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A photograph of a temple ritual with several women in white. In the foreground a woman in a pink and yellow saree with a long braid pours red powder from a steel vessel onto a brass tray. Behind her a seated woman in white with an orange shawl rings a handbell and holds a brass bowl. A tall orange-and-gold cloth-draped deity murti stands behind a table piled with bananas and lemons, with a brass oil lamp beside it. Three more women in white and gold-bordered sarees stand at the back against green drapery.

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December 26 20132013-12-262008 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesMay 17 20142014-05-17November PA 2009November PA 2009November 17 20092009-11-17September 06 20142014-09-06A photograph of a homa or puja ceremony at an outdoor pandal with a green draped satin backdrop and a painted pillar decorated with elephants. Four women sit cross-legged behind a square fire pit holding wood and flower offerings. The woman in the center foreground wears a white sari with gold border and glasses. The woman at right in white with a rudraksha mala is in prayer position. A woman in orange and white with a microphone chants or speaks, and a small child and onlookers in white and colourful saris watch. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, trays of food offerings and small oil lamps sit on a white cloth at left. Smoke rises from the fire pit.December 28 20062006-12-28November 22 20102010-11-22A ritual puja scene at a festival altar decorated with green draped cloth, orange and gold fabric, and pink flower garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers leans forward to pour from a small vessel over offerings on a tray, while a woman in a blue sari assists beside him. On the right, a seated person in white clothes with a saffron-orange shawl sits before a white-draped table holding bananas, fruit, coconuts, marigolds and a brass kalasha on a tray. Two more people stand near the back, and a seated figure's head is seen in the lower centre. A date stamp reads 5 9 2008.March 27 20082008-03-27