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A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls, where many women sit in long rows on orange and multicoloured mats, holding small oil lamps and brass plates of offerings. Many wear white saris with yellow or green borders and yellow shawls, and a few are in orange. Brass thalis with fruit, flowers and sweets lie before them, and a wall screen and a side table draped with a striped cloth stand in the background. The scene resembles a group ritual such as an aarti or puja with lamps.

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October 25 20102010-10-25October 25 20102010-10-25A photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on the floor of a plain room with pink walls, performing a ritual. Most wear cream or white saris with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Brass plates, small oil lamps, puja trays with flowers and kumkum, and metal bowls sit on orange and green mats in front of them. Several women hold small brass bells or implements in their hands. A table with a striped cloth and a bell-shaped object stands in the background near a white cabinet and a blue sign. Approximately 30 women are visible in the scene.2010-10-25Indoor group puja in a bright hall with pale pink walls. Many women sit cross-legged on orange and green mats, wearing cream and white sarees and dresses with yellow shawls, several with green and white borders. They hold lit oil lamps and small brass kalasha-style vessels, with brass thalis of fruit, sweets and flowers in front of them. A blue banner with Tamil text hangs on the left wall. Two or three people in the back row wear orange and red. A cabinet and white curtains are visible behind them.2010-10-25October 25 20102010-10-25A photograph of a large indoor hall where a group of women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many wearing cream and white saris with bright yellow shawls or dupattas. Each seated woman has a brass thali or plate in front of her with small brass lamps, flowers and ritual items on orange and green mats. Some hold open books or papers. Behind them a blue and white Tamil signage board and a wall cabinet are visible, and an opened side door and white curtains frame the room.2010-10-25Photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on orange and purple mats in a hall, performing an oil-lamp ritual. Most wear white saris with gold borders and yellow shoulder cloths, some with long braids; a few wear orange or red garments. Each holds a lit oil lamp or brass plate with flames, and brass plates sit before them. A pale blue Tamil-script banner hangs on the wall at the back, and a wooden stage with a dark curtain is visible at left. No a person candidate is visibly present in the scene.2010-10-25A large hall with a projection screen at the top and a wall plaque behind. Many women sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats, wearing white saris with gold and yellow borders. Most hold brass oil lamps with lit flames, raised toward the front. Brass plates, a pink plate and a small box sit on the floor. A few women wear orange blouses. The scene looks like a group lamp-lighting ceremony.2010-10-25Women seated cross-legged on mats in a bright, plain hall, most wearing cream and white saris with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Many hold small brass oil lamps or lit diyas in both hands, while brass plates with flowers, fruit, sweets and small dishes sit before them on the floor. Some have open notebooks or books beside them. Behind them stands a cabinet, a draped table with a striped cloth and a blue sign, and a wall with a red curtain. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are devotees performing a lamp-lit puja.2010-10-25A large group of women sits cross-legged on orange mats in a bright hall, many wearing white saris or white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass puja plates with oil lamps, flowers, kumkum and small brass vessels sit on woven mats in front of them, and several women hold open notebooks or write. A tall stainless steel vessel and a banner stand at the back of the room. Only the people seated in the foreground and middle are clearly visible; the scene looks like a group ritual or satsang session with prayer items arranged for worship. A woman in the front right wears a cream sari with a gold border and a rudraksha-style mala at her wrist; no one in the frame is clearly identifiable as the a person.2010-10-25October 25 20102010-10-25October 09 20102010-10-09