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A woman with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a brown patterned mat, threading green limes onto a string. She wears a magenta sari with a red knitted cardigan. In front of her is a large stainless steel tray heaped with fresh green limes, a common preparation for a Hindu ritual garland. Behind her are a striped gold-bordered cloth draped over a low table and a pink upholstered chair.

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A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth, bare-chested, with white and red tilak on his forehead, threads lime fruits into a garland on a silver plate of green limes. Behind him, a gold-framed deity murti with a trident stands on a purple cloth draped table. Seated women in white and red saris sit on a brown patterned mat in a hall with cream-coloured walls. The scene suggests a ritual preparation of limes, consistent with a puja setting.A woman in a gold-yellow silk saree with a blue and red patterned border leans over a floral offering while holding pink and white flower petals in her cupped hands. Below her, a decorated arrangement of green limes, yellow marigolds, purple orchids and red roses surrounds a small metal figure. Behind her, a tiled altar holds richly dressed deity figures in pink and red silks with silver ornaments and jewelled necklaces. A child in a blue patterned outfit and face mask is partly visible at the right edge, and a pink cloth lies on the altar shelf. The setting suggests a puja with flower offerings.2022-02-23A smiling woman sits cross-legged on a patterned mat in an indoor hall, wearing a white cotton sari with gold borders and a white blouse, with white vertical tilak marks and a red bindi on her forehead. She holds a small brass object and a strip of fabric in her hands, wears green and blue glass bangles and gold rings. Behind her, other women in saris sit on the floor and chairs, and a bowl of green limes sits on a tray near a red-clad woman. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering.October 23 20082008-10-23Two women sit cross-legged on a red-and-patterned rug, arranging orange marigold petals from small green-rimmed plates for an offering. The woman on the left wears a red striped top and red shawl with a red bindi, and the woman in the centre wears a pink shawl and pink top with a dark wrist band. Both wear red bangles. A lit oil lamp, flowers and garlands sit on an orange-draped altar to the right, and a partly visible person in orange clothing sits at the right edge. Brass items and empty white plates lie on the floor.2021-04-20Two women sit on a red patterned rug during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. The woman on the left wears a green and yellow saree with a red-brown beaded mala and a small pin, and offers a bunch of yellow bananas to the woman on the right, who wears a pink saree with gold border and gold necklace. Behind them, another woman in a turquoise saree sits among brass lamps and small oil lamps near a gold deity murti and offerings.2019-08-09A woman in a cream sari with gold-toned border stands before a decorated offering arranged with green limes, orange and red flower garlands, and ring-shaped snacks, lit by a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. She holds the lamp in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. Behind her a black stone Ganesha murti sits in a shrine with gold ornamentation and orange marigold garlands hang at the right edge. A green banana leaf and a small white conch shell lie in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2021-11-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09November 15 20132013-11-15A temple puja at an altar where a shaved-headed priest in a bare chest and white dhoti stands behind a deity murti decorated with a garland of green limes and pink and red flowers. In the foreground a woman with long black hair wears a white sari with a gold border and arranges limes on the altar, while a woman in a royal blue sari with a gold border and rudraksha beads leans in to place limes. Brass plates hold red petals and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the altar cloth. Behind them a golden-framed altar shows an elephant-headed deity murti and pink and white floral decorations. The setting is a temple shrine with ritual offerings.2021-08-29A woman sits cross-legged on the floor against a red wall, threading a garland of bright yellow flowers. She wears glasses, a pink and blue silk saree with a patterned blue border, bangles and a beaded necklace, with her hair pinned back. Heaps of loose yellow blossoms and a plastic bag lie in front of her, and a dark wooden post is visible at the right edge. The scene suggests garland preparation for temple worship.2021-12-27A woman in a cream and gold sari with a teal blouse kneels on a blue mat before an offering arrangement in a temple shrine. Before her is a tall pyramid of golden fried rings and green limes wrapped in red and orange marigold garlands, with coconut halves, a brass oil lamp with flame, incense smoke, bowls of red flowers and brass plates marked with an Om symbol arranged on a red cloth. Behind her a deity murti in a blue silk garment is adorned with garlands, and a laptop sits on a counter at right.2022-03-24