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A group of women seated cross-legged on a floor mat during a puja, all wearing white saris with gold borders and blue beaded necklaces. Brass plates, small brass lamps and bowls holding offerings such as fruit and sweets are arranged before them on the mat. Behind them a wall is painted with red and white vertical stripes, and orange and red drapes hang at the right. Eight women are visible, several with their hands folded or resting on their laps, and they appear to be listening attentively toward the front.

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A photograph of seven women seated cross-legged in a row on the floor of a covered courtyard. They wear white saris with gold borders and blue lanyard-style beaded necklaces, several with white and gold cloth. In front of them on a green mat are brass plates, bowls, small brass lamps and cups, with flowers and food offerings. Behind them is a wall painted with red and white vertical stripes, and a red and gold cloth-draped structure stands at right beside a potted plant. The women sit with hands folded or resting in their laps, watching forward.2010-09-04September 04 20102010-09-04August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20102010-09-12A seated group of women performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with a white floor. Rows of brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on orange and red mats in front of the participants. Foreground: a woman in saffron-orange sari with a maroon border sits with hands together, reading from an open book, and beside her women in white sarees with yellow or orange shawls chant from printed sheets. Some attendees wear white with green borders. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow sit in rows near a green canopy and striped cloth. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-16A photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on woven mats in a courtyard in front of a red and white striped wall, performing a pooja with brass oil lamps. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and round glasses holds a brass lamp, while beside her another woman in an orange shawl and white sari holds a brass lamp. A woman in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala sits at left, and others in orange and white clothing sit behind them. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit on the mats, and an orange cloth is spread in the lower left. No man is clearly visible and no person is identifiable as a person.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24September 22 20112011-09-22August 10 20112011-08-10October 22 20112011-10-22November 20 20092009-11-20October 09 20112011-10-09