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A photograph of a seated group performing a puja on a polished floor in a hall with large windows. In the foreground a row of people sit cross-legged behind plates of offerings, including bananas, flowers, sliced fruit, small oil lamps and brass bowls. A young girl in a pink patterned top and a woman in a red top, glasses and a dark ponytail hold small brass items and ring a bell. Other devotees in orange and white saris sit further back. Plastic containers of food, a water bottle and a small lit oil lamp rest on the floor near the offerings.

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A row of women and girls sit cross-legged on a glossy tiled floor, preparing puja offerings on brass plates and small steel bowls. A girl in a pink polka-dot top reaches toward the items, while a woman in a pink t-shirt holds up a small brass bell or lamp. Plates hold flower petals, red kumkum, coconut pieces and banana leaves, with a small lit oil lamp in the foreground. Plastic containers sit along the row. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, so the scene shows devotees assisting with a puja.2011-07-29September 25 20112011-09-25September 25 20112011-09-25A long row of seated devotees performs a group puja on a white marble floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Many people, mostly women and girls, hold incense sticks or small bells, and brass plates with flowers, bananas and fruit sit before them alongside lit oil lamps and small brass vessels set on woven mats. Several participants wear white or cream saris, while others wear yellow, blue and orange salwar kameez with gold bangles. The scene appears to be a group puja in progress. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-10-09September 25 20112011-09-25September 09 20112011-09-09September 26 20112011-09-26A photograph of many women and girls seated on the floor of a hall, performing a puja with brass plates, small lamps, cups and offering trays arranged on mats before them. Several women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez with red or orange dupattas sit with hands folded in prayer, while a woman in a cream sari in the foreground arranges items on a tray. A woman in an orange sari and others in colourful dresses sit in rows across the polished white floor, and a red cloth bag and a green plastic container lie nearby.2012-04-08May 07 20122012-05-07September 25 20112011-09-25December 15 20092009-12-15September 22 20112011-09-22