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A photo of seven women seated cross-legged on the floor in a circle inside a temple hall with gold-painted carved walls and elephant reliefs. Women in saffron-orange, yellow and magenta, pale green and pink, white with a red border, and a red patterned sari sit close together, several with hands near a brass plate. A silver plate holds banana leaf offerings, fruit, sweets and a cup, and a brass lamp sits nearby. Behind them a green-draped table with flowers and a gold carved screen suggest a puja setting.

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Six women sit cross-legged on a woven mat in a temple hall, gathered in a close circle around a brass thali of offerings at lower right, which holds betel leaves, fruits and coconut. On the left, a woman in a dark patterned shawl leans forward; next to her a woman in orange and gold sari bends over the tray. A woman in a pink and green sari sits behind, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and red bangles holds her hands together in prayer. At right, a woman in a red patterned sari wears a gold necklace. Behind them are gold-painted wooden cabinets with elephant carvings and a golden altar.Feb 13 2022 sripuramA group of women sit closely together on the floor of a temple hall, gathered around a large brass plate heaped with white grain or flour. Several hands are reaching into the grain, mixing or arranging it. The women wear bright silk sarees in magenta, yellow, orange, cream and green, with gold necklaces, bangles and red glass bangles. Behind them stands an ornate golden throne-like altar with carved elephant motifs, draped in gold cloth. Fruit and offering items are visible at the edge of the plate.A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors on a gold-draped platform. Several women in silk saris sit cross-legged around a round silver tray. The central woman in a pink-and-gold sari holds a brass plate of offerings. Another woman in orange sari leans in, and a man in white dhoti sits at the right. A plated arrangement of fruit, flowers, and small brass vessels sits in the foreground on a red-and-gold cloth. Gold-coloured drapes and a decorated backdrop frame the scene, consistent with a puja or abhishekam offering.Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a women's puja in a temple-style room decorated with ornate deity murtis, garlanded idols and gold-trimmed altars. Four women sit on the floor before brass vessels, a kalasha and small lamps. A woman in a cream blouse and teal-green sari, with white flowers in her hair, pours or offers from a brass bowl. Beside her, a woman in a turquoise sari holds a bowl, and a woman in a purple sari with a red bindi holds a small offering. At right, a woman in a yellow sari and white blouse sits with hands joined. Behind them, a deity murti is dressed in yellow silk and flower garlands, and a tall framed image stands on a gold throne. Flower petals and offering plates lie on the floor.2020-10-20Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04Feb 13 2022 sripuramThree women sit cross-legged on a woven mat on a polished reddish-brown floor inside a golden-yellow temple hall with carved pillars. The woman on the left wears a red saree and a maroon blouse with a pendant necklace. The woman in the centre wears a green saree with gold border, a magenta blouse, and glasses, and holds a pot. The woman on the right wears an orange saree with a magenta blouse and gold necklace and bangles, and arranges puja items such as small brass vessels and flowers on a cloth in front of her. A doorway with red drape and gold frame is visible at right. No a person candidate is visible.2022-01-21Feb 18 2022 sripuramWomen seated on the floor of a gilded temple hall perform a puja before three deity murti shrines framed by gold arches and a gold lattice screen. Shrine figures wear green, red and pink silk and garlands. In front of them, a green cloth holds a lamp and flowers. Women in green, blue and maroon saris, one in white, sit around platters of bananas, flower petals, kumkum, coconut and sweets. Two young girls in green and pink sit among them, and a red-carpeted altar stands at the back.