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A photograph of a young woman in a coral-pink sari with a deep red blouse, wearing a rudraksha mala around her neck and a small red bindi on her forehead. Her hair is in a long side braid. She holds a lit oil lamp in her left hand, its flame visible at lower left, and looks upward while speaking. Behind her, a blurred figure holds a second lamp, and a pink and orange wall hanging appears in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering.

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A 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.2013-03-22June 18 20132013-06-18A woman in a rust-orange sari with a thin gold border sits at close range, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a broad white vertical tilak on her forehead with a red kumkum dot, a rudraksha mala with large beads around her neck, a small nose stud and hoop earrings. She looks upward and speaks. Behind her a silver tray holds small items, and a brass lamp edge appears at upper left. This is a single person in a ritual setting with an oil lamp.2013-04-13A 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.2013-10-13April 13 20132013-04-13March 22 20132013-03-22March 22 20132013-03-22October 10 20122012-10-10April 09 20132013-04-09A young woman in an orange saree with maroon border sits behind a row of silver bowls and holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a white forehead band with a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala, and a small pendant with a photo locket. Behind her is a carved wooden door, with a blue cable coiled at left. She appears to be speaking.2013-06-16A 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.2013-05-05A woman with white vibhuti lines across her forehead and a red kumkum dot holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in her raised right hand while speaking. She wears an orange saree and a long mala of large rudraksha beads, with a rudraksha pendant on a dark cord. Behind her, several young people in maroon clothing with gold borders sit in a row, some with white forehead markings, and a child's hand reaches toward the lamp at the right edge. The setting suggests a ritual gathering with a lamp offering.2013-07-10