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A large hall with a polished floor where women in white and coloured saris sit in long rows on banana leaves, each leaf holding a brass lamp, flowers, fruit and offerings. Several women stand near the centre dressed in orange-saffron saris with garlands. Behind them, a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands near a brass vessel, with an attendant woman in a saffron sari beside him. Many more people in white and orange clothing stand and sit along the back of the hall. Ceiling fans, pale walls and a framed picture on the right side complete the setting.

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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA long hall with a tiled floor shows two rows of women seated on the floor in white saris, many with coloured borders, each before a banana leaf holding flowers, bananas, a brass lamp and burning incense sticks. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari walks down the central aisle, bending over the rows. A small shrine with a blue and gold facade stands at the far end, with cloth draped on the walls and hanging decorations overhead. The scene suggests a pooja offering in progress; no a person figure is visibly identifiable in this image.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +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 copiesPhoto of a ritual hall where two saffron-robed priests walk down a central aisle between rows of seated devotees. The seated women wear white saris with gold borders, a red sari and green blouses, and many have flower garlands in their hair. Before them are plantain-leaf plates with fruit, flowers, red kumkum and small lamps. Standing figures in orange and white dhotis, some holding instruments, line the edges, and a shrine with a deity murti sits at the back.2014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright, tiled hall during a 108 Vilakku Puja. Rows of women in white and cream saris sit on the floor in long lines, hands pressed together in namaskar before leaf plates. Each leaf holds flowers, fruit, and a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Some women wear red, green, and blue saris; one wears a gold-bordered yellow sari and another a red blouse. Further back, a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands near the center aisle, with other people in white and orange clothing near the far wall. Tall windows with louvres sit high on the walls, and orange cloth hangs near the top of the wall at the upper right.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29