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Photo of a group of women sitting cross-legged on a white floor in a temple hall, dressed in orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas. Several hold brass lamps with lit flames and brass cones; others attend steel bowls, pots and small brass vessels arranged on low stone platforms, with a red flower and offerings visible. Incense smoke rises at left. Foreground women have white vibhuti on their foreheads and braided hair. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti in progress.

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A group of young women and girls in orange saffron saris with maroon and gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor during a ritual. Several wear rudraksha mala necklaces and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a young woman with a ponytail pours liquid from a small brass vessel, while others hold brass bells, brass lamps and small offering bowls on a low metal tray. A pink bag sits in the lower right. The setting appears to be a temple hall during puja or abhishekam. Only the visible women and girls are counted.2013-06-07August 04 20162016-08-04May 13 20132013-05-13January 29 20152015-01-29March 08 20132013-03-08April 18 20142014-04-18February 22 20132013-02-22May 09 20132013-05-09May 10 20132013-05-10August 11 20162016-08-11A seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a bright hall with a light-coloured floor and mats. In the foreground a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, while a girl in orange with a sandalwood mark on her forehead holds a lit oil lamp. Other women in orange, maroon and white saris hold lamps and brass vessels, and small silver trays with flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Behind them many more devotees, some in white, sit in rows, and a few stand near the back. No person is clearly a person; the scene shows devotees performing aarti with oil lamps.2013-08-02A photograph of a group ritual in a hall where many seated women in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) and offering plates. In the foreground, two women in orange saris wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the woman on the left holds a lit lamp on a plate, the woman in the centre holds one as well. Behind them, a woman in glasses and orange sari with a mala raises a hand, and women in maroon and yellow garments sit with palms pressed together. Small flames, flower petals and fruit plates sit on the floor.2013-06-15