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Evening ritual photo: a brass oil lamp with a tall flame is held out by a priest in white at right, whose hand and forearm are dusted with white ash or powder. At left a woman in a blue patterned kurta with gold earrings and beaded necklace holds a toddler in a yellow top, who reaches toward the lamp. Behind them devotees in white clothes stand among other lamps and a green string of decorations.

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July 15 20112011-07-15November 18 20152015-11-18A woman in a white blouse with gold-bordered sleeves and a yellow shawl holds a brass oil lamp with several lit flames in both hands, raised before her as part of a ritual. She has a white vertical tilaka and a red kumkum dot on her forehead and wears a beaded bracelet and gold bangle. Behind her, another woman with a white forehead mark and people in maroon and gold clothing sit close together in a devotional gathering. The photograph is taken at close range, with the lamp and her face in sharp focus.2013-01-25Night-time aarti at an outdoor procession. A young man in white ceremonial dress with a golden-patterned head wrap holds up a brass oil lamp with a bright flame, his hands raised beside a woman in a cream salwar with a light scarf and a lanyard. Around them, devotees with raised hands and glasses watch and join in the lamp ceremony. A blurred lantern stands in the left foreground.2011-12-05December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a devotional ritual before a golden shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a deity murti. A shaved-headed man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver cup and a lit flame, while a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp. Devotees with raised hands and a small child with a red bindi watch from the foreground. A camera operator stands at the left edge. Five or more people are visible in the scene.2015-02-23A devotee woman with hands pressed together in namaskar stands before a flaming brass oil lamp held in the foreground by another person's hand. She wears a white forehead band with a red bindi, a pink and yellow patterned sari, gold bangles and a beaded necklace. Behind her, a second woman is partly visible in the dark, and the background is a warm dim wall. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-06A photograph of devotees during an evening ritual. In the foreground a woman with white forehead markings and a red bindi holds a brass oil lamp with three bright flames, and a second hand near it also holds up a lamp. On the left a younger woman in a white garment with a red border and a dark beaded mala looks on, with white sacred ash marks on her forehead. Another lit lamp is visible at the top, with soft background figures and warm lighting.2013-01-25April 17 20112011-04-17A photograph of a devotional moment indoors. In the foreground on the right, a woman in a white top holds up a small silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand, her other hand pressed in anjali mudra. Beside her, a second woman in white with a bindi sits with palms together in prayer, looking upward, and a small child is partly visible at the bottom edge. The background shows a dark curtain, a beige wall and a warm-lit shrine area on the left. No a person candidate is visible.2011-11-04December 01 20112011-12-01A young girl in a blue silk blouse with green trim, a small gold maang tikka in her hair, gold bangles and a beaded necklace, holds a small silver puja vessel in both hands during a ritual. Beside her, a woman in an orange and white sari and a woman in a yellow blouse with palms pressed together stand before an ornate gold-carved panel. Silver trays with flowers and offerings sit in the foreground, and a lit oil lamp flame is visible at right. Women wear vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Two people in orange robes appear at the left edge, partially visible.2010-10-24