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Night ritual photograph. In the foreground a woman in an orange-yellow sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of offerings: bananas, a halved coconut and a whole coconut. She has a white-painted forehead with a red kumkum dot and gazes upward. Behind her a woman in a red-brown sari with a shawl claps her hands in devotion. At the right edge another woman in orange sari stands. At left, a seated figure in white cloth rests beside an ornately carved wooden seat or peetha. Colourful string lights hang across the dark background.

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Night-time photo of women in saffron and red traditional dress with rudraksha malas, making an offering. In the centre a woman in orange sari with a white and red forehead marking holds a brass tray of bananas, fruit and other offerings. Beside her a woman in red sari with a shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Two more women in orange stand behind, one holding a tray of fruit. Colourful string lights hang overhead against a dark background.2015-11-16Night outdoor scene of saffron-clad women devotees in an offering procession. A woman in the foreground, with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala, reaches forward with both hands toward a figure at left whose orange-clad legs and a ritual object are partly visible. Behind her, another woman in orange with a red-bordered sari holds a plate of bananas and fruit, and further right a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands at the edge. Strings of multicoloured lights run across the dark background.2015-11-16Night outdoor scene lit by a string of round multicolored lights (red, blue, green, white) strung across the dark background. In the centre, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala around her neck holds her cupped hands out toward a figure at left, with a red bindi on her forehead. At left edge, a person in orange and white robes with a cloth draped over the arm is partly cut off. At right, a second woman in a saffron-orange garment with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark watches.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night outdoor ritual photograph. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, women in saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas stand with vibhuti marks on their foreheads, one holding her hands together and another with a hand raised near her chest. On the left, a figure in orange holds a lit oil lamp, its flame bright against the dark. Strings of multicoloured lights hang across the background. No a person candidate is visible; the people are devotees and attendants in ritual dress during a lamp-lit gathering.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 19 20152015-11-19A woman in an orange saffron sari with a red border stands in the dark holding a woven tray of offerings: halved white coconuts and a small bunch of ripe bananas. She wears a white vertical tilak on her forehead, a dark rudraksha mala draped around her neck, a red kumkum dot, and glasses, and she smiles upward. Beside her, two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas also stand, one wearing a red bindi and a gold necklace, and the other partly visible in white. The background is black.2015-11-16Night photograph of a devotee in an orange-saffron sari and matching blouse with a red-bordered shawl, bindi and rudraksha mala, reaching up with cupped hands toward a seated group on a carved wooden platform or chariot. Behind her, a seated person in orange wraps holds a brass vessel, and a string of multicolored lights hangs in the dark background. The scene suggests a ritual offering or prasad exchange at an evening procession.2015-11-16November 19 20152015-11-19Night photograph of a devotional gathering under a string of coloured round lights in red, green, blue and white. In the centre, a woman in an orange-red sari with a gold border and rudraksha beads kneels with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, a white vertical mark on her forehead. At the left edge, a person in an orange garment holds a brass vessel raised above the frame. At the right edge, another person in saffron-orange robes and beads has a white forehead mark. Visible people are three in the scene; the rest of the image is dark.2015-11-16