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A photograph of devotees making offerings at a golden shrine. A woman in a cream and white sari with a bindi and long dark hair leans forward, reaching toward a clear glass vessel held over a gold tray of small bowls. Beside her, a girl in a white top with pink and purple dot motifs and a braid holds a glass vessel and a silver cup. Behind them, women in orange and cream garments watch, and a young boy stands between them. On the left, a person in a pale pink robe holds a glass over the tray. Ornate gold repoussé panels frame the scene. Several fruits sit on the tray. Six people are visible.

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December 04 20102010-12-04December 04 20102010-12-04December 04 20102010-12-04A young boy in a blue and green silk outfit with gold trim stands at a puja offering, holding a small silver vessel in both hands while gazing down at the tray. He wears a gold forehead ornament, gold earrings, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Behind him a woman in a white and orange shawl and another woman in a yellow sari with a red blouse sit watching. In the foreground silver plates hold white offerings, pink flowers and lit oil lamps in front of an ornate gold-carved panel, with an orange-robed figure at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-10-24November 19 20092009-11-19A photograph of a ceremony in front of an ornate gold throne decorated with flower garlands and floral arrangements in pink, red and yellow. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace and a long dark hairstyle holds a silver tray of grains or rice while a young girl in a yellow dress with gold trim dips her fingers in it. A woman in a white top with a striped sleeve stands at left, another woman in a white and yellow outfit is behind, and a young man in a multicolored flower garland and orange clothing stands at center beside the tray, with a gold-trimmed backdrop behind them.2009-12-24A ceremonial puja in a hall with red and white striped walls. A young woman with a shaved head, wearing a turquoise and blue bordered sari, rudraksha mala and an ID badge, holds a small brass oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings that includes a red apple and flowers. Beside her, a woman with hair pulled back and a red bindi sits in a yellow and white sari with palms pressed together. To the right, a bare-chested man with tilak and a rudraksha mala holds hands together in prayer. An orange-robed figure sits at the left beside an ornate gold-carved wooden seat with a red cushion. A microphone stand stands nearby. Several other devotees are visible at the edges.2010-09-22December 04 20102010-12-04Devotees perform a puja at a gold-decorated altar. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari with gold border pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a large ornate gold tray heaped with red and orange flowers, fruit and brass bowls. Beside her, a woman in a rust-coloured sari with a rudraksha-style mala watches closely. A boy in white with hands folded and an older man in a white floral-print shirt with a red thread on his wrist reach toward the offerings. Another man in white shirt holds a brass vessel. A figure in yellow robes sits on a gold throne at the left edge, partly cropped.2011-09-21A seated group of women and children at a devotional offering. In the foreground, golden plates hold sliced apples, pink flowers, and white offerings, with a small child in a teal-and-orange outfit bowing with palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black bead mala meditates with eyes closed, a sadhvi in saffron wears an orange shawl, and another woman in white and yellow sits with a red tilak. A girl in a pink dotted top watches the offering. Gold ornaments and a dark curtain frame the hall. Two stripes of a red-clad figure appear at the left edge.2010-11-20December 04 20102010-12-04A photograph of devotees at a devotional gathering. In the foreground a woman in a white and cream sari with a dark blue lanyard holds a lit oil lamp or candle near a gilded ornate metal frame at left, eyes closed. Beside her a boy in a white kurta and a girl in a white dress with a floral print and gold bangles stand with hands folded in prayer, eyes closed, singing. Behind them two women with white forehead markings wear red and cream shawls and one stands near a cream saree. Spare, warm-toned background.2010-12-04