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August 12 20162016-08-12August 12 20162016-08-12A row of seated women in orange and red saris and salwar kameez performs a ritual with lit brass oil lamps (diyas) placed on a tiled floor. Several women hold small lamps or incense and raise their hands in devotion, while white and pink flower garlands and coconut halves lie among the lamps. Some wear rudraksha malas and bindis, and a green cloth and plastic containers of offerings sit at the front. Several people are partly visible at the back and edges of the frame, and a blue tent canopy shades the scene.2016-08-12 +1 copiesApril 09 20142014-04-09Photograph of a seated group of devotees in saffron-orange robes with red borders during a ritual under a tent canopy. In the foreground, a brass oil lamp with a burning flame sits beside white and yellow chrysanthemum flowers and a purple flower. Several women wear rudraksha malas, one with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on her forehead and hair in a bun, with hands folded or resting on laps. Paper decorations hang from the canopy above. Multiple brass oil lamps line the floor behind them.2016-08-12August 12 20162016-08-12 +1 copiesDecember 28 20152015-12-28May 19 20082008-05-19December 02 20132013-12-02A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in a hall during a pada puja ritual. They wear orange and saffron saris and dupattas with red-and-maroon borders, and some wear white with red shawls. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on red mats in front of them, with brass cups and offerings. Several women have their palms joined in prayer while others bend forward in devotion. A table behind them has a red cloth with the printed word PADAPEETHAM.2010-11-18 +1 copiesPhoto 11705127 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18