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November 08 2010

A woman in a cream sari with a green blouse sits on the floor holding a small silver cup with a lit oil lamp, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a red kumkum bindi on her forehead, gazing upward. Beside her a silver plate holds small silver bowls and flower offerings. In the foreground a person in orange robes and another with long dark hair are partly visible. Behind, an orange wall, a gold-trimmed wooden stand draped with a red cloth and a yellow towel, and a seated woman in a green and white sari. Ritual worship setting.

A woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and a vertical tilak on her forehead sits on the floor, holding a small silver lamp or dish with a flame toward her face while looking upward. She wears a green blouse, a cream sari, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Beside her, a person in orange robes sits on a golden-framed platform near a red cushion and yellow cloth. Silver plates with offerings, a partially visible green-clad person and other attendees surround her in a warm, orange-walled room.

A woman in a white and gold-bordered saree sits on the floor during a puja at an ornate silver-framed seat with a red cushion. She wears a red tilak on her forehead, a silver pendant necklace and a wristwatch, and holds a small silver cup while a silver tray with flowers, a lamp and offerings sits before her. A man in a rust-orange dhoti with gold border stands behind, his bare feet resting near a plate of pink and yellow flower garlands. Part of another person's head is visible at the bottom right.

Photograph of a puja scene. A woman in the foreground wears a pale yellow blouse and cream saree with a gold border, holding a silver incense holder with a lit incense stick and a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her a woman in a white saree with a bright yellow shawl also holds incense. A silver tray of offerings sits before them with a red fruit, silver bowls and gold-coloured items. In the lower left, a bald man in an orange robe is seen partly out of focus. Red and orange fabric hangs in the background.

A photograph of a pada puja-style devotional ceremony. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame, eyes lowered, a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on her forehead. Beside her, a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a black bead mala presses her palms together in prayer, and another woman on the left, also in white, prays with hands joined. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white with a red-bordered dhoti and gold beaded necklace stands near a golden throne-like structure with red cushions. In front, a silver tray holds a red apple, silver bowls and white flowers. Four or more people are visible, and their roles are devotees and attendants.

A woman sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand while ringing a brass bell in her left. She wears a cream sari with green and gold borders, an orange shawl over one shoulder, white sacred ash on her forehead and a red bindi, plus glass bangles. In front of her are brass plates holding yellow flower petals, a banana, a coconut-shaped vessel, a conch shell, small brass cups and a brass pot on an orange cloth. Behind her, other devotees sit on orange mats with more oil lamps lit, in a ritual puja setting.

A woman in a white sari with gold borders and a gold-embroidered blouse sits before a gilded throne-like seat, holding a silver ritual vessel with a red rose and a green leaf. She wears a black beaded mala and a red bindi. Blurred figures in the foreground and a seated figure in white in the background suggest a padapuja ceremony. A second silver vessel is held by a hand in the lower foreground. Ornate gold carving fills the right edge.

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A woman with grey-streaked hair pulled back and a red bindi holds a brass oil lamp aloft with her right hand, its flame lit, while wearing a white sari with a gold border and a dark beaded necklace. Behind her, other women in white and cream saris with gold borders also hold lit lamps during a group ritual, and a bangle and beaded wrist mala are visible. The setting is a hall with red mats on the floor. a person is not visibly present in this frame; the page reference to satsang does not establish any visible figure.

A woman sits cross-legged on a floor mat during a puja, wearing a white sari with green and gold border and an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, with a rudraksha mala and a round pendant with a portrait around her neck. Her eyes are closed as she holds pink flower petals in her hands. Brass puja items sit on an orange cloth in front of her: a brass plate, lamps, a small brass vessel, an incense stick and pink flowers. Two other women in white and yellow shawls sit behind her, one with a red bindi and white marks on the forehead.