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A row of women sits cross-legged on orange mats in a hall, palms pressed together in namaskar. Many wear white or cream clothes with orange or red shawls, and a woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a red border. Before them on the mats are brass puja plates with flowers, small brass lamps, bells and bowls, with blue plastic containers at the edges. Some women wear rudraksha-like beads and bangles. The setting is a plain interior with white chairs and a water bottle at the left. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.

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A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a glossy tiled floor during a puja. Each is in front of an orange cloth mat holding brass plates, small brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels with flower offerings. Foreground women wear orange saris with maroon borders and a rudraksha-style mala; several middle women wear white saris with red or yellow shawls, and others wear white or yellow garments. Several have palms pressed together in prayer, and one woman in orange reaches toward a plate. Behind them, more seated women in white and yellow are visible against a pale pink wall. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or group puja.2010-09-18February 02 20132013-02-02A seated group of devotees in a hall performs pada puja, hands pressed together in prayer. Women in orange and saffron saris and white saris with red borders sit on a mat, with small brass oil lamps, flowers and offering plates on the glossy floor before them. A woman in a plain orange sari with a red-beaded necklace sits at the centre. Several people in the back row have their eyes closed or lowered in meditation. Other devotees are visible behind them, and a dimly seen figure sits in the background near a white door. A pale green wall and a window with a yellow frame complete the setting.2011-07-30A seated group of roughly a dozen women and a few men in white and orange-red clothing perform a ritual at floor level. Many hold small lit oil lamps (diyas) and brass bells or small brass vessels, and brass plates with flowers, betel leaves and offerings sit on orange mats before them. Several women wear orange or yellow shawls and gold bangles; one older woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a maroon border and holds a bell. Open books and papers lie on the floor, and a striped cloth backdrop hangs behind them. This appears to be a group chanting or puja with oil lamps; no a person depiction is clearly visible.2010-10-10A row of women seated on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level in anjali mudra. They wear cream and white traditional saris with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear glasses and bangles. In front of them on the floor are brass oil lamps, incense sticks and puja vessels. A woman at the far right wears a cream sari with an orange shawl, and a partially visible figure stands at the upper right. The background shows a white draped wall and a red chair.2011-08-04December 03 20142014-12-03November 20 20102010-11-20Women sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall with red curtains, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, brass oil lamps, a brass plate of flowers and offerings, and small cups sit on a cloth in front of them. The women wear white, red, and yellow saris and garments, with a red shawl on one, and a woman in yellow and white holds her palms together. Devotees are seated behind them. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no figure is visibly presented as such in this image.2012-02-09February 27 20132013-02-27A seated group of women in saffron and orange saris and white-and-red traditional dress sit on a polished floor during a ritual gathering. Several hold small brass lamps or cups, and brass plates with flower petals, oil lamps and offerings sit on red mats in front of them. Women in orange with red blouses and rudraksha malas lead the row, while men in white dhotis sit farther back.2011-09-11February 04 20132013-02-04 +1 copiesA large group of women sits cross-legged on the floor in rows during a pada puja, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered. Most wear white or cream dresses with red, orange or yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; a foreground woman in a saffron-orange sari with a rudraksha mala and red-bordered shawl leads the front row. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings, banana leaves with food and small plates of offerings are arranged on mats in front of them, with lit oil lamps glowing among the rows. No a person candidate is visible, and the scene shows devotees in worship at an ashram setting.2011-02-28