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A photograph of a seated group of women and girls performing a puja on a polished floor. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saffron sari sits with her hands in front of her, working over a brass plate and small items. Behind her, rows of women and young girls in white clothes with red shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Small oil lamps with flames, brass pots and offerings are arranged on the floor, with a yellow prayer mat laid out in front. A woman in green stands at the back near a doorway, and a fan and a chair are visible in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor of a hall, palms pressed together in namaskar, during a puja. They wear white sarees with gold borders and orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, small brass vessels, flower offerings, and red-and-white plates sit on a red cloth in front of them, on a polished floor. Behind them other devotees sit in rows near barred windows, and a partly visible person in orange robes sits at the left edge. Their eyes are lowered in prayer.2011-07-30A seated group of devotees in a hall performs pada puja, hands pressed together in prayer. Women in orange and saffron saris and white saris with red borders sit on a mat, with small brass oil lamps, flowers and offering plates on the glossy floor before them. A woman in a plain orange sari with a red-beaded necklace sits at the centre. Several people in the back row have their eyes closed or lowered in meditation. Other devotees are visible behind them, and a dimly seen figure sits in the background near a white door. A pale green wall and a window with a yellow frame complete the setting.2011-07-30A seated group of women in a hall performs a devotional worship with hands pressed together in prayer (anjali). Most wear white dhoti-style cloths with red or yellow shawls and some wear glasses. In the foreground, brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) burn on the floor beside small brass vessels, flower offerings and plates with red kumkum, and on the left a woman in an orange robe sits with her eyes closed. A wall fan, a window with grille and a standing woman in the background complete the room.2011-07-31December 13 20112011-12-13A row of women sits cross-legged on orange mats in a hall, palms pressed together in namaskar. Many wear white or cream clothes with orange or red shawls, and a woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a red border. Before them on the mats are brass puja plates with flowers, small brass lamps, bells and bowls, with blue plastic containers at the edges. Some women wear rudraksha-like beads and bangles. The setting is a plain interior with white chairs and a water bottle at the left. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2010-09-16A row of women sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. The foreground woman wears a white kurta with an orange-red shawl and bangles. Beside her a woman in a red shawl and glasses prays, and further along a woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes joins in. Brass lamps, small brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a pink-lidded container sit on mats and trays before them. At the far left edge a figure in orange robes is partly visible, and a few other seated devotees in white and blue appear in the background near a red curtain.2011-11-02October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of a seated group of women in a bright indoor hall performing a puja. In the foreground, several women in orange and saffron saris with maroon borders sit cross-legged on a mat, with hands held together in prayer. A woman in a yellow shawl and white garment and others in white and red attire sit in the row behind them. Brass puja plates with oil lamps, flowers and offerings sit on the glossy floor in front of them. A white cloth bag rests on the mat. Behind them a table with a yellow checked cloth and a white door are visible, and a window with grills is on the right.2011-09-04 +1 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14October 01 20112011-10-01February 25 20112011-02-25December 30 20112011-12-30