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A woman in an orange saffron sari with a red border stands in the dark holding a woven tray of offerings: halved white coconuts and a small bunch of ripe bananas. She wears a white vertical tilak on her forehead, a dark rudraksha mala draped around her neck, a red kumkum dot, and glasses, and she smiles upward. Beside her, two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas also stand, one wearing a red bindi and a gold necklace, and the other partly visible in white. The background is black.

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Night ritual photograph. In the foreground a woman in an orange-yellow sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of offerings: bananas, a halved coconut and a whole coconut. She has a white-painted forehead with a red kumkum dot and gazes upward. Behind her a woman in a red-brown sari with a shawl claps her hands in devotion. At the right edge another woman in orange sari stands. At left, a seated figure in white cloth rests beside an ornately carved wooden seat or peetha. Colourful string lights hang across the dark background.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A woman in an orange saree with a red border and a long rudraksha mala stands at night holding a brass tray of fruit with a red flower, while a girl in a white dress with lace sleeves and a red thread necklace stands beside her with hands folded. The woman wears glasses and a tilak on her forehead. Her saffron-toned saree and the sacred beads suggest a devotional offering, though the setting is dark with only faint rain streaks visible.2015-11-16Night-time photo of women in saffron and red traditional dress with rudraksha malas, making an offering. In the centre a woman in orange sari with a white and red forehead marking holds a brass tray of bananas, fruit and other offerings. Beside her a woman in red sari with a shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Two more women in orange stand behind, one holding a tray of fruit. Colourful string lights hang overhead against a dark background.2015-11-16November 19 20152015-11-19November 16 20152015-11-16A dimly lit photograph of a nighttime procession with several women in white clothing. In the centre, an older woman with glasses wears a white sari with an orange shawl and carries a metal tray of bananas decorated with red flowers. Beside her, a younger woman in a white sari with a dark beaded mala holds a book. On the right, a woman in white with a dark mala and a nose ring walks past, and a brass object is visible in the hands of another woman. On the left, an older woman in white carries a plate of fruit and offerings wrapped in white cloth. Background walls and a ceiling lamp are faintly visible.2006-12-23Night procession of saffron-robed women in orange sarees with red borders and rudraksha malas, most with white forehead markings. Several carry offerings: one holds a brass kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves, others hold trays of bananas and fruit. Foreground figures walk and gaze upward. Behind them, a woman in white and other onlookers stand near string lights in green, red and blue and a blue sign. The scene is lit by a single lamp and string lights against dark trees. Several figures are present; no a person candidate is visible.2015-11-16November 19 20152015-11-19November 16 20152015-11-16December 02 20172017-12-02Night photograph of a procession. A smiling woman in an orange-yellow blouse and matching sari with a pink border, wearing glasses, a vertical tilak and a rudraksha mala, stretches up to offer a brass plate of yellow fruit to people standing on an ornate wooden chariot or ratha. Above her, a figure draped in white cloth and green silk sits on the raised platform beside a golden kalasha-like cup, and hands reach down to receive the offering. Dark background with a few lights and smoke rising from the chariot.2015-11-16