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Two women sit on the floor in a temple courtyard during a puja. The woman on the left wears a yellow shawl over a cream sari with a green border, has white and red forehead marks, and presses her palms together in anjali. A rudraksha mala with a small pendant hangs at her neck. The woman in the centre has long reddish-brown hair, a red bindi, and a yellow shawl over a cream blouse with green embroidered trim, with eyes closed. In the foreground, the shaved head of another seated person is visible, with silver and brass puja vessels and yellow flowers on a tray below. Orange and red walls and a pot with green leaves stand behind.

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A photograph of women seated on mats in a hall performing a puja with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and yellow shawl sits with eyes closed, and beside her a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and bell-like brass items sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, more seated devotees in white and orange, some wearing rudraksha malas, fill the room, with a metal railing and red carpet at right. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows devotees in a patha puja setting.2010-09-03August 09 20102010-08-09A seated group of women in a courtyard during a Paduka Puja. The central woman with long light-brown hair wears a cream and yellow garment with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, and holds a flat tray with a folded orange and yellow cloth topped with purple flowers. Behind her, a woman with a vermilion dot on her forehead presses her palms together in anjali. On the right, a woman in a yellow-trimmed white sari looks down, and at left an edge of another person in white and green-bordered cloth is visible. Sitting on a pale stone floor, they appear to be offering the cloth as part of the ritual.2010-09-25A seated group of women in yellow and white ceremonial saris with green borders takes part in a puja. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair and a white forehead mark holds a brass tray with folded orange cloths decorated with purple flowers. Beside her a woman with a long braid holds a second orange cloth with a purple flower, and others on the right sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass vessels and a tray sit at the lower left. Behind them are red and white draped cloths.2010-09-25September 03 20122012-09-03Two women kneel on a tiled floor before a seated figure in orange robes at a ritual. The woman on the left, in a white sari with yellow-green border, a black beaded mala and a pendant, presses her palms together in prayer with eyes closed. The woman in the centre, in an orange shawl over a cream sari with green border, eyes closed and lips parted in chant, holds a silver bowl containing pink lotus flowers. In the foreground a bald man's head is visible beside the orange robe of the seated figure. Silver trays hold apples, bowls and green leaves, and a red cushioned seat with gold carved wood stands at right.2010-11-03July 24 20142014-07-24A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border, rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi and white tilak sits with eyes closed, cupping a small silver bowl in both hands. Beside her, a young girl with braided hair decorated with white flowers and an orange outfit looks down. On the left, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and green border is seated, and behind them a bare-chested man with white tilak markings, a red forehead mark and gold chains stands near a microphone. A golden decorated panel is visible at the right edge. Silver vessels are in the lower foreground.2010-09-15August 05 20102010-08-05August 16 20102010-08-16Women seated on the floor of a temple courtyard during a paduka puja offering. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a red border sits with his back to the camera, handling silver bowls on a golden tray. A woman in a white sari with green border and rudraksha mala stands at left with hands folded. A woman in a yellow top and yellow shawl holds an orange cloth folded with a purple flower and hands it forward, while another woman in yellow shawl holds a second orange cloth with a purple flower. A young woman in yellow with a braid sits at lower right. Red and white striped pillars and a golden carved panel frame the scene.2010-09-25Several women sit on a stone floor during a devotional ritual, hands pressed together in prayer. Nearby, a silver tray holds small silver bowls and a silver lamp, and a woman in a red sari sits at the left edge. The women wear white and yellow garments with yellow shawls, and some have bangles and small earrings. A gold-and-red throne-like seat stands in the background. The women's faces are lowered in devotion.2010-10-06