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A woman in a white sari with a thin orange border stands in a room with cream walls, raising her right arm and holding a small object near the top of her hand. She wears a dark beaded necklace with a pendant and gold bangles. Behind her, other women in orange and peach saris move about, and a child in a blue outfit stands at right. On the floor in the lower right, a brass plate with offerings sits on a white cloth, and a person in orange sits beside it. No printed name identifies anyone in the scene, and no a person candidate is visible.

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May 03 20082008-05-03A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering in a plain room with beige walls and a light carpet. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a beaded necklace stands holding a white fan. Around her, several women in orange and saffron saris and salwar kameez sit and stand, and a small girl in blue and a boy in light clothing are visible. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. At the lower right, a seated person in orange robes sits beside brass plates of food, flowers and offerings, and a peacock feather fan is visible at the left corner. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2008-05-03A photograph of a woman in an indoor room, wearing a white sari with orange and gold border, with her right arm raised high above her head. She wears a dark bead necklace with a pendant. Beside her, a woman with dark hair in a white garment with gold border turns away, and another woman in an orange top stands in the background. The setting appears to be a home or hall with soft lighting.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A photograph of a home gathering on a cream-coloured carpet. In the foreground, a woman in a white saree with a gold-toned border stands holding a small object, facing left. Behind her, a second woman in a white saree with a patterned border stands near the wall. Several seated women in saris and children sit on the floor in the background, some wearing red and green. On the carpet at the lower right is a spread of offerings on brass plates, including fruit, bananas, sweets, a pink flower garland and a round cake, plus small bowls and a copper-coloured tray. No deity murti or a person candidate is visible.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A home puja in a living room where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace receives ritual attention. A woman in a white sari with gold bangles raises a white feathered fan toward him while others clap their hands. Several people sit on a gold cloth before brass plates holding pink flower petals, and a decorated image of a deity or bull sits among marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt stands at the back beside a framed wall picture.2008-05-03A photograph of women performing a welcoming or puja ritual outdoors on a red-carpeted area. In the foreground a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a red border holds a garland. Other women and a small girl in pink stand around, including a woman in a light blue sari on the right, and a man in white is partly visible at the back. The setting appears to be a building courtyard with green foliage at the left.May 03 20082008-05-03A woman stands centre-frame in a white sari with an orange-saffron shawl draped over her shoulders, holding a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with flames in her right hand and a handbell in her left. A rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs at her neck. Seated children and adults in white and green clothing watch in a hall; in front of her a spread of bananas, apples, oranges, sliced fruit and red-garnished offerings lies on a mat. A man in white sits at the upper left and an open doorway with a window is behind. No printed captions are visible, and the page's a person flag is not supported by any distinctive visible cue, so no identification is made.A living-room style room with white floor covering and a cream sofa at right. A woman in a green and gold sari with pink border stands at left with hands pressed in anjali. A woman in a peach-orange salwar kameez with a light scarf holds a small plate with a lit oil lamp, bending toward a gold-brown cloth on the floor with a red cushion and a gold plate. A man in white kurta and glasses stands behind her with hands folded. A standing man in a light shirt watches at back. At far right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and matching head covering stands barefoot with palms joined, the outline of a person in saffron-orange robe and head covering, shown in person; the appearance cues are the saffron robe and orange head covering, and no name is printed. Devotees are gathered for a lamp offering.2008-05-03