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A row of seated devotees performs puja with brass plates of kumkum, oil lamps and incense sticks. In the foreground an older woman with glasses and a gold bangle holds a small dish and sprinkles red kumkum, while others in white and blue saris and white dhotis offer similar puja kits in the background. Lit oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style plate sit on the cloth before them.

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Close photo of a seated puja in progress along a row of participants in white and saffron-trimmed garments with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp (deepam) and other hands rest near brass plates and small cups of offerings, flowers and rice. Copper vessels, lit candles and several small oil lamps line the cool floor, with a striped woven mat beneath the devotees. The foreground shows an open book or sheet of ritual text. The scene suggests a group ritual with lamps and offerings rather than a specific named event.2017-01-22Close photo of several women seated in a row in white traditional clothing, with white shawls and gold-edged borders, wearing wooden bead malas and bangles. Their hands are raised in ritual gestures; one holds a small brass or metal vessel and another holds a thin brass implement. In front are oil lamps with flames, incense sticks, brass pots, flower petals and an orange cloth on a low table. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-09-09February 01 20172017-02-01December 22 20162016-12-22January 07 20172017-01-07Photograph 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.2013-12-12November 02 20102010-11-02January 07 20172017-01-07January 03 20172017-01-03January 07 20172017-01-07A seated group of women in a ritual gathering performs an offering with brass and gold-toned plates held in both palms. They wear white saris with red-orange borders and shawls; the woman at centre wears glasses and a red shawl, and a woman at right wears an orange robe with a white forehead mark. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, marigold and flower offerings and orange cloth sit on a mat in the foreground, with oil lamps burning. Behind them other seated devotees in white and orange are visible. A purple logo appears at top left.2010-09-12A seated puja in progress with several men in white dhoti and shawl clothing sitting on mats. Two men in the foreground hold small brass or metal dishes of offerings, one with a yellow substance. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, small brass vessels, flower offerings and red cloth sit on low mats and a white floor. A person in an orange robe is partly visible at the right edge. Several men show white ash markings on their arms and wear rudraksha malas. A white stone-finished floor and an orange chair appear in the background.2011-09-06 +1 copies