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December 30 2008

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September 25 20112011-09-25A photograph of a seated group of women in white saris and white dhotis-style attire with yellow and green shawls, holding small brass oil lamps lit with flames. Several lamps are raised toward the front, and brass plates, a brass bell and offerings lie on the floor in front. A woman in the foreground at right wears glasses, a bindi and bangles while holding a lit lamp. Other participants sit in rows behind them in a pale-walled hall, appearing to perform an aarti with oil lamps. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-01-23September 25 20112011-09-25September 02 20112011-09-02July 07 20092009-07-07October 09 20102010-10-09A seated group of women performing a pada puja with lit oil lamps on a light marble floor. Most wear white saris or white dresses with yellow or red shawls, and several hold small brass lamps with flames. Brass plates with yellow flowers and offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. A woman in the centre wears white with a red shawl and glasses, holding a lit lamp, while a woman at right in white with a red border sits beside brass plates. A woman at far right wears an orange sari. No a person candidate is visible in this photo.2010-09-18December 26 20102010-12-26A 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.2011-01-23September 17 20102010-09-17June 29 20142014-06-29A seated group of roughly a dozen women and a few men in white and orange-red clothing perform a ritual at floor level. Many hold small lit oil lamps (diyas) and brass bells or small brass vessels, and brass plates with flowers, betel leaves and offerings sit on orange mats before them. Several women wear orange or yellow shawls and gold bangles; one older woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a maroon border and holds a bell. Open books and papers lie on the floor, and a striped cloth backdrop hangs behind them. This appears to be a group chanting or puja with oil lamps; no a person depiction is clearly visible.2010-10-10