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A seated group of women and girls performs a devotional ritual indoors, ringing small brass handbells with their right hands. The women in the foreground wear cream sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks; one wears glasses. A girl in a light blue top and floral skirt, wearing glasses, rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, rings a bell in the lower right. Brass plates with yellow flowers, a small oil lamp and a metal tray sit on the floor in front of them, with an orange cloth and a green container nearby. Red curtains hang in the background.

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A group of women seated on the floor performing an aarti with small brass oil lamps held in their hands. Several lamps are lit with flames visible. A woman on the left in an orange saree with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bell. A woman in a black and white printed dress and gold bangles lifts a lit lamp. A woman in a cream saree with a blue beaded necklace holds a lamp and a small bell. A younger woman in a white saree with a yellow shawl holds a lamp in the foreground. Other women in yellow shawls and white clothes continue the ritual behind them. A small brass bell and offering plates sit on the floor. A man in white and orange sits in the background near a white wall. Plain hall setting with a red curtain at the upper right.2011-10-20A seated group of women in white and cream dhotis and saris with orange, saffron and yellow shawls performs a ritual, several holding small brass handbells and oil lamps. Brass plates with offerings of fruit, red kumkum and sweets sit on orange mats in front of them. Plastic containers and a tiled floor fill the room, with a few people in saffron behind and at the edge of the frame. One woman wears a rudraksha mala and sindoor. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering in an ashram hall.2011-09-22September 02 20112011-09-02October 09 20112011-10-09A large group of women seated cross-legged on orange and saffron mats during a padapuja-style ritual indoors. Many wear white or cream sarees with yellow or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding small brass hand bells and bronze puja vessels. Brass plates with kumkum, flowers and offerings lie in front of them, and several open books or printed sheets rest on the floor. Their mouths are open as if chanting. Some older women in cream sarees sit at the left. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA seated group of women and girls holds small oil lamps during a lamp ceremony in a hall with white candles on the floor. In the foreground a girl in a maroon sari holds a lit oil lamp with a red flower in her raised hands. Beside her a young girl in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti forehead mark sits with a calm, focused expression. Behind them other devotees in white and orange clothes hold lamps, and a person lies partly visible at the bottom edge.2013-04-15A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a lamp ritual indoors on a white floor. In the foreground women in white and yellow or orange shawls hold small oil lamps, and girls in orange, red and grey clothing hold lamps and brass items. A brass plate with offerings, small kalasha-like vessels and a white figure sits on an orange tray near the bottom centre. Behind them, an older man in white sits and a man in white holds his palms together. A stack of striped mattresses and red curtains lie in the background.2011-10-03A photograph of a seated group of women in white and cream traditional dress with gold-bordered edges, many holding lit oil lamps or flames during a ritual. A woman in front wears a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and another in the centre wears glasses and a white sari with a gold border. Brass plates and small offering dishes sit on orange mats on the floor, and a child in a pink top appears in the background. The hall has pale walls and a side table with a tall lamp. A few people at the edges are partially visible. The image appears to show a lamp-lighting or aarti-style gathering rather than a named ceremony.2010-10-27A photo of a group of women seated on the floor in white clothing during a puja. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with silver embroidery and a dark beaded mala holds an incense stick over a brass tray. Beside her, women in white with white vertical forehead markings and blue and dark beaded malas sit with hands folded or raised, facing brass plates with flowers, oil lamps, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, and red flower petals on orange and yellow cloths. A woman in a leopard-print top sits at the left edge. Others sit or stand in the background of a plain room with pale walls and a window.2012-10-24A seated group of women and a young boy perform a lamp-lit ritual on orange mats on a white floor. Most women wear cream and white saris or dhotis with orange and yellow shawls, some with gold borders. Several hold lit oil lamps (flames visible) near their faces or chests, and brass plates with flower petals, small cups and offerings sit in front of them. Some hold open notebooks or printed sheets. Plastic containers are scattered among the mats, and a small boy in a striped shirt sits among the women. Several women wear tilak markings on their foreheads and bangles on their wrists.2010-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 15 20112011-10-15A photograph of a seated group of women in a ritual gathering, most in white or pale saris with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames, and some have palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them is a red wall. A woman in a light blue blouse in the foreground holds a lamp and sings or chants, while a woman wearing glasses and a maroon top beside her also holds a lit lamp. Others in pink, yellow and green saris join in. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. No person in the scene is identified as a person.2012-09-05