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September 21 20162016-09-21October 06 20142014-10-06September 21 20162016-09-21September 26 20132013-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of women in orange saris seated on the floor during a puja ceremony. The central woman wears an orange sari with a maroon border, a dark beaded mala, and a white vertical line on her forehead, and looks toward the offerings. Behind her, a woman in an orange sari holds a silver tray of puja items and oil lamps. On the right, women with pressed palms and white forehead marks sit in sari and salwar clothing. In the foreground, a silver plate holds fruit, sweets and small bowls, and a raised arm holds incense or a lamp. The scene is a group devotional ritual with silver puja vessels.2010-12-27October 06 20142014-10-06A row of women seated in profile in an indoor hall, wearing saffron and orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in the centre with grey hair in a bun wears gold earrings and has her hands together, while others beside her chant with eyes closed and hands raised in devotion. Window blinds and a red cloth are visible in the background.2013-07-28Devotees in rust-orange and maroon robes with gold-edged borders sit cross-legged on a tiled floor during a puja. Two foreground figures wear white tripundra forehead markings and rudraksha malas; the figure on the left has hands folded in prayer with eyes closed, while the figure on the right has glasses and hands over brass lamps and small bowls. Brass oil lamps, pink and yellow offerings and small brass vessels sit on orange cloths on low wooden stands. Plastic containers and other devotees in white and red clothing sit behind them. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, so the attire shown is a generic ritual dress of devotees.2013-09-21Four women sit in a row on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together, eyes closed, wearing rust-red and orange saffron-toned robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas, white sacred ash bands on their foreheads, and bangles. In front of them is a spread of brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, kalasha-style bowls, marigold petals and yellow flowers on an orange cloth. A blue sparkly backdrop and a white chain hang in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-10-06July 05 20132013-07-05A group of women seated closely together in a devotional setting, many wearing orange and maroon saris. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and white forehead markings holds a silver tray of small silver lamps and vessels, with a lit flame visible. A woman in front, in an orange sari with multiple gold bangles, reaches toward the tray with one hand. Others around them have hands folded in prayer or are chanting, and a woman at right in a yellow sari also has folded hands. Silver dishes with fruit and offerings sit in the lower left foreground. The scene suggests puja or aarti, with smoke and light rising from the lamps.2010-12-27A row of women in orange and rust-red saris sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Several wear rudraksha malas; the foreground woman on the right has glasses and a red bindi, and others have gold bangles. In front of them are brass thalis with sliced fruit, flower petals, small brass bowls, oil lamps and bells on orange and red mats. No swami or a person figure is visible among the people.2013-09-11