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A photograph of a woman with long dark hair and a red bindi stands centrally, smiling and gazing toward the viewer. She wears a red-and-gold ornamental blouse, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala. Two women in white and cream saris with orange-red bordered shawls stand in front of her with their backs partly to the camera, one raising a hand toward her. Behind them is a warm yellow-and-green backdrop with potted plants and a tree trunk. No one in the scene is identified as a person by appearance cues here, and the scene is consistent with a paada pooja or darshan gathering.

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A photo of a smiling woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and layered gold necklaces and a dark red blouse, with eyes closed, receiving blessings. Two devotees stand with their backs partly to the camera in white dhotis or saris with gold borders and red-and-cream shawls; each has a hand raised over her head in blessing. The background shows a glowing green and orange backdrop with leafy plants. The central figure's role is a devotee receiving blessings; her appearance does not establish a person identification.2014-12-30A photograph of a central figure with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a multi-strand gold and red-beaded necklace and dark garment, standing before a backdrop of green and orange painted scenery with a large tree trunk. Two devotees in white dhotis or saris with red-and-gold woven shawls stand with their backs to the camera, one resting a hand on the central figure's head and the other gesturing toward them with palms open, as in a blessing or paada pooja setting. Green plants and hanging vines frame the scene.2014-12-30December 30 20142014-12-30December 30 20142014-12-30December 30 20142014-12-30December 30 20142014-12-30December 30 20142014-12-30A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a maroon-red garment with a leopard-print cloth, reaches forward with both hands to bless a man and a woman. The man in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha beads has a white vibhuti line on his forehead and bows his head with palms pressed together, while the smiling woman in a cream and red sari with a red rudraksha mala receives the blessing with hands folded. Behind them, gold and bead garlands hang on a deity murti setting, with a magenta cloth and standing devotees in white and red shawls in the background. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan moment.2014-12-26December 30 20142014-12-30A photograph of a devotional blessing inside a decorated shrine room. On the left, a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead and bare upper arm touches the forehead of a smiling man in the centre, who presses his palms together in namaskar. He wears an orange-red shawl and white dhoti with a yellow border. At the right, a woman with dark hair and gold earrings, wearing a red-and-cream shawl, sits with palms raised beside him. Behind them hang gold necklaces, maroon and gold cloth, and green foliage. Two more people in white and red stand in the background.2014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26