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A photograph of a group of young people in orange and saffron clothing seated closely together, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames during a ritual. The foreground figure on the right, a young person with a white vertical forehead mark, holds a lit lamp with a black wristband visible. Several other hands raise brass lamps in the blurred background, and warm bokeh lights glow at the upper left. Brass lamps and offerings sit on a cloth at the lower left.

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A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall. Many devotees in orange and saffron cloth sit in rows, several bare-chested with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a young man on the right holds up a lit oil lamp or wick, with a gold bangle and black wristband on his arm. Other participants hold small flames, and brass lamps glow in front of the rows. Blurred posters hang on the wall behind, and a framed picture sits at the back of the room.2017-01-25 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20142014-09-04January 08 20172017-01-08Women seated on the floor in a devotional ritual hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold bangle, and a tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in a white top and orange garment holds a lit lamp, and blurred figures in orange clothing sit behind them. Brass pots and offering items lie on the red cloth in front.2011-12-31January 08 20172017-01-08Several seated people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual with brass oil lamps and brass puja vessels on a light floor. In the foreground, a man with a long rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame while his other hand holds a brass vessel. Beside him, a young person with a white tilak and hoop earrings, wearing orange, holds a lamp. Brass plates hold pink lotus flowers, small brass cups, and a conch-shaped vessel. Incense sticks rise from the left, and warm lights blur in the background.2017-01-13A row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits on the floor during a puja, one in the foreground holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in an outstretched hand. He has a shaved head with white tilak markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet. Other saffron-clad men sit beside him, some with white markings on their foreheads, in front of trays of offerings and small lamps with blurred warm lights in the background.2017-01-08A row of devotees sits closely together holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) in cupped hands during a ritual. In the foreground a woman with dark hair and a forehead bindi wears a white dotted top with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a silver bangle, lifting a golden lamp. Beside her a woman in orange and rust-coloured clothing with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp, and further along others in orange and maroon robes hold more flickering lamps. Blurred figures and warm candlelike flames fill the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-05-13July 11 20132013-07-11Close-up photo of hands holding small lit oil lamps during a ritual, with several people in saffron-orange clothing seated in the blurred background. A man's wrist wears a gold bangle with engraved lettering and there is white paste on his forearm. Red and yellow offering items sit at lower right on a red cloth. Only hands and forearms are clearly visible; the people are mostly out of focus.2011-12-31A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames, with blurred bokeh lights of more lamps behind them. In the foreground, a grey stone tray holds brass plates and small brass cups with pink flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a brass spoon and offering bowls. Incense sticks stand upright at left beside a wooden box and a plastic container. A young woman in front has a tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala around her neck. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering, but no specific figure is clearly visible.2017-01-13A row of devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged during a ritual, with lit oil lamps and small offerings spread along the floor in the foreground. In the right foreground, a shaved-headed man with white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck holds a brass oil lamp aloft with a lit flame, his wrist wrapped in a black thread and a gold bangle on his arm. Behind him, others in orange cloth and beaded malas sit in similar poses, while blurred lights and figures fill the background of a hall.2017-01-08