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A smiling woman in a lavender sari with small butterfly motifs and a rudraksha pendant necklace sits on a red floral carpet during a Varalakshmi puja. A woman with light hair, wearing a white top and a beaded red necklace, holds bananas and a yellow flower near the first woman's wrist, with a red kumkum mark on the first woman's forehead. Behind them a kalasha with a yellow fruit and green leaves sits on a red cloth.

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Two women sit on a red patterned rug during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. The woman on the left wears a green and yellow saree with a red-brown beaded mala and a small pin, and offers a bunch of yellow bananas to the woman on the right, who wears a pink saree with gold border and gold necklace. Behind them, another woman in a turquoise saree sits among brass lamps and small oil lamps near a gold deity murti and offerings.2019-08-09Women sit cross-legged on a red patterned rug during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja at the KAILASA Los Angeles centre. In the foreground a woman in a lilac sari with red trim and a woman in white with a red beaded necklace sit beside brass plates of sliced fruit, bananas and flowers. Behind them other participants in red, orange and white saris and a seated woman in a red top sit in rows, with brass vessels and a small wooden table holding offerings in the background.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Women seated on a patterned red carpet perform a Varalakshmi Vratam puja with brass vessels and offerings. In the foreground, a woman in a red and magenta silk sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small brass bowl beside a coconut wrapped in red cloth. To her left, a woman in a turquoise sari with gold embroidery holds a brass cup. Behind them, other women in saris and salwar sets sit with brass lamps, banana bunches, fruit and green leaves on wooden stands, and kumkum-marked brass vessels.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Two women sit cross-legged on a striped mat in a room with yellow walls, surrounded by brass plates of fruit and flowers. The woman on the left wears a turquoise salwar with gold embroidered sleeves and holds red berries. The woman in the center wears a white blouse with a maroon sari and a red bindi, holding a bunch of grapes. A brass plate of red and yellow flowers, sliced fruit, oranges, bananas and a small brass lamp lies on the mat, with a silver goblet and tissue box nearby. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind them and a person in red and gold sari is partly visible at the right edge.2021-06-22A group of women sit cross-legged on a red patterned rug performing a Varalakshmi Vratam kumkum archana puja. In the foreground a woman in a turquoise saree with gold border holds a small offering and kumkum, while a woman in a pink and red saree with a rudraksha mala keeps her eyes closed and hands together. Behind them, women in saris of purple, pink, white and orange sit with palms pressed in prayer. Brass oil lamps, bowls, bananas and a yellow fruit on a leaf sit on low wooden stands in front. A man in a white dhoti sits in the background near a red-draped bench. Several people wear tilak and red bindis.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 7/15/20192019-07-15A woman in a pink short-sleeved top and blue skirt with a flower in her hair stands bending forward while an older woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, with rudraksha beads, glasses and a red forehead mark, kneels and ties a yellow thread or rakhi-like string on her wrist. Behind them stands a black stone deity murti draped in a red and gold silk skirt, with pink roses and white jasmine garlands, backed by a green cloth. To the right is a tray of fruit with bananas, grapes and a pineapple. On the floor is a brass plate with bananas on green leaves. The setting is a temple shrine with a dark tiled platform and gold-toned wall panels.Women seated cross-legged on red and patterned floor mats during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. In the foreground a woman in a pink floral-embroidered top and white trousers, wearing glasses and a red tilak, holds a small brass bell. Beside her a woman in a teal and gold sari holds a brass vessel, and at right a woman in a yellow and red sari with green border holds a brass bell and extends her hand over a brass plate. Before them stand a kalasha with a yellow coconut-like fruit wrapped in green leaves, brass plates with flower petals, small brass cups and a lit candle. Other women sit behind in dress with kumkum and white tilak marks, one in a gold and black printed jacket.2019-08-09March 05 20202020-03-05