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September 25 20112011-09-25A 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.2012-04-08September 26 20112011-09-26Several young women and girls sit cross-legged on a white floor during a seated puja. In the foreground a young woman in a cream blouse and blue skirt, with a small tilak and a beaded necklace, reaches toward brass lamps and a small brass pot, with a lit oil lamp and a plate of offerings nearby. Beside her a girl in a red top and pink pants has her palms pressed together in front of her chest, while a girl in a maroon sari with gold border, bangles and a long mala sits with eyes lowered. Another girl in a yellow-green dress has her hands raised near her face, and a girl in a maroon and gold outfit sits at the right with her hands folded. A white-clad person is partly visible at the lower right.2011-09-25A large seated gathering in a bright white-tiled hall performs a group puja with oil lamps and brass plates. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange sarees and salwar sets sit on orange mats, arranging brass thalis with lit oil lamps, bananas, flowers and small bowls. Behind them, rows of devotees in white, cream and pastel saris and kurtas sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Small lamps flicker on the floor throughout the room, and a few onlookers stand at the back.2012-05-16May 07 20122012-05-07November 15 20112011-11-15September 25 20112011-09-25A row of women and girls sit cross-legged on a glossy tiled floor, preparing puja offerings on brass plates and small steel bowls. A girl in a pink polka-dot top reaches toward the items, while a woman in a pink t-shirt holds up a small brass bell or lamp. Plates hold flower petals, red kumkum, coconut pieces and banana leaves, with a small lit oil lamp in the foreground. Plastic containers sit along the row. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, so the scene shows devotees assisting with a puja.2011-07-29April 03 20132013-04-03April 03 20132013-04-03A seated group performs a puja in a bright hall with polished white floor and pink walls. In the foreground a woman in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together, with brass plates of offerings, flowers, lit oil lamps and a small kalasha before her. A woman in orange sits at left with hands joined, and a young man in white dhoti and shawl at right also keeps hands folded. Thirty or more children and adults sit in rows behind, many in colourful shirts, watching and praying. Several people are visible, but the crowd is clearly larger than twenty; the view shows many more seated devotees behind the front rows.2012-05-16