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A young girl in an orange and maroon sari holds a small brass oil lamp with its flame lit, raising it with both hands. She wears a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on her forehead, a braid with a red tie, and a long rudraksha mala draped over her shoulder. Blurred figures and more lamp flames fill the background.

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April 12 20132013-04-12April 09 20132013-04-09A young woman in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame and pink and white flower petals in her cupped hands. She wears a rudraksha mala with silver spacer beads, a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on her forehead, and drop earrings. Behind her, other devotees in orange and red clothing are seated, some holding lit lamps.2013-04-12 +1 copiesA young girl in an orange and maroon sari sits among a seated crowd, holding a lit oil lamp in cupped hands while gazing ahead. She wears a white tripundra with a red bindi on her forehead, a rudraksha mala around her neck and small drop earrings. Another person holding a flame lamp sits to the left, and blurred figures in orange and red fill the background, with a lamp flame in the foreground at lower right. The scene suggests a lamp offering during a gathering.2013-04-13 +2 copiesApril 13 20132013-04-13A young girl with long dark hair, a white vertical forehead mark and a red dot, wears an orange sari-style garment with maroon borders and a long rudraksha mala with silver spacers. She sits cross-legged holding a lit oil lamp on a brass tray toward the frame's left, while brass plates of offerings sit before her. Behind her, several people in orange robes and a few blurred oil lamps fill the background of a ritual gathering. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are devotees in orange clothing.2013-04-09 +2 copiesA young woman in a peach and maroon sari stands in the foreground holding a small lit oil lamp on a wooden tray near her face. She has a white vertical marking and a red bindi on her forehead and wears rudraksha beads on her wrist and a long rudraksha mala around her neck. Behind her, blurred women and a glowing lamp suggest a devotional gathering with pink drapes in the background. The photo is a close portrait of a ritual lamp offering.2013-03-22March 22 20132013-03-22A young woman in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari holds a brass oil lamp with several lit flames aloft in her right hand, while a second brass lamp rests in her left. She has white vibhuti across her forehead, a red kumkum dot, and multiple rudraksha malas wound on her wrist and hanging at her chest. Behind her, other participants in red and orange robes sit and hold lamps, and the background shows orange walls, a blue draped table and gold-coloured decorative elements.2013-10-13A woman in a red-orange sari-style robe with gold-edged borders holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched right hand, a rudraksha mala wrapped around her wrist and a longer mala hanging at her chest. A white paste mark and red bindi are on her forehead, and her hair is pulled back. Behind her, other people in orange-red robes are seated, some holding small lamps, with gold-tipped pillars, an orange wall and a blue draped backdrop in the background. The setting suggests an aarti or lamp-offering in a temple hall.2013-10-13A young woman in an orange sari with a dark maroon border sits at the front of a seated group and holds cupped hands out toward the camera. Her hands cradle white and pink flowers with two lit oil lamps and small flames. She wears a long rudraksha mala, a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, a flower in her hair and drop earrings. Behind her, several people in orange and saffron robes sit in a blurred hall, with brass plates and offerings on the floor. The scene looks like a lamp-lighting or aarti offering.2013-05-05April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copies