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Three women sit cross-legged on the floor performing a puja on orange cloth mats before an orange-painted wall. Each has a brass plate with yellow flowers, rice or offerings, small brass lamps and bowls. The woman on the left wears an orange sari with a maroon border and gold bangles; the woman in the centre wears a white sari with teal borders, glasses and an orange shawl; the woman on the right wears a white blouse, cream sari and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. A black backpack rests against the wall behind them, and a brass tray sits on a shelf above. No a person candidate is visible.

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A group of women in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders sit cross-legged on a floor covered with a green cloth, performing a ritual with brass vessels and an oil lamp. The central woman wears a saffron sari with a maroon border, glasses, and a long garland of orange beads, holding a small brass spoon over a brass cup. The woman at right wears a saffron sari with a yellow border, a dark rudraksha mala, and bangles, and has a white vibhuti line on her forehead. Other women behind them wear similar orange garments and white forehead markings. Small flowers and a lit oil lamp sit on the cloth.

A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged on a striped mat in a pada puja setting, holding her hands together near a small brass lamp with a lit flame. Her hair is pulled back and she wears gold bangles and a wristwatch. In front of her are brass plates with yellow and red flowers, a small brass cup, sweets and a blue container of marigold petals. Another woman in orange sits behind her, and an orange wall forms the backdrop. A red handbag rests on the mat at right.

Women in orange saris with dark red borders sit on the floor in a row during a puja, with brass plates, oil lamps, a small brass vessel and bananas arranged on a woven mat in front of them. The woman in the center presses her palms together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered, and the woman on the right holds her hands folded while reciting. Another woman in an orange sari with a red border sits on the left, and a fair-haired woman in red kneels in the background. Each woman wears a rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line on her forehead. A blue plate and a white cloth sit on the floor nearby.

Four women sit cross-legged on the floor before a rose-pink wall in a ritual setting, arranging brass puja items on mats. The woman in the centre foreground wears an orange sari with a dark maroon border and a vermilion-marked forehead, and she places offerings onto a brass plate. Behind her, a woman in a white sari with a green-bordered pallu and a red shawl sits beside a woman in white with a red shawl who holds a small plate. At the right, a smiling woman in a cream sari with a red shawl holds a brass plate and lamp. Brass lamps, a small bell-shaped vessel, plates of yellow rice and sliced fruit, white shells and a dark backpack are visible on red and orange cloths. Pada puja or a similar offering ritual is suggested by the arrangement.

Women in saffron and orange saris with maroon borders sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual gathering, many holding small brass oil lamps lit with flames. In the foreground a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp and a small brass bell while an open book rests on her lap. Brass plates with flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass lamps and a sprinkling of petals sit on orange cloth before them. A woman beside her in orange holds a lamp and reads from an open book. Behind them women in white saris with orange and green borders also hold lamps and bells.

Photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in saffron and orange robes, several with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and hands folded or eyes closed in meditation. Silver and brass vessels with a brass lamp stand sit on a cloth in the foreground. The background shows a hall with a maroon curtain and a bright floor.

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May 02 2012

A seated group performs a puja in a hall with a white floor. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with a red border tends a brass lamp with a lit flame. Beside her, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a red shawl sits before a brass plate of flowers and a small brass lamp, and another woman in orange and maroon, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, holds a lit lamp. Behind them, devotees in white and yellow shawls sit with hands folded or holding lamps. Small brass plates, bowls, flowers and conch shells are arranged on orange cloths. Lamps glow throughout the scene, and a camera tripod stands at the right.