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A nighttime outdoor photograph of a ritual aarti at a small altar. A woman in a red-orange sari and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a tall flame, and several women in orange, yellow and red saris with rudraksha malas stand beside her, watching. In the foreground a figure in a dark reddish-brown garment faces the altar, which is draped in green and yellow and holds bananas, fruit and a small lamp.

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Night outdoor photo of several women in saffron and orange-red saris with gold borders, gathered closely. One woman in front wears a red blouse and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, eyes lowered. Others raise a flaming lamp or torch high above their heads, with their hands holding the flame. Dark foliage and a dim background surround them. The scene appears to be a devotional ritual, shown as the women hold the fire aloft.2015-11-19November 16 20152015-11-16Night outdoor ritual photograph. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, women in saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas stand with vibhuti marks on their foreheads, one holding her hands together and another with a hand raised near her chest. On the left, a figure in orange holds a lit oil lamp, its flame bright against the dark. Strings of multicoloured lights hang across the background. No a person candidate is visible; the people are devotees and attendants in ritual dress during a lamp-lit gathering.2015-11-16November 19 20152015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19March 10 20132013-03-10Night outdoor scene of saffron-clad women devotees in an offering procession. A woman in the foreground, with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala, reaches forward with both hands toward a figure at left whose orange-clad legs and a ritual object are partly visible. Behind her, another woman in orange with a red-bordered sari holds a plate of bananas and fruit, and further right a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands at the edge. Strings of multicoloured lights run across the dark background.2015-11-16November 21 20152015-11-21A 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.2013-10-13November 19 20152015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19A young woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and a long rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp in front of her face, with white vibhuti marking her forehead. Seated women in orange and saffron saris, several wearing rudraksha malas and gold bangles, sit around her in what appears to be a devotional gathering or pada puja.2013-07-26