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A long row of women sit cross-legged on a polished floor during a 108 Vilakku Puja, each tending a brass oil lamp (vilakku) on a banana leaf set with flowers, fruit and red kumkum. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders and rudraksha or bead necklaces; one wears an orange-bordered sari. In the background, a figure in saffron/orange robes stands near the far wall, and another person in white stands beside a doorway. Incense sticks smoulder among the offerings. The hall has cream walls, brown wooden doors and a small framed picture on the wall, and the scene shows a row of ritual lamps extending into the distance.

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June 29 20142014-06-29June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA long row of women in white and cream saris sits cross-legged on a polished floor, each before a banana-leaf plate of offerings with red kumkum, flowers, fruit and betel. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand between them, and incense smoke rises from one plate. Several women hold their hands over the lamps or offerings, performing a puja. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and yellow-bordered garments. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe stands at the far end near a red curtain, and another woman in a yellow sari stands by the doorway. Cream walls and wooden doors frame the hall.2014-06-19A row of women sit cross-legged on a polished white floor in a hall, performing a ritual. Each has a leaf plate with flowers, fruit, red kumkum and incense sticks, and brass oil lamps (deepams) with lit flames stand before them. The women wear white and cream saris and sarees with orange or yellow borders, and some wear beaded necklaces. In the background, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands near the wall, and another figure in white stands nearby. Wooden doors and a framed picture hang on the cream walls.2014-06-19September 02 20112011-09-02June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA long central aisle in a bright, whitewashed hall lined on both sides by rows of seated women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, many with flowers in their hair. Each woman sits before a banana-leaf plate holding brass oil lamps (vilakku), flowers and fruit, consistent with a 108 Vilakku Puja. Near the far end, a man in white dhoti and a man in yellow-bordered white dhoti bow toward an ornate teal and gold shrine with a deity murti. Hanging decorative tassels in orange, red and green decorate the ceiling and walls, and a red curtain hangs at the left.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesWomen in cream and gold-bordered saris sit in a long row on a polished white floor during a lamp ritual, each before a brass oil lamp (vilakku) lit with flames, with banana leaf trays of flowers, fruit and incense sticks. A small boy in a checked shirt sits among them, and a woman in a red blouse beside him holds a lamp. A woman in the foreground wears a jasmine garland and tends a lamp. Behind them a robed priest in orange sits near a shrine, and drummers with drums sit at the right edge. Thick incense smoke rises through the hall.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA long line of women, many in white saris with gold or coloured borders, sit cross-legged on a polished white floor in a bright hall. Before each is a green banana leaf set with offerings and small brass oil lamps (vilakku), part of a 108 Vilakku Puja. At the far end, a woman in a white and gold sari stands near the wall, and two figures in saffron robes stand further back. Some seated women wear garlands and red bindis; a young girl in yellow sits near the front. The scene shows a large group ritual with lamps lit in rows along the floor.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA group of women seated in rows on the floor during a pada puja ritual in an indoor hall. They wear white clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders and gold bangles. Several hold lit oil lamps aloft in their raised hands, while others hold flame lamps before them. In front of each seated woman sit brass plates on orange cloth mats, holding fruits, flowers and offerings, with a plastic container and a small brass vessel nearby. The setting is a bright, plain hall with white walls. No figure in the scene is identifiable as a person.2011-01-17