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A photograph of a temple puja in progress. A young girl in a royal blue silk dress with gold border and a gold forehead ornament stands at center, holding a small brass oil lamp with a flame in her hands. Behind her, a woman in an orange and white garment with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Another woman in yellow and gold stands at the right holding a second brass lamp. In the foreground, a silver tray holds coconut halves, flowers and brass vessels, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. Behind them, a golden ornately carved panel frames the shrine area. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A young girl in a blue silk blouse with green trim, a small gold maang tikka in her hair, gold bangles and a beaded necklace, holds a small silver puja vessel in both hands during a ritual. Beside her, a woman in an orange and white sari and a woman in a yellow blouse with palms pressed together stand before an ornate gold-carved panel. Silver trays with flowers and offerings sit in the foreground, and a lit oil lamp flame is visible at right. Women wear vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Two people in orange robes appear at the left edge, partially visible.2010-10-24A young girl with short dark hair and a maang tikka stands at the centre of a temple ritual, holding a small silver oil lamp with a flame in both hands, her gaze lowered. She wears a blue and green silk blouse and a red-and-gold tiered necklace and beaded mala. Behind her, a woman in an orange and white sari with folded palms stands near a golden carved wooden panel. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes extends a hand over a silver tray of puja items, including a conch shell, pink flowers, and a lit lamp. Another person in yellow is partly visible at the right edge.2010-10-24A young boy in a blue and green silk outfit with gold trim stands at a puja offering, holding a small silver vessel in both hands while gazing down at the tray. He wears a gold forehead ornament, gold earrings, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Behind him a woman in a white and orange shawl and another woman in a yellow sari with a red blouse sit watching. In the foreground silver plates hold white offerings, pink flowers and lit oil lamps in front of an ornate gold-carved panel, with an orange-robed figure at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-10-24A ritual scene in which a shaved-headed priest with bare upper body, white sacred thread and sandalwood stripes on his arms and forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala, guides a young boy in a navy shirt with a red tilak on his forehead. The priest's hands hover over a silver plate of offerings, with a glass bowl holding white and yellow items and pink flowers at the front. Behind them, a woman in a white and green sari with a black mala sits with folded hands, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold garlands sits behind a microphone stand. A gold-edged red backdrop frames the setting.2010-11-08October 01 20112011-10-01December 04 20102010-12-04October 28 20102010-10-28March 22 20132013-03-22Close photo of a woman in a blue and orange sari holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, bangles on her wrist, a vertical tilak mark on her forehead, during a pada-puja gathering. Beside her, a young girl in an orange outfit with a white forehead mark is seen out of focus, and other devotees in orange and red sit in the dimly lit hall.2011-12-14November 08 20102010-11-08A photo of a woman in a yellow outfit, seen from behind, raising a silver oil lamp with a lit flame toward a shrine area. Blurred figures in the background include a woman in a blue and green sari with a bindi holding a lit lamp, and women in yellow, orange and white clothing. Silver trays with pink flower petals sit in the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2010-10-24April 15 20132013-04-15 +1 copies