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A row of devotees in white clothing sits cross-legged on a mat during a puja, each holding a lit oil lamp or camphor flame aloft in both hands. Women, children and men line the floor, some wearing rudraksha beads and gold bangles. In front of them stretch brass plates heaped with yellow flowers, fruit, sweets and small brass oil lamps, with brass cups and white conch shells on the mat. An orange cloth hangs in the background beside a white draped wall.

Photograph of a row of devotees seated on woven mats in a white-walled hall, all in white clothing, holding lit flames or oil lamps aloft toward the left. Brass plates heaped with yellow marigolds, small brass bowls, a conch-shaped white object and lit brass oil lamps line the mats in front of them. A woman in the foreground wears gold bangles and a rudraksha mala. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

2009-11-07 +1 copies

November 07 2009

2009-11-07 +1 copies

November 07 2009

A large seated group of devotees, mostly women in white and cream traditional garments with yellow and green borders, performs a ritual on the floor of a bright hall. Many hold lit oil lamps or lamps on brass plates, with flowers, fruit and small brass vessels arranged on banana leaves and mats. Some wear orange or saffron shawls and one woman in the foreground wears a black top and bracelets. Bright white floor, orange and purple mats fill the scene.

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A photograph of a large seated congregation in a hall with red curtains, many people holding small oil lamps aloft during a pada puja. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with red-and-gold borders, several bare-headed, hold brass oil lamps; one man in a white and gold-bordered shawl sits among them. Brass plates with flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel, incense sticks and a blue container sit on an orange cloth before them. Behind, women in white and colourful saris and children also hold lamps.

A row of devotees in white clothes sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. Men in front wear rudraksha malas over white kurtas and dhotis, and a woman in a white sari with a green border sits among them. Before them stand brass puja plates with oil lamps, bowls of offerings, bells and small brass vessels arranged on striped mats. A large framed photograph hangs on the wall at the top, and a framed image appears at the upper right beside brass pots. No a person candidate is visible.

A photograph of a long row of seated devotees during a puja in a hall with red curtains. Women in cream and white saris with red-orange borders, and men in white dhotis and white shirts, sit on the floor holding small oil lamps and flames aloft. Brass plates, bowls, kalasha-style vessels, incense sticks and flower offerings are laid on orange and brown mats in front of them. A figure in orange robes sits at the far right near a golden throne-like seat at the back. Plastic containers of offerings sit in the foreground. The scene reflects a pada puja ritual.

Photo of a large group seated on orange mats in a hall, many holding lit oil lamps (diyas) in both hands, with smoke or incense haze in the air. Many wear white or cream clothes, and several men wear yellow shawls over white attire. Women wear white saris and some wear pink or red tops. Brass bowls, plates and plastic containers of offerings sit on the floor before them, consistent with a pada puja-style ritual. Visible on the left is a seated figure in white with a shawl, and at the back a standing man in white near a chair. Several dozen people are visible, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person.

February 23 2011