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Four women in face masks stand in a carpeted hall performing a Lakshmi puja for Diwali. The woman in the foreground wears a red kurta with green trim and holds a metal plate of lit diya lamps toward a white cloth on the floor, where brass and steel bowls, kumkum, and small offerings are arranged. Behind her, a woman in a teal salwar kameez with a white shawl holds her hands together in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with a red border rings a handbell. To the right, a long red-draped table holds rows of fruit, sweets, and food in small bowls beside a decorated deity murti on a brass stand. Maroon curtains and yellow walls frame the room.

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KAILASA OKLAHOMA, USA on 11/13/20202020-11-13KAILASA OKLAHOMA, USA on 11/13/20202020-11-13Indoor photo of a Lakshmi puja set up on white cloth spread over a green patterned carpet in a yellow-walled room with a red curtain. Five women sit on the floor: a woman in a white sari with red border at right rings a handbell and holds a small lamp beside a decorated deity murti on a pink and red cloth, while four women in colourful salwar kameez and face masks sit with palms joined in namaste or holding brass plates of red flower petals, a brass thali, and small oil lamps. At right a long red-covered table is laden with rows of small bowls of food, sweets and fruit.2020-11-13A photo taken in a bare indoor hall with yellow walls, a dark red curtain and brass oil lamps at the left edge. Five women in face masks stand in a row on a white cloth, facing right with palms pressed together in namaste. The woman at right in a teal kurta holds a lit lamp on a tray over a spread of puja items: flowers, small bowls, plates of fruit and sweets, and a decorated kalasha-like offering. Other women wear pink, green and gray-patterned salwar kameez. The scene suggests a Diwali-season puja, with the women in prayer and the lamp offering central.2020-11-13Five women in festive Indian attire perform a Lakshmi puja in a carpeted hall with yellow walls and a ceiling fan. In the centre, a woman in a green and gold saree holds a lit lamp or aarti flame, while the others stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing face masks. A large trident with a braided rope and an orange decorated stand sit at left. On a white cloth in the foreground, a red cloth holds banana, fruit, and many small dishes of sweets and food, with a deity murti or decorated figure in the lower right and a pink-draped image behind it.2020-11-13Women sit on white cloths on a green-and-yellow patterned carpet in a temple hall during a Lakshmi puja. Five women are visible: a woman in a red and green outfit at far left, a woman in beige and pink in front-left, a woman in a pink salwar with a yellow mask, a woman in a green and red sari, and a woman in teal with a white shawl. Most wear face masks. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with a magenta border bends over a tray. A pink-draped deity murti sits on a low wooden altar at left, surrounded by brass plates of fruit, sweets, bananas and bowls of offerings. A flat-screen TV on the back wall shows a colourful image, and a tiered brass stand and lamps stand against the yellow wall.2020-11-13A photo of women seated on a white cloth performing a puja in a temple room with yellow walls and blue-green patterned carpet. A woman on the left in a green dupatta and a red and gold embroidered lehenga wears a yellow face mask and red bangles. Beside her, a woman in a teal kurta with a white dupatta and a navy face mask arranges items on a round metal thali. Plates hold red flower petals, rice, and small bowls, with a red and gold book beside them. Steel bowls and a brass lamp stand sit to the right, and a deity altar with brass lamps is visible at the upper left.2020-11-13KAILASA OKLAHOMA, USA on 11/13/20202020-11-13Two women sit cross-legged on a white cloth on a patterned carpet, performing a puja. The woman on the left wears a grey-beige patterned kurta with red trousers and a red-and-white floral face mask, holding a small bowl and pressing red petals onto a copper plate. The woman on the right wears a pink kurta with a pendant necklace and a pink mask, placing red petals on a silver tray holding a small gold deity murti or shrine. A plastic bag of red flower petals sits between them, with small steel bowls nearby. Behind them a green-clad figure and a television are visible.2020-11-13A photo of a homa ritual in a bright yellow-walled hall. A priest in a yellow garment bends over a fire pit with flames while another man in white dhoti and shawl kneels nearby, and a bronze plate and kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts sit at the front. A colourful decorated mandala-style floor design with fruits and garlands lies to the left. Around twenty women in saris and salwar kameez, and several men in white traditional dress, stand watching with hands folded in prayer. Offering trays of flowers, bananas and lamps are arranged on green leaves in the foreground.2021-11-14KAILASA OKLAHOMA, USA on 11/13/20202020-11-13Photo 99185952022-05-22 +1 copies