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September 25 2011

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September 25 20112011-09-25September 25 20112011-09-25September 26 20112011-09-26September 25 20112011-09-25August 24 20142014-08-24A row of women sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. The foreground woman wears a white kurta with an orange-red shawl and bangles. Beside her a woman in a red shawl and glasses prays, and further along a woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes joins in. Brass lamps, small brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a pink-lidded container sit on mats and trays before them. At the far left edge a figure in orange robes is partly visible, and a few other seated devotees in white and blue appear in the background near a red curtain.2011-11-02Photo of a row of boys seated cross-legged on woven mats in a hall, facing a line of brass puja plates arranged on a long mat. Several boys in the foreground have hands pressed together in namaskar; one wears a red shirt and white dhoti-style cloth, another a striped shirt, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass lamps, bowls, bananas, a conch, incense sticks and small brass vessels sit on the plates in front of them. Behind, more people in white and yellow-bordered dhotis sit along the row, with oil lamps lit along the floor. This appears to be a group puja or padapuja ritual. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2011-09-09Photograph of a seated group of girls and women performing a puja in a hall with a gold-toned deity murti on a stand in the background. Several girls in front with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing orange, brown, yellow, white and blue clothing; one girl in a yellow top and brown pants holds her hands together while a girl in a blue-and-white striped top holds small flowers. Brass plates with flowers, brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of water with flower petals sit on orange and pink cloths on the floor before them. Women in saris and a few children sit on chairs and mats behind, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi sits at the centre. Many people are visible, all seated.2010-12-02A photograph of many women and girls seated on the floor of a hall, performing a puja with brass plates, small lamps, cups and offering trays arranged on mats before them. Several women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez with red or orange dupattas sit with hands folded in prayer, while a woman in a cream sari in the foreground arranges items on a tray. A woman in an orange sari and others in colourful dresses sit in rows across the polished white floor, and a red cloth bag and a green plastic container lie nearby.2012-04-08December 04 20112011-12-04October 09 20112011-10-09A long row of seated devotees performs a group puja on a white marble floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Many people, mostly women and girls, hold incense sticks or small bells, and brass plates with flowers, bananas and fruit sit before them alongside lit oil lamps and small brass vessels set on woven mats. Several participants wear white or cream saris, while others wear yellow, blue and orange salwar kameez with gold bangles. The scene appears to be a group puja in progress. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-10-09