Close-up photograph of a woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl and green-and-gold border, holding a small silver-lidded box with a white flower on top in her cupped hands. A gold bangle is visible on her wrist. Behind her, out of focus, another woman in an orange-and-green sari sits beside a silver bowl. The background is blurred warm tones. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl and green-and-gold border, holding a small silver-lidded box with a white flower on top in her cupped hands. A gold bangle is visible on her wrist. Behind her, out of focus, another woman in an orange-and-green sari sits beside a silver bowl. The background is blurred warm tones.

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Close-up photograph of a young woman seated at a ritual offering table, cupping her hands together in front of her. She wears a white sari with a red-and-gold border over a yellow blouse, with gold bangles and a gold bracelet on her wrist. In front of her sit polished silver trays and bowls, one holding a silver bowl with a lid, and a small red fruit and flower petals. Other seated people in white and orange clothing are partly visible at the edges of the frame.

A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and red-and-gold border sits on the floor holding a silver plate draped with an orange cloth, a red tilak on her forehead and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with teal trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. Behind them, a person in an orange garment wearing a gold-beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand. Silver bowls and a silver tray with fruit are placed in the foreground, and a partially visible person's head is in the lower left corner.

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Close photo of women seated in a ritual setting holding pink lotus flowers in cupped hands near a silver-and-brass vessel. The woman at left wears an orange shawl over white and has silver rings and gold bangles; the central woman wears a yellow sari with white and a gold border. A second pink flower is held by a third person at right. A gold tray with a silver bowl sits at lower right. This appears to be a pada puja offering of lotuses.

Close photo of a devotee's cupped hands holding a small white offering with a red flower bud and green leaves. The person wears an orange shawl with black Sanskrit script, a gold bangle, and white clothing. Other seated devotees in white and orange shawls are blurred in the background.

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Close photo of devotees performing a puja during a ritual. In the foreground a man in white clothing holds white flower petals in cupped hands, while another man beside him presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them two women in gold and red striped saris stand with hands folded in prayer, one with a white mark on her forehead. Silver and glass bowls and a golden tray with offerings sit in the lower left, and a small flame glows near the center. Soft background blur, incense haze.

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Close photo of a ritual scene with women in white and yellow traditional dress. In the foreground a woman's hand with gold bangles holds a small silver dish of lit incense sticks, smoke rising. Behind her another woman in a cream and yellow sari with a red border holds incense sticks in folded hands. A woman with long curly dark hair is seen from behind at right. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering, with blurred figures in white clothing around.

Close-up photograph of two cupped hands held together, with a small orange and yellow flower or offering resting in the palms. The wrists show bracelets: a rudraksha mala, white beaded strands, and metallic gold and silver bangles. The sleeve of a cream or pale yellow garment is visible at the lower left, and the background is softly blurred in white and cream tones. No face is visible and no identifiable person is shown.

A woman seated on the floor in a white blouse and yellow shawl with a green-bordered sari holds a small silver bowl of yellow powder in both hands. She has a red bindi and vertical white marks on her forehead, gold bangles, and wears glasses. Behind her a woman in white is partly visible. In the foreground, the orange robe of a sannyasi and a silver tray with flower petals and a pink flower are visible, and a red-and-white striped backdrop hangs behind.

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