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October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12A photograph of women seated on mats in a hall performing a puja with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and yellow shawl sits with eyes closed, and beside her a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and bell-like brass items sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, more seated devotees in white and orange, some wearing rudraksha malas, fill the room, with a metal railing and red carpet at right. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows devotees in a patha puja setting.2010-09-03Devotees sit in rows on colored mats in a hall, performing a puja with brass plates, small oil lamps, cups and bells laid out on green and orange mats. Women in white and a woman in a turquoise top hold brass implements and offer items to the plates. Men in white kurtas sit further back. Pink and green storage containers and bags are placed along the mats.2009-12-15A group ritual with devotees seated on an orange-red floor before a gold tray of silver bowls holding red fruit and flowers. Several people hold lit oil lamps (aarti) and offer flames toward the tray. A bald man on the left wears a white kurta, glasses and a rudraksha mala. A bald man in white in the foreground and a woman in a white and orange sari with a bindi also hold lamps. Women in white and yellow garments sit behind them, some with palms joined in prayer, one with a red shawl. Several people are visible in the background holding lamps. No one shows a person-probable cues clearly enough to identify a candidate.2010-08-30December 28 20112011-12-28A row of women sits cross-legged on a concrete floor in an orange-walled hall, performing puja. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair in white clothes with a yellow shawl sets out brass plates, petals and small brass vessels on an orange cloth. Beside her women in white saris with yellow and orange borders hold brass plates of red rose petals and offerings on green and orange mats. Other seated devotees in white continue further back. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-08-15A photograph of a Pada Puja setting in a hall with a shiny tiled floor. Long orange cloth runners lie along the floor, edged with blue and gold borders. Several seated devotees sit in a row on striped mats. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair tied back, wearing a white top and white garments, sits with her palms pressed together in prayer. Brass plates, small brass vessels, a lit oil lamp and a framed picture of a deity sit on the floor, with clear plastic bowls and green-rimmed items nearby. Other devotees are visible at the top of the frame, one wearing teal and another with grey hair.2011-01-17Photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in white clothes during a puja or padapuja, each holding incense sticks or small offering items over brass plates. Several wear red and orange rudraksha or beaded malas. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair and a bracelet reaches forward. Brass lamps, flowers and offering plates are arranged in front of them. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-12-12December 15 20092009-12-15