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A young girl in an orange and maroon sari sits among a seated crowd, holding a lit oil lamp in cupped hands while gazing ahead. She wears a white tripundra with a red bindi on her forehead, a rudraksha mala around her neck and small drop earrings. Another person holding a flame lamp sits to the left, and blurred figures in orange and red fill the background, with a lamp flame in the foreground at lower right. The scene suggests a lamp offering during a gathering.

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April 14 20132013-04-14April 13 20132013-04-13A young woman in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame and pink and white flower petals in her cupped hands. She wears a rudraksha mala with silver spacer beads, a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on her forehead, and drop earrings. Behind her, other devotees in orange and red clothing are seated, some holding lit lamps.2013-04-12 +1 copiesApril 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesA young girl in an orange and maroon sari holds a small brass oil lamp with its flame lit, raising it with both hands. She wears a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on her forehead, a braid with a red tie, and a long rudraksha mala draped over her shoulder. Blurred figures and more lamp flames fill the background.2013-04-12 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14April 09 20132013-04-09June 22 20132013-06-22April 13 20132013-04-13 +2 copiesA young woman in an orange sari with a dark maroon border sits at the front of a seated group and holds cupped hands out toward the camera. Her hands cradle white and pink flowers with two lit oil lamps and small flames. She wears a long rudraksha mala, a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, a flower in her hair and drop earrings. Behind her, several people in orange and saffron robes sit in a blurred hall, with brass plates and offerings on the floor. The scene looks like a lamp-lighting or aarti offering.2013-05-05A photograph of young women and girls seated and standing in rows during a devotional ritual. They wear orange and maroon sarees and necklaces of beads, with white stripes painted across their foreheads. Two foreground girls hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames, one with red flower petals in her palms. Other participants behind them hold lamps as well, and there are scattered flower petals and offerings on the floor. The setting appears to be an indoor hall. No central figure in saffron or a crown is clearly visible in this frame.2013-04-27May 12 20132013-05-12