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A photograph of a group of women performing a temple ritual while seated on a mat-covered floor. Most wear orange-saffron garments with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and several hold lit oil lamps or brass lamps and small brass vessels. Two women in white garments with gold borders sit at the front, one of them raising a lamp; a woman in the foreground with a brown rudraksha mala extends her hand toward a lamp. Small offering dishes, a plastic tub, and small deity figures in the foreground complete the scene, with a tiled hall and a sloped roof visible behind.

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September 30 20142014-09-30Many women sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, holding small brass oil lamps aloft in an aarti-like offering. Most wear saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; some wear white saris with gold borders. Brass puja plates, trays of flowers and small brass vessels sit on the floor before them. A woman in white with a garland and a red-brown bindi-marked figure in the foreground also take part. Wall-mounted drapes and a framed portrait appear in the background.2014-08-16June 15 20132013-06-15August 30 20142014-08-30November 29 20132013-11-29 +3 copiesA large seated group of women and girls performs a lamp ritual in a temple hall, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames. Many wear orange or red saris and shawls, rudraksha and beaded malas, and white or red vibhuti/kumkum marks across their foreheads. Some hold brass plates and small bowls of offerings on the floor in front of them. A gilded deity murti is visible in the background behind the crowd.2014-06-11A seated congregation in an indoor hall holds small oil lamps and flower offerings during a ritual. In the foreground, young women and girls in orange saffron saris with maroon borders wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, holding lit lamps and pink flowers. Behind them, many devotees in orange, white and green saris sit on mats, some with lit lamps raised, while others in white and pink clothing watch. Oil lamps and brass plates with offerings sit on the floor. The scene shows satsang-style group worship with lamp offerings; no speaker or throne is visible.2013-05-05A large group of women in orange and maroon saffron-coloured saris and kurtas sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual gathering, many with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold small brass oil lamps and lit flames, and brass plates and small offerings sit on mats in front. On the right, a woman in white clothing with glasses and a second person in white hold small lamps and gesture with their hands. Lit oil lamps appear in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-04-20Indoor ritual scene during an Adhi-Kailaasa puja with kirtan. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark holds a small brass handbell and a lamp, gesturing forward while chanting. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp. Behind them, a row of young people in orange and maroon robes with white forehead marks sit on mats, holding lit oil lamps and singing. A brass plate with offerings and a small kalasha sit on the floor, and devotees in white are seated in the background.2014-08-14A large group of women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas sit closely together, many holding small lit oil lamps or flames while others have hands folded in prayer. Several have white or ash forehead markings and some wear red or white tilak. Seated in front, young women in orange saris raise lit lamps; a woman in the foreground holds a lamp and a small flame near a brass plate. Some participants wear white or red shawls. The gathering appears to be a devotional ritual with lamps held aloft and offerings on plates. No individual is confidently identifiable as a person in this crowd.2013-12-31 +2 copiesJanuary 08 20152015-01-08A large crowd of women sits on the floor in a hall, many holding lit oil lamps with flames raised toward the camera. Foreground women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; behind them others wear white with yellow or red-orange shawls. Brass plates, small bowls and metal lamps sit before them on mats. Some women hold open notebooks or papers. The setting suggests a collective puja or aarti with lamps during a satsang, with the white-clad ranks spreading into the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-10-18 +1 copies