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Close view of devotees seated in a row on the floor during a puja, with a long red cloth covering a low table. A woman in the foreground, wearing a white embroidered garment and gold bangles, holds a yellow marigold flower cupped in her palms. Beside her, a person with dark hair seen from behind. Along the table are polished brass trays holding small bowls of pink rose petals, yellow flowers and other offerings, and a lit oil lamp glows at the top edge. The scene suggests a padapuja-style offering of flowers.2016-10-12Devotees seated in a row on the floor perform a puja, holding yellow marigold flowers cupped in their hands. A woman in the foreground wears a cream kurta with small embroidered flowers, a gold cuff bracelet and stud earrings. Behind her, several people in white and grey clothing sit beside silver thalis filled with rose petals, flower offerings and small brass vessels, set on a long maroon runner. Small oil lamps glow in the background, and the scene is lit warmly.2016-10-12Close photo of several women seated in a row in white traditional clothing, with white shawls and gold-edged borders, wearing wooden bead malas and bangles. Their hands are raised in ritual gestures; one holds a small brass or metal vessel and another holds a thin brass implement. In front are oil lamps with flames, incense sticks, brass pots, flower petals and an orange cloth on a low table. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-09-09October 12 20162016-10-12A seated group of devotees in white and pastel clothing performs a padapuja or satsang on a patterned carpet. In the foreground, brass puja plates hold red and yellow flowers, small oil lamps and a brass deity murti, and a tall incense-like stick stands among them. Behind, a large gong hangs on a dark wall. A woman in a white blouse with rudraksha-style beads and bangles sits centred with hands in mudra; beside her a woman in a pink sari and a bald woman in white kneel with eyes closed; women in white and orange shawls hold printed pages and chant. No a person candidate is visible among the people shown.2013-12-22December 28 20112011-12-28August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a dim hall. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with a green and gold border sits on the floor, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, flower petals and small offering items are arranged on red and green cloths before her. Behind her, several people in saffron-orange robes with maroon sashes sit cross-legged in rows, and additional participants in white and green sit further back, some with their heads bowed. Plastic chairs line the back wall. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2011-01-23January 06 20172017-01-06November 07 20092009-11-07 +1 copiesClose photo of seated ritual participants during a puja with brass oil lamps lit on a low table. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and rudraksha bracelets holds a small brass lamp with a flame. Behind, a figure in white dhoti with yellow border sits beside others in cream and beige cloth. Brass plates hold yellow and orange flowers, rice, bowls and small brass vessels, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands among them. Several other lamps burn across the table.2017-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony with a young woman in the foreground wearing a cream sari with a green, red and orange striped border and an orange blouse, sitting and gazing upward while holding a pink lotus blossom in a small silver dish with both hands. Behind her, another woman in a yellow sari with an orange border holds a small object. In the left foreground, a large ornate gold tray holds a polished silver tray with small silver bowls of offerings. Other partially visible people sit nearby, including one with blonde hair at the right edge. No prominent figure matching the a person description is clearly visible.2010-11-09