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Several young girls sit cross-legged in a row on a raised platform during an evening puja. The foreground girl in a green blouse and red skirt holds a flower and looks down, with a child in orange beside her. A teenage girl in an orange top and purple skirt holds a flower near a brass oil lamp, and another girl in red sits further back. Brass lamps with flames stand behind them, along with woven baskets, a brass bowl, scattered petals, and an orange cloth with deity murti behind them.

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Three young women sit cross-legged in a row behind a homa fire pit at a ritual, with smoke rising in front of them. The woman on the left wears a red and orange saree and holds a flower near a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. The woman in the centre wears an orange saree with a pink lotus flower in her hands and a mala necklace. The woman on the right wears a yellow and red saree with green leaf motifs, holding a pink lotus. Behind them stands a large white and red deity murti decorated with garlands, with strings of red lights and a banner in the background. A standing man in white clothes is partly visible on the right.2010-10-16 +1 copiesThree young women in red silk saris with gold-bordered blouses sit close together in a dim outdoor setting with dark foliage behind them. Each holds a pink lotus flower with a green stem, and they wear gold necklaces, bangles and earrings. The woman on the right has a white vertical tilak on her forehead and a white bead necklace, and she looks down. The middle and left girls have forehead markings and a red bindi, and a smoky haze drifts through the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2011-10-05May 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14May 11 20132013-05-11Several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor in a row at a puja. In the foreground a young girl with curly hair and a dark beaded necklace holds a small brass vessel and a lamp over a silver-covered tray with a orange cloth, red and yellow flower petals, a coconut and brass bowls. Beside her an older woman in an orange saree with maroon border and a blue wristwatch works at another tray. Brass lamps and plates lie on the floor around them, and a pink bag sits behind the girl.2013-05-12Two girls in orange and saffron-coloured dresses stand in profile before a ritual display. The taller girl holds a pink rose with her hands pressed together in prayer, and rudraksha malas hang around both their necks. In the foreground are gold-coloured kalasha pots wrapped in woven straw netting and decorated with yellow and orange fruit, beside a tall brass oil lamp burning at the top right. Behind them are colourful deity murtis, including a white and pink elephant-headed Ganesha figure and a figure in yellow garland and green clothing, set in a warmly lit room with a dark background.2011-10-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesMay 12 20132013-05-12Six young women in traditional Indian dress sit in a row in front of a decorated altar, holding pink lotus flowers wrapped with stems. Their garments include a blue blouse with a lavender skirt on the left, a green and gold blouse with a green skirt, a magenta blouse with a green skirt, and a gold-and-maroon outfit at right. Each wears white and yellow marigold garlands with red flowers and silver ornaments. The woman second from left wears gold jhumka earrings and a maang tikka, and the central figure wears a gold necklace and bangles. Behind them, a golden and green decorated shrine holds a small figure, with a silver trident and kalasha-like finials at the edges and smoke or incense haze in the air. A small figure in the upper background may be a deity murti or a seated person, but the picture is too small to confirm it.2016-10-10A row of young women in colourful saris sits beside a bright fire at night, holding pink lotus flowers and wearing garlands of yellow and red flowers with white jasmine. Their clothes include green, blue, red and gold tones, and they wear earrings and bangles. Behind them stands a trident and a glowing shrine decoration. No figure matching the presentation of the a person is visible, so the a person field is none.2016-10-10Night ritual photograph of several girls in red and gold silk dresses seated in a row on a purple and gold brocade cloth, holding pink lotus flowers and looking toward a puja setup. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand beside them, along with plates of fruit, turmeric, kumkum and flower garlands. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, and a shaved-headed priest in a white and red garment with a gold necklace performs a ritual action at the right. Deity murti decorated with red garlands are visible at the upper left, and string lights glow in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copies