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Several women sit on the floor in a hall during a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps and lit flames. In the foreground a woman with short black hair and a black cord necklace wears a white sari with a gold border and holds a brass lamp with a lit flame. Beside her, a woman with a dark red ponytail and white t-shirt holds a brass bell and a lamp. Behind them, others wear white clothes and red-orange shawls, and a faint white purple-logo emblem appears at the top left. The setting is a plain stone-walled hall with a stone wall behind the seated group.

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December 16 20132013-12-16September 26 20132013-09-26A group of women seated on the floor performing an aarti with small brass oil lamps held in their hands. Several lamps are lit with flames visible. A woman on the left in an orange saree with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bell. A woman in a black and white printed dress and gold bangles lifts a lit lamp. A woman in a cream saree with a blue beaded necklace holds a lamp and a small bell. A younger woman in a white saree with a yellow shawl holds a lamp in the foreground. Other women in yellow shawls and white clothes continue the ritual behind them. A small brass bell and offering plates sit on the floor. A man in white and orange sits in the background near a white wall. Plain hall setting with a red curtain at the upper right.2011-10-20March 18 20172017-03-18July 10 20132013-07-10December 13 20132013-12-13December 03 20132013-12-03A photograph of a seated group of women and girls during a lamp-lit devotional ritual at night. Most wear white or cream clothes with green and gold borders, and many have orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Several hold small brass oil lamps with flames, and others hold small brass vessels. Brass and copper pots, a small bell and orange cloth with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. A woman in front wearing a white outfit and orange shawl looks forward while holding a lamp, and a woman at right with a red-orange shawl and forehead marking holds a brass vessel. The setting is dim and warm, with flames glowing among the participants.2010-10-16A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual, with brass oil lamps, lit diyas, and offering plates with bananas and flowers arranged on orange and blue cloths in front of them. The women wear white and cream saris with red and yellow shawls, and several hold incense sticks or small ritual items in their hands. Other people sit blurred in the background, and a figure in white is partly visible at the far left edge of the frame.2011-12-31June 02 20132013-06-02March 18 20172017-03-18September 04 20142014-09-04