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April 05 2013

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Two women in white clothing sit cross-legged on maroon mats during a temple pada puja. The woman in front wears glasses, a dark brown rudraksha mala and a white kurta, and she is lighting incense over a brass tray holding a brass lamp, a small brass bowl, a red cloth and a red cylindrical container. A second woman behind her, in white with a silver-toned necklace and a white bracelet, sits with her hands joined. Blurred people and a red-cushioned floor are visible in the background.2013-04-05July 10 20142014-07-10Several women sit on the floor of an orange-and-white painted hall during a puja. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a yellow shawl sits with palms together, a vermilion dot on her forehead and thin-framed glasses. Beside her, a girl in a brown top and pink trousers holds her hands in anjali. Behind them, another woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a shell, flower petals, a plastic container and a coconut sit on orange cloths before them.2010-08-09July 10 20132013-07-10Close-up photo of two women in white sari-style clothing with pale gold borders, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces. Their hands hold small folded red-and-gold cloth pieces and pink flower petals, apparently for an offering. Bangles and rings are visible on their wrists and fingers, and incense sticks and a small metal vessel appear at the lower right. No identifiable face is shown and no a person candidate is visible in the frame.2018-02-13September 27 20132013-09-27July 25 20142014-07-25A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on mats performing a puja with small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman in white clothes and a red rudraksha mala raises a lamp, and beside her an older woman in white with orange shawl and glasses holds a brass vessel. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a lit lamp, and another woman in a green blouse and red mala sits to the right. Behind them men and women in orange and white clothes sit in rows, with a small stone deity murti, brass plates of offerings and a framed picture on a low stone platform in front. The room has red curtains and a rope barrier behind the rows.2014-11-07Four women sit in a row on a saffron cloth during an aarti-style ritual, each holding a lit oil lamp or wick flame in their hands. The woman on the left wears glasses and a white sari with orange and teal border and an orange shawl. The woman in the centre wears a white sari with an orange shawl and bangles. The woman on the right, with a red bindi, wears a white sari with a gold border and an orange wrap. At the far right, a young woman with light hair holds her palms together in prayer. Smoke rises from the flames. Behind them is a red wall, a plastic container, and brass puja vessels on the cloth in front.2009-08-08A photograph of devotees seated in a row on the floor at a satsang, all dressed in white garments. In the foreground, a woman with long blonde hair and rimless glasses wears white with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holding an incense stick or small object in one hand. Beside her, a woman in white holds a notebook and pen, and a woman in a red shawl with a red-and-white bordered garment sits at the right edge. Brass and metal ritual items, a small bottle and oil lamps sit on the floor at the lower left. Background shows red chairs and a bright window.2013-01-28December 19 20132013-12-19A seated group ritual in a hall, with a crowd of devotees in orange and maroon robes and rudraksha malas behind. In the foreground, two women in white garments wear long rudraksha mala necklaces; the woman on the left holds a small brass bell and has white sacred markings on her forehead, while the woman on the right lights a wick or incense stick over a small flame. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the floor. Several people behind hold objects toward the centre.2014-11-26