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A woman in a blue sari with gold bangles and a gold necklace, and a young girl in a maroon dress with a green pendant, light clay oil lamps on a long metal table. Behind them, onlookers in white shirts and white dhotis stand near a rope barrier. The lamps are being lit as part of an evening lamp-lighting offering.

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Photograph of devotees at an oil lamp offering table during evening worship. A young girl in a maroon dress with gold-coloured sleeve bands reaches toward a metal tray of small clay oil lamps, many lit with flames. Behind her, a woman in a bright blue sari with gold necklaces and bangles stands in a crowd. A woman in a white top and teal skirt wears a long beaded necklace and stands with hands folded. Other people in white and striped shirts stand behind a rope barrier. The scene shows deepam lamp offering in a temple setting.2011-04-17Devotees light rows of small clay oil lamps at a temple or ashram, with many unlit and lit diyas filling a dark metal tray in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a blue border and pearl necklace holds a cloth and guides a young girl in a maroon top with orange sleeves and a black beaded necklace as she reaches to place a wick. A second woman in a purple and blue sari stands at the left edge, carrying a tan handbag. Flames flicker from several lamps, and a white rope or string runs across the top of the frame.2011-04-17October 12 20112011-10-12December 02 20172017-12-02December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02March 05 20132013-03-05December 12 20162016-12-12Photograph of a seated congregation holding small oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground a woman in a red blouse and a multicoloured sari holds a lit lamp near her face, wearing gold bangles on her wrist. Behind her, rows of women in saris of green, pink, gold and blue sit on colourful striped mats, several holding lamps aloft. The image is soft-focused with a blurred background of more participants and a red mobile phone on a mat.2016-12-22Photo 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.2013-05-30December 12 20162016-12-12