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A group of women seated on the floor in a plain indoor hall performs a ritual with brass oil lamps and small brass cups on orange cloths. Several women in the foreground wear orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads; one front woman holds a brass bell and a small vessel. Behind them, women in white saris with red-bordered shawls hold lit lamps aloft. Red chairs and a white door are in the background, and a flower-filled brass plate sits in front. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

Devotee women seated on a mat during a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with red walls and metal railings. Two women in front wear white saris with orange shawls, the foreground woman with glasses holding a brass lamp, the second woman smiling and holding a lit brass aarti lamp with a flame. Brass plates with flowers, a brass lamp and small brass vessels sit on the red floor cloth. Behind them, seated devotees in white dhotis, some with folded hands, and men in yellow shawls and grey shirts sit in rows. A woman with an orange shawl sits at left with a lamp. Ornate painted pillars frame the background.

A group of women seated on the floor performing an aarti with small brass oil lamps held in their hands. Several lamps are lit with flames visible. A woman on the left in an orange saree with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bell. A woman in a black and white printed dress and gold bangles lifts a lit lamp. A woman in a cream saree with a blue beaded necklace holds a lamp and a small bell. A younger woman in a white saree with a yellow shawl holds a lamp in the foreground. Other women in yellow shawls and white clothes continue the ritual behind them. A small brass bell and offering plates sit on the floor. A man in white and orange sits in the background near a white wall. Plain hall setting with a red curtain at the upper right.

A seated group of women performs a ritual in an open hall with a corrugated roof, hanging colourful striped textile panels, and a doorway showing palm trees outside. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl holds a small brass vessel and makes a hand gesture near her forehead, while beside her women in white saris with yellow shawls hold lamps and join palms in prayer. Another woman in an orange sari sits at the right edge. Plastic containers with flowers and small brass items sit on a mat in front of them. No a person candidate is visible.

Women seated on the floor in a temple hall perform an oil lamp ritual. Several women in white and cream dhoti-style cloth wear orange or yellow shawls. The foreground woman in the centre holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame, and the woman on the right holds a lit brass lamp with an orange shawl and a plait. Brass plates with fruit, sweets and a small brass cup sit on an orange cloth before them, along with a blue water bottle and a small blue plate. Other women behind hold lamps, and a girl in purple lights a candle at the back. Visible people number roughly six or more, all seated.

Photograph of a seated group of devotees performing an aarti with oil lamps in a hall. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged on mats: the woman on the left wears a white saree with gold border and holds a small oil lamp; the woman in the centre, with grey hair and red-orange garland, wears white with a gold border and holds a lamp on a brass plate; the woman on the right wears a maroon saree with gold border, black beaded mala, and holds a small brass lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange and saffron garments, some with white headbands and rudraksha malas, hold lit lamps. Brass plates with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings sit on the floor.

A photograph of women seated on the floor during a lamp ritual, holding small oil lamps with flames. In the foreground a woman in white clothes with an orange shawl and a pendant necklace holds a lit lamp, and a woman in peach and orange saffron-toned sari with a white forehead mark holds another lamp near a metal railing. Behind them other women in white and yellow shawls hold lamps, and brass vessels, flowers and offerings lie on a cloth at the lower left. No a person candidate is visible.

A seated group of women in white and cream dhotis and saris with orange, saffron and yellow shawls performs a ritual, several holding small brass handbells and oil lamps. Brass plates with offerings of fruit, red kumkum and sweets sit on orange mats in front of them. Plastic containers and a tiled floor fill the room, with a few people in saffron behind and at the edge of the frame. One woman wears a rudraksha mala and sindoor. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering in an ashram hall.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with red walls and a red carpet. In the foreground two women sit cross-legged holding lit oil lamps, the woman on the left in a white sari with an orange shawl and glasses, the woman on the right in a cream sari with an orange shawl and a red bindi. Brass lamps and small brass dishes sit on the floor before them. Behind a metal railing, a row of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit with palms pressed together or hold lamps, and a man in a white shirt with folded hands sits near the back. Fire flares from a lamp at the left edge.

Women seated cross-legged on woven mats in a hall during a ritual puja, holding small brass vessels and lamps before brass thalis of offerings on orange cloths. The women wear white saris with orange or yellow shawls and a woman in an orange sari sits centre-front. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, and food on plates surround them. Behind them a seated crowd fills the room, with tall pillars decorated in patterned fabric.

A photograph of many women seated on the floor in a hall, performing a group pada puja with small oil lamps lit in front of them. Most wear white sarees with yellow or orange-red shawls and red stoles; several hold lit lamps, and brass plates with flowers, turmeric, kumkum and small cups sit on orange cloth mats. A woman in the center wears a white saree with a green border and a red stole, lighting a lamp, and a woman at right wears white with a red stole and rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is visible; the people are devotees in ritual dress.

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