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A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor during a puja, each holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) lit with a flame. Several women wear white or cream traditional clothing, and one wears a yellow shawl. Others wear a mustard-brown saree and a red-orange garment. Offerings such as fruit, flowers and small bowls sit on a orange cloth in the foreground, with incense smoke rising. A red curtain hangs in the background. The women appear to be participating in a devotional ritual with lamps.

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A group of women seated on the floor performing an aarti with small brass oil lamps held in their hands. Several lamps are lit with flames visible. A woman on the left in an orange saree with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bell. A woman in a black and white printed dress and gold bangles lifts a lit lamp. A woman in a cream saree with a blue beaded necklace holds a lamp and a small bell. A younger woman in a white saree with a yellow shawl holds a lamp in the foreground. Other women in yellow shawls and white clothes continue the ritual behind them. A small brass bell and offering plates sit on the floor. A man in white and orange sits in the background near a white wall. Plain hall setting with a red curtain at the upper right.2011-10-20October 29 20112011-10-29A seated group of women in white and cream dhotis and saris with orange, saffron and yellow shawls performs a ritual, several holding small brass handbells and oil lamps. Brass plates with offerings of fruit, red kumkum and sweets sit on orange mats in front of them. Plastic containers and a tiled floor fill the room, with a few people in saffron behind and at the edge of the frame. One woman wears a rudraksha mala and sindoor. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering in an ashram hall.2011-09-22A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a lamp ritual indoors on a white floor. In the foreground women in white and yellow or orange shawls hold small oil lamps, and girls in orange, red and grey clothing hold lamps and brass items. A brass plate with offerings, small kalasha-like vessels and a white figure sits on an orange tray near the bottom centre. Behind them, an older man in white sits and a man in white holds his palms together. A stack of striped mattresses and red curtains lie in the background.2011-10-03February 23 20112011-02-23A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual, with brass oil lamps, lit diyas, and offering plates with bananas and flowers arranged on orange and blue cloths in front of them. The women wear white and cream saris with red and yellow shawls, and several hold incense sticks or small ritual items in their hands. Other people sit blurred in the background, and a figure in white is partly visible at the far left edge of the frame.2011-12-31A photograph of several women seated cross-legged on a mat in a bright hall with red curtains, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. The woman in front right wears a cream and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl and bangles; the others wear cream dresses with orange shawls and tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass plates with red flowers, a plastic container of petals, and a bottle of water sit on the floor in front of them, and more people, including children, sit behind them, some holding lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting devotional gathering, but no speaker or a person is visible.2011-09-30October 09 20112011-10-09A seated group of women and girls in a bright hall with red curtains performs a puja. In the foreground a young woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white top and red scarf sits with hands folded. Brass plates, a bell-shaped brass lamp with lit oil lamps, small brass vessels, orange cloth and a plastic container of offerings lie on the floor. Behind them many more devotees sit in white, green and maroon clothes, some with hands in prayer. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-08December 03 20132013-12-03A row of women seated side by side hold up small brass oil lamps with lit flames, their hands raised near their faces during what appears to be an aarti or lamp offering. Several wear white or cream saris, and the women in front wear bright yellow shawls over white clothing. Several wear bangles and bracelets. A red cushioned chair stands behind them against a pale wall, with a lit lamp and incense smoke in the lower left.2011-02-23A photograph of a seated group of women in white and cream traditional dress with gold-bordered edges, many holding lit oil lamps or flames during a ritual. A woman in front wears a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and another in the centre wears glasses and a white sari with a gold border. Brass plates and small offering dishes sit on orange mats on the floor, and a child in a pink top appears in the background. The hall has pale walls and a side table with a tall lamp. A few people at the edges are partially visible. The image appears to show a lamp-lighting or aarti-style gathering rather than a named ceremony.2010-10-27