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Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a corrugated roof and colourful hanging banners. Seated women in white saris with orange shawls and rudraksha or bead necklaces hold lit oil lamps raised before them, while others nearby wear yellow and white. In the foreground a woman in a bright orange sari with a red border holds a lamp and bell-like brass cup; brass vessels, flower offerings and a small plate of food sit on the mat. Many other devotees in white and orange sit in rows behind, with a palm tree visible through the doorway.

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October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20142014-09-05A seated group of roughly a dozen women and a few men in white and orange-red clothing perform a ritual at floor level. Many hold small lit oil lamps (diyas) and brass bells or small brass vessels, and brass plates with flowers, betel leaves and offerings sit on orange mats before them. Several women wear orange or yellow shawls and gold bangles; one older woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a maroon border and holds a bell. Open books and papers lie on the floor, and a striped cloth backdrop hangs behind them. This appears to be a group chanting or puja with oil lamps; no a person depiction is clearly visible.2010-10-10October 02 20142014-10-02June 06 20142014-06-06A seated group ceremony in a hall with red-brown walls. In the foreground a woman in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp. Beside her a woman in white with dark curly hair and a red bindi holds a small brass lamp aloft, and a woman in white with a white forehead mark and white shawl holds a lamp. Behind them many devotees in white and red-orange clothing sit with lit oil lamps raised, and a brass ritual tray with flowers and a steel tumbler sits on the mat. This appears to be an oil-lamp aarti during a puja.2014-09-05October 09 20102010-10-09July 25 20142014-07-25A seated group of women in saffron-orange and white garments performs a ritual with brass bells and small brass vessels on orange mats. Several wear red-bordered saffron saris or robes, and some have tilaka marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Brass plates hold yellow flowers, and a small bowl of mixed flowers sits in the foreground. Behind them, others in white and red-bordered clothing also take part. The setting appears to be a hall with a light floor.2010-12-02December 22 20102010-12-22October 26 20142014-10-26October 01 20112011-10-01