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Three women in rust-orange sarees stand in a temple interior with red walls and a staircase with metal railings behind them. The woman on the right holds a lit oil lamp with a large flame in both hands, with smoke rising, as an aarti. The woman in the centre stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered, and the woman on the left also has palms joined in prayer. Each wears a rudraksha mala and a bindi or tilak. On the right, a golden deity murti in an ornate arch with a blue-green cloth is visible. Two women are standing in namaste beside the woman performing the aarti.

Three women in rust-orange saris stand in an orange-walled interior beside a dark carved wooden door and a staircase with black metal railing. The woman at left stands with palms pressed together in namaste and rudraksha mala beads. The middle woman, with bowed head and hands folded in prayer, wears orange clothing and a bangle. The woman at right, with a white tilak on her forehead and rudraksha malas and a long beaded necklace, holds up a lit oil lamp with a tall flame in a brass vessel, as in an aarti. A golden carved deity murti with a green garment stands at the right edge.

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Seated devotees in rust-red saffron-toned robes perform a ritual on a floor with brass oil lamps, a pink lotus flower, and small offering dishes. The woman in front right holds a lit incense stick or lamp in one hand and a small bell-like object in the other, with a rudraksha mala draped across her chest and sandalwood-style tilak marks on her forehead. Smoke rises from the offerings. Beside her, another woman in similar red robes and a rudraksha mala plays a small hand instrument. Behind them, other participants in cream and orange clothing sit on the floor with lamps, and a water bottle and a small black device rest on the floor. Pale walls and red chairs fill the background. No a person candidate is visible.

A group of women devotees seated indoors perform an aarti with lit oil lamps. The woman in the centre wears an orange and maroon sari with a gold border, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, holding a brass lamp with flames toward the camera. Beside her, a woman with cropped hair in a maroon sari also holds a lamp. Others behind them wear saffron-toned and green-bordered saris, white tilaka markings on their foreheads and red kumkum bindis. A blue sequined cloth covers a platform with a red cloth and gold-coloured ritual items in the background.

Three women in rust-red saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on a mat during a seated ritual in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. Each wears a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and sits in meditation or chanting posture; the woman at left holds her palms together, the centre woman has hands clasped in her lap and the right woman has hands folded. In front of them are a brass lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl of yellow flowers, pink flowers and small brass vessels on a red cloth. Several people in white and teal clothing sit in the background.

A photograph of a seated woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala draped over her shoulder, holding a small brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp with a red flower in the other, with a white-marked forehead and red bindi. Beside her another woman in orange with closed eyes sits in meditation, and a third woman in white stands behind them. An orange-painted wall and a white stand edge the frame, with brass vessels and flowers in the lower right.

Outdoor puja before a golden shrine holding a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a green cloth backdrop. A young man in rust-red dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha-style vessel and pours liquid while a woman in matching rust-red and gold-bordered sari pours or lights a flame from a small metal lamp. A middle-aged woman in rust-red sari with rudraksha mala stands behind, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand further back. Fruit offerings, scattered rose petals and a red-and-white cloth lie on the floor, with a canopy and trees behind.

June 04 2012

Devotees in orange and maroon clothing perform an aarti with oil lamps held in brass dishes. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari with gold borders and rudraksha mala raises a lit lamp while a younger woman in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds another lamp beside her. Both wear forehead markings. Red curtains hang behind them, and other devotees sit with lamps and a brass bell in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.