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A photograph of women seated on the floor before a tall gilded stepped structure with carved elephant and deity reliefs. Six women in traditional saris sit in a circle over a mat and a large metal thali holding yellow turmeric or haldi powder, bananas, fruits, flowers and coconuts. The central woman in a yellow sari with magenta blouse, wearing a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, holds offerings. Others wear orange, pink and green saris and bangles, one in a red patterned sari at right. Coconuts and a small brass vessel sit on a plate in the foreground.

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A group of women sit closely together on the floor of a temple hall, gathered around a large brass plate heaped with white grain or flour. Several hands are reaching into the grain, mixing or arranging it. The women wear bright silk sarees in magenta, yellow, orange, cream and green, with gold necklaces, bangles and red glass bangles. Behind them stands an ornate golden throne-like altar with carved elephant motifs, draped in gold cloth. Fruit and offering items are visible at the edge of the plate.Feb 13 2022 sripuramFeb 13 2022 sripuramOverhead photo of six women seated cross-legged on a stone floor around a large round brass tray heaped with rice grains. Several women press their hands into the grain, and one holds a small brass cup. Clothing includes saris in orange, yellow, red, blue and green, with gold bangles and earrings. A basket of red flowers sits at left, and loose petals scatter the floor. The setting appears to be a temple, consistent with the Sripuram Hyderabad event context of abhishekam and puja offerings.2022-02-04 +1 copiesSix women sit cross-legged on a woven mat in a temple hall, gathered in a close circle around a brass thali of offerings at lower right, which holds betel leaves, fruits and coconut. On the left, a woman in a dark patterned shawl leans forward; next to her a woman in orange and gold sari bends over the tray. A woman in a pink and green sari sits behind, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and red bangles holds her hands together in prayer. At right, a woman in a red patterned sari wears a gold necklace. Behind them are gold-painted wooden cabinets with elephant carvings and a golden altar.KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09A photo of seven women seated cross-legged on the floor in a circle inside a temple hall with gold-painted carved walls and elephant reliefs. Women in saffron-orange, yellow and magenta, pale green and pink, white with a red border, and a red patterned sari sit close together, several with hands near a brass plate. A silver plate holds banana leaf offerings, fruit, sweets and a cup, and a brass lamp sits nearby. Behind them a green-draped table with flowers and a gold carved screen suggest a puja setting.Feb 18 2022 sripuramWomen seated on the floor of a gilded temple hall perform a puja before three deity murti shrines framed by gold arches and a gold lattice screen. Shrine figures wear green, red and pink silk and garlands. In front of them, a green cloth holds a lamp and flowers. Women in green, blue and maroon saris, one in white, sit around platters of bananas, flower petals, kumkum, coconut and sweets. Two young girls in green and pink sit among them, and a red-carpeted altar stands at the back.Feb 13 2022 sripuramPhotograph of a padapuja-style ritual inside a temple hall with carved golden arches and a golden ceiling. Four women sit in a row on a red cloth, wearing silk saris in pink, orange-yellow, red and yellow-green with gold jewellery and flower garlands. The woman second from right has her bare feet placed on a brass plate, while a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels at the left edge. Behind them stands a golden deity murti with a crown and a multicoloured flower garland. A brass pot and kalasha sit near the front.Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04