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A woman in a cream sari with a gold-and-red border and a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed and hands clasped, a white sandal-paste mark and red bindi on her forehead. In the foreground, a person in orange robes with bare feet sits beside a gold-ornamented seat. A silver tray holds pink flowers, red apples and small silver bowls, with more pink flowers in the lower foreground. A silver flask sits behind her against a white and red striped wall.

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August 09 20102010-08-09October 23 20102010-10-23Two women kneel on a tiled floor before a seated figure in orange robes at a ritual. The woman on the left, in a white sari with yellow-green border, a black beaded mala and a pendant, presses her palms together in prayer with eyes closed. The woman in the centre, in an orange shawl over a cream sari with green border, eyes closed and lips parted in chant, holds a silver bowl containing pink lotus flowers. In the foreground a bald man's head is visible beside the orange robe of the seated figure. Silver trays hold apples, bowls and green leaves, and a red cushioned seat with gold carved wood stands at right.2010-11-03November 24 20092009-11-24A photograph of a devotional puja where several devotees sit on the floor with hands joined in namaskar. In the foreground, silver thalis hold offerings of fruit, sweets, yellow and red flowers, and small bowls of food, arranged around a golden platform. At the left edge, a figure in an orange robe with bare feet reaches toward the offerings. Among the devotees, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle, a woman in a yellow shawl over white clothes, a woman in a white sari with a striped border and rudraksha mala, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl are visible, along with a bald man in white. Oil lamps and kumkum-marked trays sit on the mats behind them, consistent with a padapuja-style offering ceremony.2010-08-08October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA woman sits cross-legged on a floor with eyes closed, hands folded together in prayer or mudra near her waist, wearing a white sari with pink-gold border and an orange shawl draped over her shoulder, a rudraksha mala hanging from her neck and a gold bangle on her wrist, with a white vibhuti line and red bindi on her forehead. In front of her on an orange cloth are brass plates with flowers and offerings, a brass cup, a small lamp and a matchbox. Behind her, steel railings and other people in white clothes sit on mats in a hall.2010-09-25A photograph of women performing a ritual offering at a gold-decorated seat beside a golden throne-like stand draped in red cushions and orange cloth with a yellow marigold garland. Several women in white clothes with orange or gold borders kneel around a golden platform holding silver plates with apples, flowers, red and pink blossoms, orange cloths and small silver bowls. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a tray with orange cloth and a brass lamp, while another in a yellow shawl sits nearby with a brass implement. A woman in white with a red forehead mark holds an orange bundle. At the top right, a woman in orange stands beside a brass lamp, and a red-and-white striped wall and pillar sit behind. The women wear rudraksha malas. No deity murti is clearly visible.2010-09-30A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A bare foot wrapped in orange cloth rests on a metal plate of red and yellow flowers, held over a red cushion beside an ornate gold seat. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and blue blouse, wearing a black beaded mala, bows her head and holds folded orange cloth. Another person in yellow and white, holding orange cloth, sits at the left edge, and a partially visible figure in white sits at the top. Stacked orange cloths lie on the cloth-covered floor.2009-11-24September 14 20102010-09-14A photograph of a pada puja-style devotional ceremony. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame, eyes lowered, a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on her forehead. Beside her, a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a black bead mala presses her palms together in prayer, and another woman on the left, also in white, prays with hands joined. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white with a red-bordered dhoti and gold beaded necklace stands near a golden throne-like structure with red cushions. In front, a silver tray holds a red apple, silver bowls and white flowers. Four or more people are visible, and their roles are devotees and attendants.2010-08-26A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with eyes closed, holding a silver tray with folded orange cloths. She wears a black beaded mala necklace, a red bindi, silver bangles and gold bangles. Behind her, another person in white sits with hands folded in prayer. In front, an ornate silver puja thali with small bowls and flower petals rests on a gold-carved base beside a gold pillar.2010-10-02