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December 28 2011

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.

December 22 2011

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.

December 14 2011

A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual, with brass oil lamps, lit diyas, and offering plates with bananas and flowers arranged on orange and blue cloths in front of them. The women wear white and cream saris with red and yellow shawls, and several hold incense sticks or small ritual items in their hands. Other people sit blurred in the background, and a figure in white is partly visible at the far left edge of the frame.

Devotees sit in a row on the floor during a puja, with brass lamps, a small green tray, incense sticks and flower offerings in front of them. A woman in white with a long side braid sits with eyes closed against a pale wall. Nearby, women in red and maroon saris with gold borders and bangles hold incense and join hands, while men in white dhotis and shirts sit beside them. The atmosphere is quiet and devotional, in soft evening light.

A photograph of a seated group in a large hall during a puja-style ritual. In the foreground, a woman in white with long hair holds a small brass bell and a lamp-like object, beside a woman in white clothes and a pendant necklace who holds a small bell over brass plates of offerings. A bespectacled woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala sits at the right front. Behind them, rows of women and girls in orange and maroon garments with white forehead bands sit on the floor, some holding brass lamps and bells, with hands in anjali. Red and maroon floor cushions and a blurred deity murti are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.

December 28 2011

October 10 2010

A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a row along a floor, with brass lamps, flowers and small oil lamps set on a low tray before them. A woman on the left wears white clothes and a long braid and sits with hands folded in her lap. Several women in maroon and gold-bordered cream saris and bangles fold their hands in prayer or hold offerings, and men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain pale wall.

Photograph of a group puja or homa in a hall with white cloth-covered floor. Several devotees sit cross-legged in saffron, orange and maroon clothing with rudraksha malas and yellow tilak on their foreheads. The central woman in an orange sari holds a brass bell in one hand and lifts a small lit flame or lamp with the other. Nearby, others hold brass vessels and ritual implements, and a woman on the left has her palms pressed together in namaste. A rudraksha mala hangs over the shoulder of the central figure. Brass pots and a cloth-covered altar are visible at lower right. Ritual actions include bell ringing and offering flame, with a sanctified setting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.