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Devotees sit cross-legged on a patterned red and gold carpet in a hotel ballroom during a seated puja. In the foreground a woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits with eyes closed, hands in front of her. Nearby a woman in white with a mala and a woman in orange tops sit with eyes closed, and brass plates with flowers, a small brass lamp and a cup stand on the carpet. An ornate gold carved wooden structure stands at the left edge. Rows of attendees in white and orange fill the room behind, with a few people standing at the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Brass plates with offerings sit among the seated people.2007-09-03A dense indoor congregation of devotees seated on the floor during a puja, many holding small lit oil lamps or diyas and brass plates with offerings. Women in cream and white saris, one in a bright yellow sari, another in orange, and a woman in red blouse with mustard-yellow sari stand out; men wear white kurtas and some have rudraksha malas. Flower garlands hang at left near a golden deity or ritual object. Behind them more devotees stand along the back of the hall. No single person is identifiable as a person in this crowd; the central figures are devotees in white and coloured ritual clothing.2007-09-03January 29 20112011-01-29