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A woman with long braided hair wearing a gold and green sari with gold shimmer holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand during a puja. She has a beaded necklace and several bangles, and wears a name badge reading Pradhana Pada Puja. Beside her a woman in white with a red kumkum dot on her forehead presses her palms together in prayer. A gold-carved ornamental pillar stands at left and a garland of yellow and red flowers is visible at the edge. Oil lamps and brass vessels line the foreground, and a bald man's head is partly visible at the lower right.

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A woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl and green border sits before an ornate gold-embossed panel, holding a small silver oil lamp aloft in her right hand. A red bindi and white forehead mark are visible, with gold bangles on her wrist and gold earrings. Silver bowls with yellow and white offerings sit in front of her. Behind her, orange and red fabric hangs. No person matching the a person description is visible.2010-10-30October 02 20132013-10-02December 18 20102010-12-18A photograph of a woman with grey-streaked hair pulled back, wearing a white top with a green floral print, a dark beaded mala necklace and drop earrings. She holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands, offering it near a gilded throne-like seat with red velvet cushioning. In the foreground, two men in white clothing sit with their backs to the camera, and a woman on the right with dark hair holds her hands together in anjali mudra. A red cloth hangs in the background against a gold-patterned wall, with blurred lamp flames at the lower left.2011-12-10A woman in a green silk saree with a black short-sleeved blouse and a yellow border holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands, her eyes lowered. She wears small earrings, a red bindi and a gold-toned bangle and watch. Beside her, a woman in a white saree with green and yellow borders wears a black beaded mala. In the foreground a tray holds silver vessels, fruit and pink flowers. At the right edge, a figure in orange robes and a shaved head is partly visible. A small printed card pinned to the green saree reads Padukaka Pada Pooja, and a gold-framed mirror and yellow flowers appear at upper right.2010-10-16October 08 20102010-10-08October 11 20132013-10-11A 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.2010-11-09A photograph of several women in orange saffron saris with yellow borders performing an aarti-style offering in an indoor hall with red curtains. The foreground woman, wearing glasses and a vertical white forehead mark, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Beside her, another woman holds a lamp-bearing hand near her face, and a woman on the right with grey hair wears a red top under an orange wrap with rudraksha beads. Rudraksha malas are visible around several necks. No identifiable a person candidate is present in the frame.2013-06-30A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like room. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black rudraksha mala sits center, eyes closed, holding a small silver oil lamp in her right hand with her left hand on her chest. Behind her, another woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl holds a silver lamp stand with lit flame. A figure in orange robes is at the left edge beside an ornate gold throne with carved golden figures. A silver plate with offerings, a lit lamp and a fruit sits in front. A white fan is visible on the wall behind.2010-11-10A woman with greying hair, white forehead markings and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small brass oil lamp forward with her right hand while speaking. Behind her, several devotees sit in a hall with red draped walls; a young girl in a dark maroon outfit with white forehead paint and a woman in a purple sari are visible, and other people are blurred in the background.2013-07-08December 16 20132013-12-16