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Close photo of several women in orange and maroon sari-style clothing seated in a row, holding brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames. One woman in the foreground wears long rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles, holding a brass tray with a lit lamp and a white flower with an orange centre. Another brass lamp stands on a brass stand in the middle, and a small brass bell is held by a seated devotee behind. The setting is dim.

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March 31 20132013-03-31September 04 20142014-09-04May 12 20132013-05-12Photograph of a seated group of women in orange and maroon-bordered saffron clothing performing a ritual with brass bells, brass plates of flower petals and lit oil lamps. The central woman, with a red-and-white forehead mark and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit flame over a brass plate while chanting. Women in cream-and-orange saris with saffron shawls sit around her on orange mats, many holding small brass bells and flame lamps. No figure of a person is visible, so no appearance-based candidate is identified.2010-11-24April 14 20132013-04-14March 27 20132013-03-27Photo of a group of women in orange and saffron saris seated on red mats, holding brass oil lamps (aarti) with lit flames during a ritual. Several women wear rudraksha malas and bangles; one woman in the foreground wears glasses and a red-bordered orange sari. Brass trays, flower offerings and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front.2013-05-30March 26 20132013-03-26September 28 20112011-09-28February 11 20142014-02-11June 22 20132013-06-22A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes perform a puja with brass oil lamps (diyas) lit along a floor covered with flower petals. In the foreground a young man with rudraksha mala beads and a white ash line on his forehead holds a small lamp aloft, while beside him others sit with lamps and brass plates. On the left, a brass tray holds kumkum, flowers and incense sticks, and a wooden box with more lamps sits in the middle. Candle lights glow in the background. Scene is ritual lamp worship.2017-01-13