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Two women in white clothing sit cross-legged on maroon mats during a temple pada puja. The woman in front wears glasses, a dark brown rudraksha mala and a white kurta, and she is lighting incense over a brass tray holding a brass lamp, a small brass bowl, a red cloth and a red cylindrical container. A second woman behind her, in white with a silver-toned necklace and a white bracelet, sits with her hands joined. Blurred people and a red-cushioned floor are visible in the background.

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April 05 20132013-04-05September 27 20132013-09-27Two women sit cross-legged on a mat in a temple-like room with red-painted walls, performing a puja. Both wear white clothing with gold borders and orange-red shawls. The woman on the left, with grey-streaked hair and glasses, holds a lit oil lamp, and the woman on the right, with her hair pulled back, holds a second lamp and papers. Smoke from incense rises behind them. Brass and silver vessels, a bowl of red kumkum, plates of fruit and flowers, and small oil lamps sit on the mat in front of them. No a person candidate is visible.2010-01-02 +2 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10Several women sit on the floor of an orange-and-white painted hall during a puja. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a yellow shawl sits with palms together, a vermilion dot on her forehead and thin-framed glasses. Beside her, a girl in a brown top and pink trousers holds her hands in anjali. Behind them, another woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a shell, flower petals, a plastic container and a coconut sit on orange cloths before them.2010-08-09August 16 20142014-08-16Photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in white clothes during a puja or padapuja, each holding incense sticks or small offering items over brass plates. Several wear red and orange rudraksha or beaded malas. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair and a bracelet reaches forward. Brass lamps, flowers and offering plates are arranged in front of them. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-12-12Photograph of several women seated on the floor in a row during a puja, each holding brass incense holders with lit incense sticks and smoke rising. The woman in front center wears a yellow shawl over a cream and green striped sari; the woman at right wears an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala over a cream sari with gold border and gold bangles. Brass plates, small brass vessels, a bell and marigold-type flowers sit on a red and blue cloth before them, with a red-and-white striped background and bright light from the left. No person is clearly identified as a person in this view.2010-08-06July 25 20142014-07-25A seated group ritual in a hall, with a crowd of devotees in orange and maroon robes and rudraksha malas behind. In the foreground, two women in white garments wear long rudraksha mala necklaces; the woman on the left holds a small brass bell and has white sacred markings on her forehead, while the woman on the right lights a wick or incense stick over a small flame. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the floor. Several people behind hold objects toward the centre.2014-11-26July 25 20142014-07-25January 08 20142014-01-08