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October 17 2011

Indoor ritual scene in which several women in orange and red sannyasi-style clothing sit on the floor performing a puja. The woman on the left in red and orange raises a small brass lamp, the central woman in orange holds a brass lamp and bell, and the woman on the right in orange holds a brass bell-like vessel. A woman in green sits at the far right holding a brass lamp. A woman in orange sits in the background on a chair. Before them are brass thalis with fruit, flowers, kumkum and offerings, along with incense sticks and lamps on an orange mat. A yellow cloth with painted symbols hangs behind them and red curtains frame the room.

A photograph of several women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall, eyes lowered as if in meditation or a practice session. The foreground woman in front right wears an orange sari with maroon border, a rudraksha mala and a bindi. Women beside her wear orange and saffron garments, one in an orange sari with dark red border and clasped hands. A woman in a yellow sari sits further back. On the floor in front lie brass bowls, a small brass oil lamp, and a brass bell at the right edge. A yellow and orange patterned cloth hangs at left and a white door stands behind.

A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor during a pratyaksha padapuja style ritual. The foreground woman in the right corner wears an orange-red sari with a matching shawl and a red blouse, and holds a small item in her hands with eyes lowered. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari and bindi sits with hands folded. Further along, women in white and orange-red garments sit in a line, with brass puja plates, oil lamps lit on the floor, and a blue container of offerings in front of them. Red curtains hang at the back of the hall.

October 01 2011

February 17 2013

A row of women seated on the floor in prayer pose with palms pressed together, wearing orange and saffron garments; the foreground woman has long dark hair and a thin orange shawl over a red top. In front of them are brass puja vessels, plates of fruit and flowers, small oil lamps, and a brass kalasha-style vessel on a mat. Red curtains and chairs line the hall behind. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

January 28 2013

Several women in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. The front woman on the right wears an orange sari with a red-brown border, a red bindi and a long rudraksha-style red thread; beside her a younger woman in orange-red clothes and bangles prays, and further left two more women in orange sit in the same posture. In front of them lie brass oil lamps with lit wicks, brass vessels, flowers and fruit offerings on a red cloth. A red curtain hangs in the background and a figure in cream clothing stands at the left edge.

December 03 2014

Women seated on a tiled floor in a ritual hall perform a puja with brass lamps and offering plates. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and orange sari holds a small brass plate with a flame, beside a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-maroon blouse and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in an orange top and white dhoti-style cloth holds a brass kalasha-like vessel with a lit wick. A woman in yellow sits at the left edge. Rows of lit oil lamps, brass platters with fruit and sweets, and banana leaves fill the floor, with more seated devotees in the background.

A group of women in orange and red saris sit on the floor during a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. The woman in the foreground on the right wears an orange sari with a red blouse, a vermilion forehead mark, a wristwatch and gold bangles, and raises a lamp. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse holds a lamp at chest height, and another woman on the left in orange clothing lifts a lamp. Further back, women in yellow and white clothing hold lit candles or lamps. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, along with brass vessels and incense sticks.