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Photograph of five women seated cross-legged on orange mats on a concrete floor in front of an orange wall, performing a puja with brass plates, small oil lamps, a banana, and brass vessels. The woman on the far left wears a white sari with an orange shawl and sits with eyes closed; the next wears a white sari with an orange shawl and holds her hands together; the third, in white with a yellow shawl and a tilak on her forehead, has palms pressed in prayer; a young girl in a blue skirt and pink shawl tends the lamps; the woman on the far right in a white sari with a beaded necklace handles items on the plate. A man in white sits at a table in the background at right.

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A photograph of several women seated in a row on the floor performing a ritual. They wear white cotton saris with orange shawls and green-striped borders, and some wear bangles and a rudraksha mala. Each has a brass plate, small brass cups, a spoon and a dish of red flowers and white petals before them on orange cloths. The setting is a pillared hall with orange walls and striped pink curtains.2011-08-10October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of women seated on mats in a hall performing a puja with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and yellow shawl sits with eyes closed, and beside her a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and bell-like brass items sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, more seated devotees in white and orange, some wearing rudraksha malas, fill the room, with a metal railing and red carpet at right. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows devotees in a patha puja setting.2010-09-03Three women sit cross-legged on the floor in prayer with palms pressed together at their chests, eyes closed. Each wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered edges and an orange shawl draped over the shoulders, with a white tilak mark on the forehead. Brass puja trays, lamps, flowers and small vessels sit on orange cloths in front of them. Behind them an orange-painted wall supports a counter holding steel bowls and containers.2010-09-30A photograph of a large hall where a row of women sits on the floor in prayer, hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white or cream saris with orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have sandalwood-coloured borders. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and flower offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at right, a golden deity murti is visible at upper left, and orange banners hang from the wall. Several more seated people appear in the background.2010-09-12A seated group of women performs a puja in a hall. Most wear white and cream clothes with green or gold borders and orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several have their hands folded in prayer or hold them over brass and copper vessels. In front of them, orange cloths hold brass lamps, small cups, a brass plate of fruit and flowers, and pink and yellow petals. A woman at right in a peach saree with glasses reads from a sheet of paper. No a person is visible in this photo. Some women wear rudraksha or bead garlands and bangles.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA row of women seated on the floor in a pink-walled hall, many in white saris with orange shawls, hands pressed in anjali. Brass plates, small brass lamps, flowers and offerings sit on orange cloths before them. In the background a camera on a tripod films the gathering, and a gold deity murti stands near the wall with red curtains and hanging decorations. Darshan-style satsang or puja atmosphere. No figure in the image is identified as a person.2010-09-12December 28 20112011-12-28August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of several women seated cross-legged on a mat in a bright hall with red curtains, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames. The woman in front right wears a cream and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl and bangles; the others wear cream dresses with orange shawls and tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass plates with red flowers, a plastic container of petals, and a bottle of water sit on the floor in front of them, and more people, including children, sit behind them, some holding lamps. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting devotional gathering, but no speaker or a person is visible.2011-09-30A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a tiled floor during a pratyaksha padapuja style ritual. The foreground woman in the right corner wears an orange-red sari with a matching shawl and a red blouse, and holds a small item in her hands with eyes lowered. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari and bindi sits with hands folded. Further along, women in white and orange-red garments sit in a line, with brass puja plates, oil lamps lit on the floor, and a blue container of offerings in front of them. Red curtains hang at the back of the hall.2011-12-30A photograph of a seated group of women in a hall with pink walls performing a ritual with hands in anjali mudra. They wear white and orange saffron garments with red borders and red shawls, several with bangles and gold bracelets. Brass plates on an orange cloth hold oil lamps, flowers, incense sticks and small brass vessels, with lit diyas in front. Behind them, men in white dhotis sit in rows, and tripods hold cameras. The setting suggests a puja or satsang, though no specific ceremony name is shown.2010-09-12