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A woman in the foreground wears glasses, a red bindi, a green and brown striped sari and a long beaded necklace, holding a small brass oil lamp lit with a flame in her right hand and a brass bell or ritual vessel in her left. Behind her, several women in white and cream saris with beaded necklaces hold lamps and stand in a devotional gathering, with smoke or incense drifting through the frame. Orange drapery hangs on the upper right and a warm yellow wall forms the backdrop.

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A woman with glasses and a red-brown sari with a gold border holds a lit oil lamp in her right hand while speaking, her left hand raised near it. She wears a rudraksha mala, a small bindi, earrings and gold bangles. Beside her, another person in a similar red sari with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at left, and brass lamp stands and a gold-covered table appear at right, with an orange cloth behind. The scene suggests a ritual or satsang setting.2013-04-12July 09 20132013-07-09July 10 20132013-07-10A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border sits in a ceremonial setting, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand while her left hand rests near a brass tray. She wears a rudraksha mala necklace, gold bangles, thin-framed glasses, a small red bindi and gold earrings. Behind her are an orange and maroon draped curtain and an ornate brass lamp stand. Another woman in similar red clothing with a rudraksha mala sits partially visible at left. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.2013-04-12April 12 20132013-04-12April 03 20132013-04-03June 01 20122012-06-01July 08 20132013-07-08A photograph of several women in orange saffron saris with yellow borders performing an aarti-style offering in an indoor hall with red curtains. The foreground woman, wearing glasses and a vertical white forehead mark, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Beside her, another woman holds a lamp-bearing hand near her face, and a woman on the right with grey hair wears a red top under an orange wrap with rudraksha beads. Rudraksha malas are visible around several necks. No identifiable a person candidate is present in the frame.2013-06-30October 08 20132013-10-08A seated row of women holds lit brass oil lamps during a pada puja ritual. The foreground woman wears a white sari with a gold-and-green border and bangles, looking upward while holding a small brass lamp with two flames. Beside her, women in orange and red garments and a woman in yellow hold lamps or sit with hands together. Brass vessels, a kettle-shaped brass pot, flowers and cloth-covered trays sit on the floor in front. Pale walls form the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2011-01-23May 18 20122012-05-18