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A group of women seated on the floor in a bright hall perform a lamp ritual. Most wear orange, peach and deep maroon saris and salwar outfits with gold borders, and many hold lit oil lamps or small diyas in their hands. Brass plates with flowers, a small brass figure and offering items sit on orange mats in front of them. Some women wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Others in the rows behind wear maroon and red clothing, and a few children sit among the adults. Windows and white walls frame the room.

A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor of a bright hall, performing a lamp ritual. Most wear red, orange and pink saris with gold borders, and several hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands or on the mats before them. Small brass plates, a metal deity murti, flowers and kumkum-marked offerings sit on orange cloth mats in front of the row. A few women in white and pink saris sit at the back, and a sheet of paper lies on one woman's lap. The room has tiled floors and large windows with a white-framed door on the left.

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January 15 2013

A seated group of women in saffron and orange saris and salwar sets, with some in yellow and white, hold small oil lamps and offering trays on a white marble floor. Several wear vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Brass plates with flower garlands, kumkum and lit diyas sit on mats in front of them, and a row of devotees behind holds lit lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting puja or satsang. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A group of women in red and orange saris sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, many holding small lit oil lamps or flames aloft in their hands. Brass items, small bowls, pink trays and orange cloth sit on the floor in front. Behind them, more participants in white and yellow garments stand or sit near a pink wall and a window. Visible women number roughly twenty-five, and no leader is clearly shown with a throne or distinctive regalia.

Photo of a row of women seated cross-legged on a cream floor, dressed in red and orange saris with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas and small bindis. In the foreground, a woman in a deep red sari holds a small brass item in her hands, while a woman at the right edge wears gold bangles and a red sari. Before them are brass lamps, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, a dark stone lingam-like figure, a brass deity murti, flowers, and small bowls on orange cloth mats. a person is not clearly visible among those present.

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February 04 2013

September 26 2012

A large indoor group of women and some men sit cross-legged on the floor in a pink-walled hall, many holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands during a ritual. Most wear saffron-orange and rust-coloured saris or dhotis with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, while a few in white saris sit among them. Small brass plates with offerings and flower garlands rest on low trays before them, and red curtains hang at the windows. Some participants have marked foreheads and white vibhuti lines. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no candidate is named.

A large group of women seated on the floor in an indoor hall, many dressed in red-orange and pink saris with gold borders and wearing rudraksha malas, with white vertical forehead markings. Many hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, offering light in a ritual lamp ceremony, while a few hold brass plates. Some women in the background wear white and pink clothing, and red drapery and a green mat appear at the left. The scene resembles a lamp-lighting puja or aarti among ashram devotees. No a person candidate is visible in this image.