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A 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.

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A 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.2010-09-25November 10 20102010-11-10Women 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.2010-09-25A woman with long wavy light-brown hair sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered, wearing a cream sari with green and gold border and an orange shawl, with a red bindi and a thin bangle on her wrist. Beside her, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with red border and gold neck ornaments sits with eyes closed, and at right another shaved-headed man with white tripundra marks sits in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, inside an ashram hall with orange walls and gold-patterned panels. No a person candidate is visible.2010-10-30A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and red-and-gold border sits on the floor holding a silver plate draped with an orange cloth, a red tilak on her forehead and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with teal trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. Behind them, a person in an orange garment wearing a gold-beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand. Silver bowls and a silver tray with fruit are placed in the foreground, and a partially visible person's head is in the lower left corner.2010-11-09A 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.2010-09-03A photograph of a group of women seated closely together in a devotional ceremony, with hands pressed in anjali mudra and eyes closed. The central woman wears an orange-saffron sari with a rudraksha mala and holds a silver tray with a folded orange cloth bearing a white lotus-style motif. Other women wear white saris with yellow shawls and white tilak marks on their foreheads. A silver bowl and a brass plate sit on a golden cloth in the foreground, with a blurred background of more devotees.2010-10-26May 04 20142014-05-04A photo of a devotional gathering in a temple-like hall with a microphone on a stand and a golden ornate shrine edge at upper right. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and yellow shawl holds a silver plate with folded orange cloth, eyes lowered. Beside her another woman in yellow-bordered white holds a plate with folded orange-and-gold cloth. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark mala presses her palms together in prayer. Shaved-headed men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and gold chains stand behind, and a bald older man in white sits at left. Several people are visible, with heads partly cropped at the edges.2010-08-26Two 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.2010-09-25A photograph of a woman in the foreground holding a small lit oil lamp in her right hand, a flame visible near her hand. She wears a cream sari with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulder and red-and-green patterned borders, and has a red bindi on her forehead and a mala around her neck. Behind her a younger woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a red bindi holds her hands together in prayer. A second oil lamp with a flame sits at lower right, and blurred red and orange architecture fills the background.2010-11-09Two 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.2010-11-03