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A large hall at a Dasara celebration in Hyderabad shows rows of seated devotees performing a puja with brass lamps and thalis of offerings on mats. Many women in white and cream saris with green or red borders sit cross-legged holding papers, with several in orange and red shawls and rudraksha malas. A line of men in orange and saffron robes sits at the right near a dais. Colourful striped and tasselled banners hang from the white ceiling, and a green canopy stands at left. Seated crowds fill the back of the hall.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A large hall with white ceiling drapery and colourful hanging tassel decorations hosts a Dasara puja. In the foreground, rows of women in white and cream saris with green or red borders sit cross-legged on mats, many holding open books or papers, with brass plates of offerings, lamps and kumkum before them. Behind them a large audience sits on the floor and a green-draped platform stands at left. At the far right, saffron-robed sannyasis sit near a cameraman and a monitor. Visible people number in the dozens.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 09 20102010-10-09December 18 20102010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18October 08 20102010-10-08A large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars shows a seated congregation performing a pada puja. Rows of women in white saris with red or orange shawls sit on orange mats in front of brass plates, lamps and small bowls. Further back, seated monastic figures wear saffron/orange robes, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Many people fill the floor, with a white raised platform at the right edge.2010-09-18