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A woman with her hands pressed together in namaste sits behind a row of silver bowls and flower offerings. She wears an orange-red sari with a gold border, a brown rudraksha-style bead mala with gold-capped beads, and drop earrings. A white horizontal tilak with a red dot marks her forehead, and her eyes are closed in prayer. Pink, red and yellow flowers lie on a brass tray in front, with a carved wooden door behind her.

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April 29 20142014-04-29A young woman in an orange saree with maroon border sits behind a row of silver bowls and holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her right hand. She wears a white forehead band with a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala, and a small pendant with a photo locket. Behind her is a carved wooden door, with a blue cable coiled at left. She appears to be speaking.2013-06-16April 03 20132013-04-03July 15 20132013-07-15Four women sit in a row on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together, eyes closed, wearing rust-red and orange saffron-toned robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas, white sacred ash bands on their foreheads, and bangles. In front of them is a spread of brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, kalasha-style bowls, marigold petals and yellow flowers on an orange cloth. A blue sparkly backdrop and a white chain hang in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-10-06October 11 20142014-10-11April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesA young woman with eyes closed sits in prayer with palms pressed together at her chest, wearing an orange sari with a red-and-pink border and a rudraksha mala necklace with bracelets on her wrists. She has white vertical tilak with a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, other devotees in orange and maroon garments with rudraksha malas also sit with hands folded in prayer. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2013-09-21A woman with her hair pulled back stands in profile-facing pose with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. She wears a white sari-style garment with silver zigzag border, a broad white vertical forehead mark with a small red bindi, a rudraksha mala necklace, silver bangles and hoop earrings. Her eyes are lowered in a respectful, prayerful expression against a dark grey wall. A partially visible orange cloth appears at the lower left edge. No a person appearance cues such as long swept hair, crown, saffron robes or ornate gold necklaces are present; she is a devotee in white ritual dress.2013-06-18October 08 20132013-10-08Devotees in rust-orange and maroon robes with gold-edged borders sit cross-legged on a tiled floor during a puja. Two foreground figures wear white tripundra forehead markings and rudraksha malas; the figure on the left has hands folded in prayer with eyes closed, while the figure on the right has glasses and hands over brass lamps and small bowls. Brass oil lamps, pink and yellow offerings and small brass vessels sit on orange cloths on low wooden stands. Plastic containers and other devotees in white and red clothing sit behind them. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, so the attire shown is a generic ritual dress of devotees.2013-09-21April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copies