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A photograph of a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on mats during a ritual, many wearing orange and red saffron-toned sarees and dhotis with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Several hold small brass oil lamps (deepas) and cups, and a tray with offerings sits on the floor at lower left. Most are women and girls, with a few older participants and a man in red at right. Other attendees in white clothes sit in the background.

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A photograph of a seated group of women in orange and maroon saris and rudraksha malas, performing a ritual with small oil lamps and brass bells. Several hold lit diyas, others have palms pressed together, and a few chant with open mouths. Foreground women wear long rudraksha necklaces; one holds a brass bell. Plates with flowers and offerings sit on mats in front, and a blue container stands near the bottom. Several women have white forehead markings. Several people in white clothing sit behind, some holding lamps. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a light-colored floor.2014-10-05 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20132013-09-18A photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor during a ritual, most wearing saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas and long rudraksha-bead necklaces. Several hold small brass oil lamps or lit lamps and metal bowls and kalasha-style vessels rest on low wooden platforms in front of them. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground holding a lamp, and another in orange at the right holds a lamp near her chest. Behind them, more devotees in orange and maroon sit with hands folded or raised, and a white-haired woman in orange is in the left background. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the image.2014-10-27August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20142014-09-30July 26 20132013-07-26A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with brass oil lamps (deepa) in a hall. Women in orange and rust-red saris, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawls, hold lamps and small brass vessels, with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several devotees in white and blue Western-style clothing sit among them, and a woman in a white top with a black ribbon holds a small bell. A golden deity murti stands in the background behind a metal grille. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.2014-06-02January 29 20152015-01-29A large group of women seated on the floor in orange saffron robes with red trim, many wearing rudraksha malas and brown fiber-woven garlands, performs an oil lamp ritual. Several hold lit oil lamps and brass bells, others hold brass puja plates and small offerings; in the foreground a woman in glasses and a red bindi holds a lamp, and at lower left a small incense stick and brass items rest on a dark cloth. Women in white garments with malas sit on the right. Dim seated audience and red chairs fill the background, with a hall lit by oil lamps.2014-10-02Large group of women and girls in saffron-orange saris with pink and gold borders and rudraksha malas sits on a mat performing a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames and brass vessels. Foreheads bear white vibhuti stripes. Several in the foreground hold lamps while others in the background sit in rows; a red-cloth ritual setup with brass lamps and small offerings lies at lower right. Setting appears to be a temple or hall with white-clad attendees behind.2013-07-30October 04 20142014-10-04A large group of devotees in orange and maroon garments sits in rows during a ritual gathering. Many wear white sacred ash lines on their foreheads. In the centre, a woman with long wavy hair wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a bead necklace, holding a small oil lamp and a brass bell. Others around her hold lit oil lamps and offering trays. Red chairs and a white-clad woman appear in the background.2014-09-13