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September 21 20162016-09-21Several women sit in a row in an indoor hall during a ritual offering, with warm lamplight and a brass oil lamp with curved spout in the background. The woman at left in a cream and gold-bordered sari holds a small brass vessel. The central woman in a red-orange sari holds a small brass cup. The woman at right in a cream and gold sari with a dark necklace holds a brass plate of flowers, fruit and offerings. A man in white shirt sits at left edge, partly visible. Ritual offering with brass plates and devotees seated on the floor.2016-07-19August 16 20142014-08-16A group of women seated closely together in a devotional setting, many wearing orange and maroon saris. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and white forehead markings holds a silver tray of small silver lamps and vessels, with a lit flame visible. A woman in front, in an orange sari with multiple gold bangles, reaches toward the tray with one hand. Others around them have hands folded in prayer or are chanting, and a woman at right in a yellow sari also has folded hands. Silver dishes with fruit and offerings sit in the lower left foreground. The scene suggests puja or aarti, with smoke and light rising from the lamps.2010-12-27September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21A photograph of women seated in a row during a ritual, several wearing orange or saffron saris. The central woman in glasses and a saffron sari holds a small silver bowl in cupped hands, while a silver-rimmed tray with a small glass and gold-edged plate sits at left. A woman in a yellow and white sari sits at upper right, and a person with light brown hair is in the foreground at right, her back turned to the camera. Another woman at left in orange and a red-striped blouse is seated nearby. Visible people: about five, all seated.2010-11-23A photograph of women in orange saris seated on the floor during a puja ceremony. The central woman wears an orange sari with a maroon border, a dark beaded mala, and a white vertical line on her forehead, and looks toward the offerings. Behind her, a woman in an orange sari holds a silver tray of puja items and oil lamps. On the right, women with pressed palms and white forehead marks sit in sari and salwar clothing. In the foreground, a silver plate holds fruit, sweets and small bowls, and a raised arm holds incense or a lamp. The scene is a group devotional ritual with silver puja vessels.2010-12-27Several women in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. The front woman on the right wears an orange sari with a red-brown border, a red bindi and a long rudraksha-style red thread; beside her a younger woman in orange-red clothes and bangles prays, and further left two more women in orange sit in the same posture. In front of them lie brass oil lamps with lit wicks, brass vessels, flowers and fruit offerings on a red cloth. A red curtain hangs in the background and a figure in cream clothing stands at the left edge.2011-11-29June 08 20132013-06-08May 09 20132013-05-09A row of women seated on the floor in a hall with a red curtain backdrop, performing a devotional gathering. They wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and sit with hands folded in namaste or with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground at left are brass lamps, a plate of flowers, and small offering vessels on a red cloth. A woman in the front right wears a dark handbag beside her and a white tilak on her forehead. Several other devotees in similar clothing sit behind them.2013-09-26 +1 copies