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A photograph of a row of girls and young women seated on the floor in a line, several with palms pressed together in namaskar or offering gestures. A girl in front wears a pale pink top, another in the centre has a white and turquoise patterned kurta, and others wear orange, brown and teal outfits. Small brass pooja vessels, a brass plate with yellow flowers or turmeric, and brass lamps sit on a red cloth in front of them. A small child stands behind on the left, and more people are blurred in the background. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering.

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December 02 20102010-12-02A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing an evening ritual with small oil lamps and brass vessels. In the foreground, a young girl in a pink top and olive-brown shawl sits cross-legged with hands cupped around a brass lamp, while a teenage girl in a green top and purple skirt holds a small brass lamp. A girl in a pink patterned kurta with a bindi and beaded necklace holds a lit lamp, and a child in teal sits at the right. Behind them, several adults in white and orange clothing hold lit candles or lamps, and a woman in a striped shawl raises a flame. Brass lamps, a small cup, flower petals and a plastic container sit on a cloth-covered floor.2011-12-01November 15 20112011-11-15April 03 20132013-04-03August 11 20162016-08-11April 03 20132013-04-03Seated devotees in a hall perform a ritual, many holding small brass oil lamps with flames and brass cups, with plates of flowers and offerings on the floor. Foreground: two girls in green and cream kurtas with long hair and forehead tilak sit cross-legged, one holding a lamp, the other with hands together. A young woman in a red top with a rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp; behind them women in white, pink and red saris and salwar kameez sit closely together, many with lamps raised. No a person is visible in the frame.2011-12-06October 27 20142014-10-27A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing hold small oil lamps and brass vessels over trays of flowers and offerings. Two young girls in the foreground, one in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, wear orange robes and hold lamps and a small brass bell. Women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas hold lit diyas, and an elderly woman in orange with glasses raises a lamp near the centre. A few white-clad participants sit among them. Brass plates with flowers, marigold petals and small bowls are arranged on silver-coloured trays on the floor, with woven mats beneath.2013-09-20A large hall with a tiled floor and pink walls where rows of young women sit cross-legged on the floor, holding small brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) lit with flames. They wear orange and maroon saris and rudraksha malas, with some holding brass plates of flowers and offerings. Brass lamps, kumkum-marked plates, pink flower garlands and small bowls are set before them along the floor. Framed portraits hang on the back wall and maroon curtains cover windows. Many more people sit or stand in the background, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge. No clear a person candidate is visible.2013-04-03A seated group performs a puja in a bright hall with polished white floor and pink walls. In the foreground a woman in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together, with brass plates of offerings, flowers, lit oil lamps and a small kalasha before her. A woman in orange sits at left with hands joined, and a young man in white dhoti and shawl at right also keeps hands folded. Thirty or more children and adults sit in rows behind, many in colourful shirts, watching and praying. Several people are visible, but the crowd is clearly larger than twenty; the view shows many more seated devotees behind the front rows.2012-05-16March 31 20132013-03-31 +1 copies