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Three women sit cross-legged on the floor in prayer with palms pressed together at their chests, eyes closed. Each wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered edges and an orange shawl draped over the shoulders, with a white tilak mark on the forehead. Brass puja trays, lamps, flowers and small vessels sit on orange cloths in front of them. Behind them an orange-painted wall supports a counter holding steel bowls and containers.

Women seated on the floor in a temple hall perform an oil lamp ritual. Several women in white and cream dhoti-style cloth wear orange or yellow shawls. The foreground woman in the centre holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame, and the woman on the right holds a lit brass lamp with an orange shawl and a plait. Brass plates with fruit, sweets and a small brass cup sit on an orange cloth before them, along with a blue water bottle and a small blue plate. Other women behind hold lamps, and a girl in purple lights a candle at the back. Visible people number roughly six or more, all seated.

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A seated group of women in a room with a cream wall and grey cabinet doors, sitting in a row with eyes closed as in meditation or satsang. They wear white sarees with gold borders and red shawls draped over their shoulders. One woman in the foreground has a braid, glasses, a bindi and a rudraksha mala. Brass bowls and a tray with white flowers sit on the floor in front. Other seated figures are partly visible at the edges, one in yellow. A pink flowering plant shows through a window at the upper right. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

Two women sit cross-legged on the floor before an orange wall, performing a puja. Both wear white saris with gold-bordered pallu and yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. The woman on the left holds a small brass vessel and a spoon, and a thin wisp of smoke rises beside her. The woman on the right has a white tilak on her forehead and joins her palms in prayer. Before them on the floor are brass thalis with yellow flowers, small brass bowls and cups, a brass lamp, a conch-shaped vessel and a green mat. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.

A 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.

Photo of a group of women seated cross-legged on a white floor in a temple hall, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Most wear white saris with gold borders and orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders; one wears a yellow shawl at left. In the foreground, a brass plate holds yellow flowers and offerings, and a brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits beside a small metal bowl, a folded booklet and plastic containers. Background shows more seated devotees in white and orange, and red curtains. Several people are visible, no a person candidate clearly identifiable.

Photograph of five women seated cross-legged on orange mats on a concrete floor in front of an orange wall, performing a puja with brass plates, small oil lamps, a banana, and brass vessels. The woman on the far left wears a white sari with an orange shawl and sits with eyes closed; the next wears a white sari with an orange shawl and holds her hands together; the third, in white with a yellow shawl and a tilak on her forehead, has palms pressed in prayer; a young girl in a blue skirt and pink shawl tends the lamps; the woman on the far right in a white sari with a beaded necklace handles items on the plate. A man in white sits at a table in the background at right.

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.