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September 27 20132013-09-27July 26 20132013-07-26A young woman in an orange sari with a red border sits on a mat, holding a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and gesturing with the other during a ritual. She wears a long rudraksha mala with bead necklaces and has a white vertical tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in orange holds a second lit lamp, and a brass plate with pink flowers sits on a white table. Other seated devotees in orange clothing are visible in the background.2013-09-07March 31 20132013-03-31 +1 copiesA group of young devotees in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered and magenta-trimmed shawls and rudraksha malas sits in a ceremony. A young woman in the foreground, with a white tilak on her forehead and white bangles, holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched hand. Beside her, a girl with eyes closed and a white tilak wears a rudraksha mala and red-trimmed orange garment. Behind them, other devotees hold lit lamps, some with their hands cupped around the flames, in an aarti-like ritual.2013-07-30A group ceremony with many women and girls seated closely in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a young girl in a gold-bordered gold blouse and rudraksha mala raises a small oil lamp with her right hand, a white vertical mark on her forehead and a red bindi. Around her other seated participants in orange saris with gold borders hold lamps and offerings; oil lamps flicker on the floor and a framed deity image hangs at upper right. The setting is a white-walled hall with a wooden door.2016-08-16A photograph of a group of women in orange and maroon clothing performing an aarti ritual with oil lamps. In the centre, a young woman with a white vibhuti line across her forehead and a red kumkum dot holds a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand and rings a brass bell in her left, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Around her, other women in saffron and red garments hold lit diyas and lamps, several with white tripundra marks. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stands at the right holding a lamp. Soft warm light from the flames fills the scene, and the group appears to be in a devotional gathering.2013-09-18Group photo of devotees seated in rows during a ritual gathering, many holding small brass oil lamps lit with flames. In the foreground a young woman in a peach and magenta sari with rudraksha malas and a small gold pendant lifts a lit brass lamp near her face, with white ash marks on her forehead. Surrounding women wear rust-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha necklaces, with white forehead markings and bangles. Behind them more people in white and light clothing sit in the background, and a brass vessel rests on the floor at lower left.2013-03-22Devotional gathering indoors where women in orange saris with maroon borders sit on a floor mat, many holding small oil lamps with lit flames. The foreground woman on the left wears a long braid, a dark red blouse, a rudraksha mala and bangles, and gestures with her hand near her lamp. The woman on the right has white tripundra lines on her forehead, a dark beaded mala, and holds a lit lamp near a smoking incense stick. Behind them other seated attendees wear white and cream clothing, some with red headwear, and a candle burns near a small brass plate with flowers. No a person candidate is visible.2013-03-04May 20 20132013-05-20A seated group of devotees in orange robes and maroon-and-gold outfits holds small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ceremony. In the foreground, two women in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one raises a lamp in her right hand, the other holds a lit lamp on a brass plate. Behind them, girls in maroon dresses with gold borders sit with lamps and offerings, and a clear plastic container sits on the floor. A woman with glasses sits at the left edge. The setting suggests an aarti or puja with lamps.2013-06-23August 11 20162016-08-11