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December 01 2009

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A photograph of a seated group of women in white saris with yellow shawls performing a ritual with oil lamps in a covered hall. Several women hold lit lamps and small brass vessels; others sit before brass plates with red kumkum, flowers and offerings on a patterned mat. Smoke rises in the background, and bamboo matting fills the windows. No person in the frame is presented as the a person.

January 02 2010

A photograph of a group of women seated cross-legged on the floor in a bright hall with pale walls, performing a ritual with lit oil lamps. Most wear white saris or white dhoti-style garments with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Several hold small lamps or brass vessels aloft with raised hands, and brass plates with flower petals, kumkum and offerings sit on orange cloths and mats in front of them. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a red-bordered blouse and holds an open book. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.

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A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual, with brass oil lamps, lit diyas, and offering plates with bananas and flowers arranged on orange and blue cloths in front of them. The women wear white and cream saris with red and yellow shawls, and several hold incense sticks or small ritual items in their hands. Other people sit blurred in the background, and a figure in white is partly visible at the far left edge of the frame.

A 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.

A group of women sit closely together in a dim hall, many holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands and some in small brass dishes on the floor. Several wear white and cream sarees with green or red borders and yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and some have vermilion or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Their faces are lit warmly by the flames, and the atmosphere is hazy with soft light. No central figure is clearly visible, and the scene suggests a collective lamp-lighting or ritual gathering.

A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, holding small oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear white clothes with yellow-and-gold borders and yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, while others wear pink, red and patterned saris. One woman in the foreground wears glasses, a silver bangle and a white-and-gold outfit with a yellow shawl, lifting a lit lamp toward the camera. Brass lamps and small offering plates rest on the floor in front, and a row of people stretches back into the dim background. The scene reflects a lamp-lit puja with devotees seated in prayer.