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A group of young girls sits cross-legged on a striped woven mat during a ritual, each with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas. The front girl wears a red and gold sari with an orange blouse and holds a pink lotus. A girl beside her in a cream sari with pink lotus and red border holds a pink flower, another in a blue sari holds a lotus, and others in orange and red saris sit behind them. Behind them stands a shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands, a brass oil lamp and brass vessels, and petals are scattered on the floor.

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Five young girls sit in a row during a ritual at a temple-like setting, each with white vibhuti lines on the forehead and rudraksha malas. The girl in front wears a blue saree with a red blouse and holds a pink lotus flower, while the girls behind wear orange, red and cream sarees with gold borders. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers decorate the altar behind them, and a bright sacrificial fire burns to the right beside a brass lamp. The girls sit with hands open or resting on their laps in a devotional ceremony.2013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13Several young girls sit in a row at a temple, each with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads around the neck. The central girl wears a deep red and orange sari with gold border and holds a pink lotus flower in her hands. Other girls in blue, green and purple saris hold pink flowers, and a yellow flower garland hangs at the right edge. Red and white painted pillars are in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2013-10-13A photograph of six young girls seated cross-legged on a striped mat during a puja, each with a white horizontal forehead mark and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. They wear saris and dresses in red, blue, orange, cream and purple, and several hold pink lotus flowers. In the foreground are brass puja vessels, a small oil lamp with a flame, and a silver kalasha-like pot, with scattered rose petals on the mat. Lush plants and a wooden cabinet stand in the background, and a garland of yellow flowers is visible at right.2013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13October 03 20142014-10-03A photograph of a seated row of young girls and teenagers on a pale cloth-covered floor during a ceremony. The foreground girl wears a red and gold sari and a white flower garland and looks down at yellow flower strands in her hands. Beside her, girls in red, teal and maroon saris wear white jasmine garlands with red flowers and hold yellow marigold stems. On the left, several children in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with palms joined and foreheads marked with white and red tilaka. Scattered petals and papers lie on the cloth.2014-10-03October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesOctober 13 20132013-10-13October 03 20142014-10-03A group of young girls and women sit cross-legged on a mat during a temple ritual, with white vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads. Several wear rudraksha malas over saris in blue, orange, red, cream and yellow colours. Some hold pink lotus flowers, and yellow and pink flower petals are scattered on the mat. A white-and-red painted temple wall and a basket of yellow marigold garlands sit behind them.2013-10-13A photograph of young boys seated on a rug in a temple-like hall, wearing saffron-orange robes with red borders, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and white horizontal forehead markings. Several boys hold thin sticks or strings while seated in a row, with a brass oil lamp and metal vessels on the right beside yellow and orange flower garlands and a blue-draped altar. The background shows a white and red striped wall. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2013-10-13