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Photograph of a row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes during a ritual session. In the foreground, a young girl with long dark hair and a gold stud earring, wearing an orange shawl and a silver pendant, holds a lit oil lamp in her cupped hands. Beside her, a man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp, and further along another devotee with white ash markings on the arms also holds a flame. Brass plates with pink flowers, small brass lamps, a wooden box and a clear plastic container sit on the mat in front, with striped mats of red, blue and green underneath. Warm lamp lights glow in the background.

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Photograph of a row of seated monastics in saffron-orange robes performing a puja at floor level. In the foreground a figure sits cross-legged in orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a bracelet, holding a small brass spoon or ladle. Beside them a brass tray holds small brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, lit wicks, flowers and a stick of incense. Further along the row, other seated devotees hold similar offerings, with several glowing oil lamps lined along the floor. Coloured mats and a green cloth lie on the floor, and an orange cloth and plastic container sit at the bottom of the frame.2017-01-26A photograph of a row of young women in saffron-orange clothing seated at a long table during a puja. Several women have white forehead markings and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and one wears an orange hair band. They are lighting small brass oil lamps and handling incense sticks and offering items on white-topped tables, with a red curtain in the background.2014-09-07A photograph of a group of young women and girls seated on mats on a white floor, performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps. Most wear orange or deep red saris with thin gold borders, and many have white horizontal forehead markings. Several wear rudraksha malas around their necks. Some hold lamps and brass vessels, and a brass tray with small pots and offerings sits at left, with a red basket beside it. The scene appears to be a group devotional or puja setting.2014-04-13January 11 20172017-01-11August 04 20162016-08-04A photograph of a row of seated devotees dressed in orange and saffron clothing, many with rudraksha beads and bangles, performing a ritual at a temple. Several raise small oil lamps or brass lamps toward the front, while others hold incense sticks and lamps. Brass bowls, a small brass lamp stand, a steel tumbler, and a clear plastic container sit on white stone ledges in front of them. A chandelier-like lamp glows in the background and framed pictures hang on the cream walls.2016-08-09August 09 20162016-08-09 +2 copiesA row of women in orange saffron robes with red borders sit cross-legged on striped pink and green mats during a puja. Several hold their palms together in anjali, while the foreground woman with a hair bun and white forehead marks holds a yellow flower and a small brass lamp. Brass oil lamps, white jasmine garlands and flower-filled bowls lie on the mat in front of them, with a clear plastic food container at lower left. Dark rudraksha malas hang around several necks. The background shows trees, a parked white car and a red wall.2016-08-12October 27 20142014-10-27January 31 20142014-01-31April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesA photograph of many young women and girls seated cross-legged on mats in rows, wearing orange and maroon saris and dresses with rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings. Several hold small brass oil lamps and brass vessels with lit flames, and brass ritual items sit on a tray at left. A pink plate with flowers lies in the foreground. One girl in front in orange holds a lamp, while others in white and maroon sit behind them in a devotional gathering.2014-04-13