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A photograph of a woman in a salmon-pink sari seated in a dim hall, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame aloft in her right hand while her left hand is raised near her chin. She wears a gold wristwatch, gold bangles and a dark beaded mala around her neck with a pendant. Another woman in pink clothing is partly visible at left, and a lit lamp is visible at right edge. The lamplight is the main light source in a soft-focus setting.

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June 01 20122012-06-01Close photo of a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse, a small red bindi on her forehead and a gold bangle on her wrist, holding a small gold-coloured object near her mouth with one hand. Behind her, a blurred woman holds a lit oil lamp flame, and at right a silver metal pillar with a ball finial and chain stands beside a red-and-white cushioned seat.2012-10-16Close photograph of a woman devotee in a red and orange sari, wearing a black rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red bindi with white forehead markings. She holds a small brass oil lamp burning with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell hanging from a chain in the other, seemingly performing a ritual while speaking. A younger woman with white forehead markings stands behind her at left, and blurred people and metal railings fill the background.2013-01-04October 10 20122012-10-10A seated woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border holds a brass oil lamp in one hand and a small bell-like object in the other during a ritual. She wears layered orange-red beaded necklaces and a dark rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings and gold bangles. Behind her, people in orange robes and orange-saffron clothing sit on the floor, one holding another lit oil lamp aloft. The setting is an indoor hall with a light floor.2014-06-06Photograph of devotee women in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders wearing long rudraksha malas. The central woman with grey hair in a bun and a red bindi holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand, and her eyes are lowered. Another woman in orange at left also holds a lamp with rudraksha beads. Behind them, a child in maroon and a person in white sit among brass plates.2013-05-31June 02 20132013-06-02A woman in a red-orange sari-style robe with gold-edged borders holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched right hand, a rudraksha mala wrapped around her wrist and a longer mala hanging at her chest. A white paste mark and red bindi are on her forehead, and her hair is pulled back. Behind her, other people in orange-red robes are seated, some holding small lamps, with gold-tipped pillars, an orange wall and a blue draped backdrop in the background. The setting suggests an aarti or lamp-offering in a temple hall.2013-10-13April 13 20132013-04-13October 02 20132013-10-02A young woman in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari holds a brass oil lamp with several lit flames aloft in her right hand, while a second brass lamp rests in her left. She has white vibhuti across her forehead, a red kumkum dot, and multiple rudraksha malas wound on her wrist and hanging at her chest. Behind her, other participants in red and orange robes sit and hold lamps, and the background shows orange walls, a blue draped table and gold-coloured decorative elements.2013-10-13July 10 20132013-07-10