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A dense crowd of devotees stands and kneels in a smoky, dimly lit temple hall during an evening puja. In the left foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered saree holds a small child in blue. Beside her, another woman in a white saree with gold border stands with hands clasped. Center and right, women in pink, orange, blue and magenta sarees and men in white shirts stand close together, some with palms pressed in prayer. A girl in a yellow top in the lower foreground brings her hands to her face. Behind them are green draped cloth, a green-and-white canopy, and red and orange decorations and banners. Smoke or incense haze fills the air.

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A dense crowd of devotees fills a busy street or temple-side passage under bright overhead light. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles and a gold necklace bends forward, and a young woman in a yellow sari stands nearby. Beside them a young girl wears a pink-lilac sari, and a woman in a teal sari with a gold necklace stands at right. At far right a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest. Men in white shirts and a striped plaid shirt appear among the crowd, and a red-and-white banner with pictures hangs on the left. A large colourful festival panel with floral and geometric designs decorates the right edge. The scene suggests a ritual procession or darshan line, with people pressed closely together.A crowded indoor gathering of women seated closely together, most dressed in white saris and white garments with dark beaded necklaces. Many have their palms pressed together in namaskar or hold hands in prayerful positions, and several have eyes closed. Some women wear gold earrings and bangles, and a few wear a coral or peach sari and a teal garment. Onlookers stand at the back in white and pale clothing. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no probable identification is made.A crowded indoor ritual scene with a small fire burning at lower left, its flames rising near a metal vessel. Several women stand close together, some in white and cream saris with gold borders, others in blue, orange and yellow saris, and one woman in a pink-and-yellow checked blouse leans forward over the fire area. Another woman in a purple-edged white sari with gold bangles watches intently. A woman in front wears a white garment and dark maroon top and looks down toward the flames. Smoke drifts across the frame and a green cloth hangs in the background.October 25 20062006-10-25January 12 20092009-01-12Dense night crowd of devotees pressing around a tall wooden pole lit by two tube fluorescent lights, with a white flower garland hanging at the top left. Most people wear white, cream or off-white clothing, with some in pale yellow and pink saris. Women wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, bindi and sindoor, and a man at right in white shirt and dhoti wears spectacles and a mala. A woman in front wears a pale yellow saree with a dark beaded necklace.2008-11-12February 16 20072007-02-16May 25 20172017-05-25December 31 20092009-12-31August 09 20152015-08-09A large indoor hall packed with many seated and standing women, girls and some men, most dressed in white or cream clothes, some in yellow, pink, purple and blue saris and salwar. Many wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and lanyards. Overhead hang colourful tasselled decorative banners, and a framed photograph hangs on the back wall beneath fluorescent lights. In the right foreground an adult in an orange shawl stands beside a girl in white. +1 copiesJanuary 06 20132013-01-06