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September 10 2010

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October 09 20112011-10-09A seated group of women and girls in a bright hall with red curtains performs a puja. In the foreground a young woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white top and red scarf sits with hands folded. Brass plates, a bell-shaped brass lamp with lit oil lamps, small brass vessels, orange cloth and a plastic container of offerings lie on the floor. Behind them many more devotees sit in white, green and maroon clothes, some with hands in prayer. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-08A photograph of a seated group of women in white and cream traditional dress with gold-bordered edges, many holding lit oil lamps or flames during a ritual. A woman in front wears a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and another in the centre wears glasses and a white sari with a gold border. Brass plates and small offering dishes sit on orange mats on the floor, and a child in a pink top appears in the background. The hall has pale walls and a side table with a tall lamp. A few people at the edges are partially visible. The image appears to show a lamp-lighting or aarti-style gathering rather than a named ceremony.2010-10-27September 02 20112011-09-02September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20112011-09-25December 31 20102010-12-31April 17 20112011-04-17September 16 20112011-09-16October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of many women seated on the floor in a hall, performing a group pada puja with small oil lamps lit in front of them. Most wear white sarees with yellow or orange-red shawls and red stoles; several hold lit lamps, and brass plates with flowers, turmeric, kumkum and small cups sit on orange cloth mats. A woman in the center wears a white saree with a green border and a red stole, lighting a lamp, and a woman at right wears white with a red stole and rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is visible; the people are devotees in ritual dress.2010-09-18October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies