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A photo of a woman in a yellow outfit, seen from behind, raising a silver oil lamp with a lit flame toward a shrine area. Blurred figures in the background include a woman in a blue and green sari with a bindi holding a lit lamp, and women in yellow, orange and white clothing. Silver trays with pink flower petals sit in the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

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December 06 20112011-12-06December 06 20112011-12-06December 01 20112011-12-01Photograph of a puja at a silver offering tray. A woman in an orange sari with a green and red border holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, and beside her another woman in a red and gold blouse with orange sari presses her palms together in prayer. Silver bowls, apples and white offerings sit on the tray in front. Partial figures in the foreground include a person in white sleeves and a grey-haired head. Some of the people are close-cropped at the frame edge, so the count is approximate.2011-12-02December 01 20112011-12-01A young girl in a blue silk blouse with green trim, a small gold maang tikka in her hair, gold bangles and a beaded necklace, holds a small silver puja vessel in both hands during a ritual. Beside her, a woman in an orange and white sari and a woman in a yellow blouse with palms pressed together stand before an ornate gold-carved panel. Silver trays with flowers and offerings sit in the foreground, and a lit oil lamp flame is visible at right. Women wear vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Two people in orange robes appear at the left edge, partially visible.2010-10-24A photograph of a devotional offering. In the foreground, a hand holds a silver oil lamp with a flickering flame and curled silver handle over a silver tray set with a ripe apple, white flowers and silver bowls. Behind it, a woman in a maroon sari with bangles stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a man in a cream kurta and a young girl in white clothing also sit with hands joined. An older man in a beige shirt with a lanyard sits at upper left. A second lit lamp stands on the tray.2011-12-01October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesClose photograph of a ritual aarti. In the foreground, a woman's hands hold a silver oil lamp with a flame, her dark hair visible at the right edge. Behind her, a person in an orange-saffron sari with green border holds a second silver lamp, and another orange-clad figure stands in the background. On the gold and silver tray before them are an apple, silver cups, a silver bowl and white flowers. The background is softly blurred.2011-12-02December 03 20112011-12-03A woman in a white blouse with gold-bordered sleeves and a yellow shawl holds a brass oil lamp with several lit flames in both hands, raised before her as part of a ritual. She has a white vertical tilaka and a red kumkum dot on her forehead and wears a beaded bracelet and gold bangle. Behind her, another woman with a white forehead mark and people in maroon and gold clothing sit close together in a devotional gathering. The photograph is taken at close range, with the lamp and her face in sharp focus.2013-01-25December 31 20112011-12-31