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A young girl in a white and gold-bordered traditional dress stands centre-frame holding a brass tray with fruit and offerings. She has a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, golden trident-topped standards line an aisle in a hall where many people sit on white-covered chairs, some in white clothing and one man with a rudraksha mala in the left foreground. A golden deity shrine and red curtains are visible in the background.

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A young girl in a white and gold-bordered sari stands in the foreground holding a brass tray with fruit and offerings, a red tilak on her forehead. Behind her, golden trishula staffs and a golden kalasha-topped stand line a hall where seated devotees in white garments sit on white-covered chairs. A framed portrait of a bearded man in saffron appears on the left, and a golden shrine structure is visible at the back. The scene suggests a puja or arti setting.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01Two young girls stand in a temple hall beside large gold trident-topped staves. The girl on the left wears a blue, red and yellow printed dress, a rudraksha mala, a small pendant and an ID badge; she stands with hands folded. The girl on the right wears a white dress with gold border and a small red bindi, holding a gold tray with bananas and offerings. Seated devotees in white fill the background, and a screen shows a figure in orange and white. Gold ornaments and red curtains decorate the hall.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 05 20192019-01-05September 09 20142014-09-09A photograph of a temple ritual. On the left, a smiling woman in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, with a vertical forehead mark, and gestures toward a brass tray. A young girl with white sacred ash on her forehead and a white-and-gold sari-style dress kneels on the right with palms pressed together in prayer. The brass tray holds yellow, purple and white flowers and a brass vessel. Behind them, robed figures in white and saffron stand near golden temple pillars, and a white-clad figure stands in the middle distance.2019-01-05A young girl in a golden-yellow sari with a matching sheer shawl drawn over her head stands in profile, holding two small oil lamps in cupped hands. She wears a gold headpiece, layered gold necklaces and bangles. Behind her are blurred gold ritual objects, including a large brass bell and ornate carved gold panels, with a blurred red-clad painted figure on the left wall.2014-09-09A small girl stands on a tiled floor holding a silver walking cane with a black rubber base, wearing a yellow and red embroidered blouse and a bright pink lehenga skirt with gold trim and a red bindi. Behind her, seated devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange robes sit on a mat during a ritual gathering. A bald man wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the right, his bare chest visible, while brass trays and offerings rest on the floor at the right edge.2019-01-01Ceremonial procession inside a marble-floored hall. A smiling young woman in a white sari with gold border leads, carrying a tall gold staff topped with a trident-like finial. Behind her a woman in white with a multicoloured embroidered blouse holds a gold flag on a pole. Men in white dhotis and garlands, some wearing red turbans and red shawls, walk in line. Further back, several figures in saffron-red robes and red headwear with rudraksha-style garlands stand near a gilded ornate throne-like seat and a seated figure in saffron. Gold deity-style decorations surround the back of the hall.2015-09-02Photograph of a seated group ceremony in a hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari leans forward holding a silver tray of lit oil lamps toward seated devotees. Beside her, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stands with her back to the camera, also holding a lamp. Seated devotees wear saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, and some have white head coverings. A man with glasses in the front row sits with his hands together. The scene suggests an arati or lamp offering during a satsang. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible. Approximately fifteen to twenty people are visible.2017-03-14A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall where many seated people wear white dhotis with yellow borders and some are bare-chested with rudraksha malas. A young girl in a yellow top and bright pink skirt stands in the foreground raising a small metal cup toward a tall steel pole. Men in saffron cloth sit on the floor, some holding brass plates and small metal vessels. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and hoop earrings, wearing a saffron-and-red shawl, sits at right near a row of brass cups.2019-01-01