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A seated group of women and girls performs a ritual with small oil lamps and brass dishes on a red-carpeted hall floor. Front left, a young woman in an orange sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp. Front centre, a girl in orange with white forehead markings holds a lamp and a brass vessel. Centre, a woman in red with a red shawl holds a lamp, and a woman in white with a black mala and glasses lifts a small lamp. Behind them, many participants in red, white and pink saris sit with lamps and offerings, and red chairs line the background. Brass plates, bottles and a plastic container sit on the floor. Several people are visible, the group is seated in rows, and the mood is a collective lamp offering.

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November 15 20132013-11-15November 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copiesNovember 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copiesA seated group of devotees performs a ritual with brass and silver puja vessels, small oil lamps, flower petals and fruit plates arranged on a long low table. Foreground young women in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks hold their hands together or raise an offering, while women in maroon and red saris sit among them. Older women in white saris with dark prayer beads sit behind them, and a red carpet runs along the right edge beside white stanchions. Background rows of seated and standing attendees fill a hall with a counter at the top.2013-11-20December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesDecember 01 20132013-12-01November 17 20132013-11-17December 31 20132013-12-31 +1 copiesNovember 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copiesNovember 14 20132013-11-14November 20 20132013-11-20November 23 20132013-11-23