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August 12 2016

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Outdoor puja scene with women seated on the ground in rows, lit oil lamps and white jasmine garlands laid before them, with bananas, coconut halves, yellow marigolds and a pink-lidded container on a tiled floor. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes holds a lit lamp, while a woman in a rust-red sari with gold-trimmed borders and a long beaded necklace tends a lamp in the center; another woman in a blue-and-white patterned wrap works at the right. Behind them, more women in orange and saffron garments and rudraksha-style beads stand and sit among greenery, and a magenta cloth lies in the lower right. The women wear vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several garlands and offering plates are arranged for a ritual.2016-08-12Close view of brass oil lamps (deepas) lit with flames, each decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, set in a row on a striped mat. Behind them, several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged; the hands of two of them are visible lighting or tending a lamp with a small flame. Blurred figures and an additional lit lamp appear in the background.2016-08-12A large group of women sits on a paved outdoor courtyard performing a ritual with oil lamps and white and yellow flower garlands. Most wear orange, red or maroon saris and rudraksha malas; one woman in the foreground in a red sari and gold border holds a small brass oil lamp, and another in orange works at a brass lamp. Coconut halves, bananas, brass vessels and plastic containers of offerings are laid on green leaves before them. A bronze nandi bull statue and a red pillar stand at the left, with people in white and orange moving in the background.2016-08-12Outdoors on a paved brick walkway, a row of women in orange and red saris sit cross-legged performing a ritual puja. The woman at left in an orange-red sari with brown blouse holds a brass oil lamp lit with flame. A woman in the centre in orange sari and rudraksha mala grips a small brass object over coconut halves and a brass vessel. Beside them women in red and rose saris hold lamps, and white and yellow flower garlands and banana bunches lie on green leaves. Brass bowls, coconut shells, a small brass lamp and kumkum are arranged on the ground. Other devotees in orange robes sit further back, and a plastic tiffin box sits at right.2016-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20162016-08-12August 12 20162016-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20162016-08-12Women seated on the floor in a devotional ritual hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold bangle, and a tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in a white top and orange garment holds a lit lamp, and blurred figures in orange clothing sit behind them. Brass pots and offering items lie on the red cloth in front.2011-12-31June 30 20132013-06-30A row of women seated on a paved ground during an outdoor ritual, each holding or tending brass oil lamps with lit flames. Several women in saffron and orange robes wear dark rudraksha malas, one in a red-orange garment at center reaching toward a lamp. An elderly woman on the right wears a yellow-green patterned sari. Before them are white and pink flower garlands, small plastic containers of offerings, coconut halves and red-orange items on the ground. Trees and a red structure stand in the background.2016-08-12August 12 20162016-08-12January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copies