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A blurred photograph of several women seated in a row in front of red drapery, performing a ritual with smoke or incense drifting across the frame. The closest woman in the foreground wears wire-rimmed glasses, small gold earrings, a red sari-style garment and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and her hand holds a thin object near her neck. Women behind her wear red and orange clothing and bangles, and a tray or offering sits at the bottom edge. The setting suggests a homa or puja gathering, though details are soft and out of focus.

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Three women in devotional dress perform a ritual with burning incense sticks, smoke drifting across the frame. The woman on the right wears a rust-red sari with gold border, a rudraksha mala, a white vertical tilak and a small red bindi, eyes lowered in concentration. The centre woman wears a red sari with gold border and an orange shawl, and a rudraksha mala over orange cloth, holding an incense stick. The woman on the left, in an orange garment with gold bangles, holds incense near her forehead. Behind them is a blue sparkling cloth and an orange-draped altar area.2013-10-08A photograph of several women in orange saffron saris with yellow borders performing an aarti-style offering in an indoor hall with red curtains. The foreground woman, wearing glasses and a vertical white forehead mark, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand. Beside her, another woman holds a lamp-bearing hand near her face, and a woman on the right with grey hair wears a red top under an orange wrap with rudraksha beads. Rudraksha malas are visible around several necks. No identifiable a person candidate is present in the frame.2013-06-30July 28 20132013-07-28Close side-angle photograph of a row of women seated in a temple hall, chanting or praying with eyes closed and hands raised in namaskar-like gestures. Most wear orange and saffron saris with yellow borders, and several have white vertical tilaka marks and red bindis on their foreheads. A woman in the foreground wears a dark red sari with a black beaded mala, and another wears a gold earring and a rudraksha-style beaded mala over an orange sari. Red and white fabric and a window blind appear in the background.2013-07-28A row of women seated on the floor in a hall with red curtains, dressed in orange and saffron tops and white skirts. The nearest woman in front holds a brass incense holder with rising smoke, while others beside her hold brass lamps or vessels. Small brass oil lamps, plates of fruit and flowers sit on an orange cloth before them. No deity figure or throne is visible.2011-12-14November 29 20112011-11-29July 08 20132013-07-08Several women in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. The front woman on the right wears an orange sari with a red-brown border, a red bindi and a long rudraksha-style red thread; beside her a younger woman in orange-red clothes and bangles prays, and further left two more women in orange sit in the same posture. In front of them lie brass oil lamps with lit wicks, brass vessels, flowers and fruit offerings on a red cloth. A red curtain hangs in the background and a figure in cream clothing stands at the left edge.2011-11-29A row of women seated on the floor in a hall with a red curtain backdrop, performing a devotional gathering. They wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and sit with hands folded in namaste or with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground at left are brass lamps, a plate of flowers, and small offering vessels on a red cloth. A woman in the front right wears a dark handbag beside her and a white tilak on her forehead. Several other devotees in similar clothing sit behind them.2013-09-26 +1 copiesA row of women seated in a hall, shown in profile with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height. They wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti tilak marks on their foreheads, and the woman in the centre wears red-rimmed glasses and gold earrings. Behind them are deep red curtains. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-09-15September 24 20132013-09-24A woman in a peach-orange sari with maroon border and a rudraksha mala stands at a ritual offering table, holding a lit incense stick in a small silver holder while looking down with eyes closed. Behind her, another woman in an orange sari with red border and a bindi stands with a mala and gold chain, and a third woman in an orange-and-green sari stands further back. A golden carved wooden frame with yellow and magenta flower garlands is at left, and silver plates with fruit, including an apple, sit on the table in front. A blurred hand and orange-robed arm appear in the foreground.2010-12-27