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November 16 2015

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A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border sits in the foreground holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame aloft in her right hand, while her left hand holds a folded gold-coloured cloth or offering. She wears a red bindi, a gold bangle, a black beaded necklace and a nose stud, and appears to be speaking. Behind her, other people in white and red clothing are seated, and a lit oil lamp is visible at left. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or satsang with aarti.2013-10-06A woman in a rust-orange sari with a thin gold border sits at close range, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a broad white vertical tilak on her forehead with a red kumkum dot, a rudraksha mala with large beads around her neck, a small nose stud and hoop earrings. She looks upward and speaks. Behind her a silver tray holds small items, and a brass lamp edge appears at upper left. This is a single person in a ritual setting with an oil lamp.2013-04-13A young woman in an orange saree with maroon border sits behind a row of silver bowls and holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a white forehead band with a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala, and a small pendant with a photo locket. Behind her is a carved wooden door, with a blue cable coiled at left. She appears to be speaking.2013-06-16A woman in an orange saffron sari with a red border stands in the dark holding a woven tray of offerings: halved white coconuts and a small bunch of ripe bananas. She wears a white vertical tilak on her forehead, a dark rudraksha mala draped around her neck, a red kumkum dot, and glasses, and she smiles upward. Beside her, two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas also stand, one wearing a red bindi and a gold necklace, and the other partly visible in white. The background is black.2015-11-16October 02 20142014-10-02A woman in a cream and gold sari with a pale golden-orange border stands bent forward over a brass tray holding a lit oil lamp, flame visible at lower centre. She wears a long rudraksha mala with multiple strands and a small round pendant, and her hair is pulled back. Several seated people with dark hair, including a woman in glasses with a small red bindi, watch from the foreground. Behind her are a maroon curtain and a white cooler fan. The gathering appears to be a lamp offering or aarti during a satsang. a person identification is uncertain because the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive.2016-07-15A woman with greying hair, white forehead markings and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small brass oil lamp forward with her right hand while speaking. Behind her, several devotees sit in a hall with red draped walls; a young girl in a dark maroon outfit with white forehead paint and a woman in a purple sari are visible, and other people are blurred in the background.2013-07-08April 28 20142014-04-28August 02 20132013-08-02Night ritual photograph with a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, a white tilak on his forehead and a gold bead necklace, holding a brass tray of yellow flowers and offerings. Behind him stands a dark deity murti beside a red and gold patterned cloth, and banana leaves hang overhead with string lights. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in the foreground. At left, a person in white holds a lamp, and pineapples sit in woven baskets at right, consistent with a puja or aarti.2009-09-26October 08 20132013-10-08April 29 20142014-04-29