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Three women in dark red-maroon saris with gold borders stand and kneel behind a golden-bordered table laden with offerings. Silver bowls and trays hold flower petals in red and white, orange and yellow liquids, small glass oil bottles and mango leaves. The woman on the left wears white tripundra forehead marks and glasses, the middle woman wears glasses and rudraksha beads, and the woman on the right wears a white forehead band, rudraksha mala and a gold earring. Gold ornate panels and a red cloth are visible behind them. No man is pictured in the scene.

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April 10 20132013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10A photograph of a ritual puja in progress. Three women in maroon and rust-coloured saris with gold borders hold lit oil lamps raised toward the upper left, one with a rudraksha mala and white vertical forehead markings. Behind them a man in a white garment with a white forehead marking stands partly visible. In the foreground a large golden tray holds rows of silver bowls with vermilion-red and yellow offerings, red and white flower petals, and silver cups. A man's tattooed forearm with beaded bracelets reaches over the tray. A golden deity murti and a tiger-striped figure stand at the left edge near a gold-trimmed altar, and red curtains hang at the right.2013-04-10Three women sit at a gold-covered puja table, hands pressed in namaste or holding offerings. Left, a woman in a maroon blouse and orange-and-gold-bordered saree wears a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala. Centre, a woman in a maroon-and-orange saree with a white forehead band and beads lowers her eyes in prayer. Right, a woman in a maroon saree with gold border and spectacles presses her palms together. Behind them, a woman in a white saree with a rudraksha mala stands by an orange curtain. The table holds many silver puja bowls with oil lamps, red hibiscus, pink and white flowers, and a brass kalasha with lamp and offering vessels.2013-04-12Four women in traditional attire perform a puja at a golden altar table covered with silver plates and bowls, pink hibiscus flowers, white and pink flower garlands, and small conch shells filled with flowers. The women on the left and right have their palms pressed together in prayer, one wearing rudraksha malas over a maroon and orange sari with a gold border. A woman in the back wears a white sari with a maroon blouse and a long rudraksha mala, and a younger woman in the center wears a maroon sari with a white forehead marking, eyes lowered. Oil lamps and small bottles stand among the offerings. The room has a red curtain and white walls. No a person candidate is visible.2013-04-12July 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10June 04 20132013-06-04Three women perform a puja with lit oil lamps on a brass and silver tray. The woman on the left wears a red blouse and orange sari, holds a lamp aloft and looks upward in prayer. The woman in the centre wears a white sari with a white forehead marking and presses her palms together. The woman on the right wears glasses, a red blouse and orange sari with a rudraksha mala, and holds a lamp. Silver bowls, pink and red flowers, white plumeria blossoms and a metal vessel fill the foreground, with a gold deity murti partly visible at the left edge.2013-07-10July 10 20132013-07-10June 15 20132013-06-15