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September 27 2013

A 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.

A seated group of devotees performs an aarti-style lamp ritual in a hall. In the foreground, two young women in saffron-orange sarees with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings hold lit oil lamps and brass bells, eyes lifted. A girl in a maroon dress sits between them with a lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange, maroon and white clothes hold small flames. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and sweets, and a clear plastic container sits in front. No a person is visibly identifiable; the people are devotees and ritual participants.

July 26 2013

A group of women in saffron-orange saris with red and gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor during a seated ritual. Several wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. The young woman in front, with a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed and chants while holding a small stick between her hands near brass bowls and an oil lamp. Other women beside her pray with palms pressed together or sit with eyes lowered, and brass vessels and a red-tinted floor cloth lie in front of them. Behind them, more participants in white and red clothing sit in a hall with red drapes.

A 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.

Group 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.

Devotional 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.

A 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.

March 31 2013

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A 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.

Photograph of a seated group of women in saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Two front women hold small oil lamps with lit flames, and the woman at right also holds a brass bell. Behind them, other devotees in maroon and white clothing hold lamps and bells, and a red curtain and framed picture hang on the wall. No a person candidate is visible.