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Close-up of seated devotees in white clothes during a ritual in pinkish stage light. In the foreground, a woman in a white blouse and white sari wears dark rudraksha mala beads on her wrist and arm and gold bangles, with her hands extended forward over a small lit oil lamp in a brass dish. Beside her, another person in white holds rudraksha malas and hands near the lamp, and a red-bordered garment is visible at the right edge. Blurred figures fill the frame, and brass items sit at the bottom edge.

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Close-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.2018-02-13Close photo of several women seated in a row in white traditional clothing, with white shawls and gold-edged borders, wearing wooden bead malas and bangles. Their hands are raised in ritual gestures; one holds a small brass or metal vessel and another holds a thin brass implement. In front are oil lamps with flames, incense sticks, brass pots, flower petals and an orange cloth on a low table. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-09-09December 19 20132013-12-19Close photo of seated ritual participants during a puja with brass oil lamps lit on a low table. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and rudraksha bracelets holds a small brass lamp with a flame. Behind, a figure in white dhoti with yellow border sits beside others in cream and beige cloth. Brass plates hold yellow and orange flowers, rice, bowls and small brass vessels, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands among them. Several other lamps burn across the table.2017-01-06 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13October 02 20112011-10-02Photo of a seated group of women in a padapuja or satsang-style ritual. Four prominent women sit close together: on the left, a woman in white with hands pressed in anjali; next, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a red shawl, with a red bindi; then a younger woman in a dark patterned top with an offering; and on the right an older woman with glasses in a white sari with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads, eyes closed and chanting. Red and white flower petals, small oil lamps and offering plates lie on the floor in front, with a large gong behind them.2013-12-13March 18 20172017-03-18May 02 20142014-05-02March 31 20122012-03-31September 18 20162016-09-18Close photo of a seated puja in progress along a row of participants in white and saffron-trimmed garments with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp (deepam) and other hands rest near brass plates and small cups of offerings, flowers and rice. Copper vessels, lit candles and several small oil lamps line the cool floor, with a striped woven mat beneath the devotees. The foreground shows an open book or sheet of ritual text. The scene suggests a group ritual with lamps and offerings rather than a specific named event.2017-01-22