Beside her, a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds another lamp and wears a rudraksha-style mala. Another woman at right in cream and red shawl holds a lamp, and a woman at left wears a red shawl. Behind them, younger girls in maroon and gold clothing hold lit candles or lamps, and a pink flower is visible at the lower center. Several people are visible, all with white forehead markings.

A seated group of devotees performs a lamp offering during a puja. In the foreground a woman in a yellow shawl over a white top holds a silver multi-branch oil lamp with two lit flames, her hands cupped around it. Beside her a young boy in a dark top watches, and another woman with a red bindi and nose ring presses her palms together in prayer. To the left a woman in white clothing holds her hands in anjali, and behind them other seated people wear white and orange clothing. A patterned mat lies on the floor.

December 19 2013

September 29 2013

A seated group of women in white and cream ritual dress, many with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, hold small oil lamps with lit flames while sitting on the floor. Brass and clay lamps and small offering plates rest on cloths before them. Behind them, more seated participants in white and some in orange wraps fill the hall, with a draped white backdrop and a green-covered table at the left. The scene resembles a group lamp-lighting ritual during a satsang or ceremony.

Close-up photo of a woman in a red and orange saree with a red border, wearing gold earrings and a bangle, holding two small silver cups with spouts and flower-like finials over a tray of offerings. A second woman on the left in a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Silver bowls holding white flower petals and small offerings sit on a brass tray with a lit oil lamp in the foreground. A small name tag is pinned to the saree.

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.

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

A photograph of a group of devotees seated on a floor during a puja at a temple-style hall with red and white striped walls. A young woman on the left in a teal and blue sari holds a lit multi-wick brass aarti lamp with a flame, while beside her a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits with hands raised. Several women in yellow and green saris sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. A brass thali with offerings sits in the foreground. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is claimed.

August 11 2016

September 17 2010

Group 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.