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July 26 20132013-07-26October 02 20142014-10-02October 26 20142014-10-26A large group of women seated on the floor in orange saffron robes with red trim, many wearing rudraksha malas and brown fiber-woven garlands, performs an oil lamp ritual. Several hold lit oil lamps and brass bells, others hold brass puja plates and small offerings; in the foreground a woman in glasses and a red bindi holds a lamp, and at lower left a small incense stick and brass items rest on a dark cloth. Women in white garments with malas sit on the right. Dim seated audience and red chairs fill the background, with a hall lit by oil lamps.2014-10-02October 04 20142014-10-04 +1 copiesA large group of women seated on the floor in an indoor hall performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps and plates of flowers and offerings in front of them. Many wear orange and rust-red saris with dark rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and several have white sacred markings on their foreheads. One woman in a white sari and orange shawl sits at the left, and a woman in a white blouse with glasses sits among the group at right. Some hold lamps aloft while others tend small bowls and plates. Figures behind them in orange and red garments stand near the back of the hall. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated devotees.2014-04-04Devotees seated on the floor in a hall perform a ritual with small oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon saree with gold border and white forehead markings holds a lamp at left, while a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp in the centre. At right, a woman in an orange-brown saree with gold border cradles a brass plate with a flame. Behind them, rows of women and some men in white and maroon clothes hold lit lamps, with a red backdrop behind the crowd. Several people wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or chandan on their foreheads. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-07-13July 28 20132013-07-28December 03 20142014-12-03September 26 20122012-09-26A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with brass oil lamps (deepa) in a hall. Women in orange and rust-red saris, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawls, hold lamps and small brass vessels, with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several devotees in white and blue Western-style clothing sit among them, and a woman in a white top with a black ribbon holds a small bell. A golden deity murti stands in the background behind a metal grille. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.2014-06-02August 02 20132013-08-02