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A photograph of a row of devotees seated on woven mats in white clothing, holding lit oil lamps and raising them forward during a puja. In front of them, brass plates hold yellow marigold flowers, betel-like offerings, small brass cups, and lit oil lamps (diyas) on stands, with incense sticks burning. Several women wear gold bangles, and one wears a blue sari. The background shows a tented hall with white draped valances and a blue and yellow decorative pillar, with an orange cloth at the left edge.

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November 07 20092009-11-07 +1 copiesNovember 07 20092009-11-07November 07 20092009-11-07November 07 20092009-11-07A row of devotees in white clothing sits cross-legged on a mat during a puja, each holding a lit oil lamp or camphor flame aloft in both hands. Women, children and men line the floor, some wearing rudraksha beads and gold bangles. In front of them stretch brass plates heaped with yellow flowers, fruit, sweets and small brass oil lamps, with brass cups and white conch shells on the mat. An orange cloth hangs in the background beside a white draped wall.2009-11-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long row of devotees seated on the floor in white clothes, performing a puja with brass plates of yellow flowers, small brass lamps, bells and conch-shaped vessels set on blue and red woven mats. Several women in white saris and a young boy in a white shirt hold bells or reach toward lit oil lamps; one woman in the foreground wears a red bindi and a wristwatch. An orange cone-shaped cloth and a blue-and-yellow hanging decorate the white tent-like hall behind them.2009-11-07A photograph of a row of brass puja plates arranged on a low mat along a tiled floor. Several lit oil lamps and small flames burn among plates of yellow flower petals, dark offerings and brass cups, with brass lamp stands and a small conch-shaped vessel. Only forearms, wrists and hands of seated participants are visible at the left and top, with bangles on one wrist and a yellow-and-white patterned sari. Incense smoke rises.2009-11-07May 25 20172017-05-25A row of women and some men sit cross-legged along a polished floor, each holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a flame. Several wear cream and gold-bordered white saris or dhotis with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass plates of yellow flowers, incense sticks and small offerings lie before them, and a clear plastic container of red and orange items sits near the front. Their eyes are lowered in devotion. No one in the row is identified as a person.2011-09-25A photograph of a seated group of devotees holding lit oil lamps (diya) during a puja at a temple hall. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair wears a white sari with a gold-yellow border and holds a lit lamp on a brass plate. Around her, women in white and green saris, and one in blue, raise small flames while sitting on the floor. A whiteboard with handwritten text hangs on the wall behind them, and the polished floor reflects the lamps and figures. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2010-12-28A dim hall filled with rows of seated devotees holding lit oil lamps, the flames glowing warmly in the dusk-lit room. Most wear white and cream saris and kurtas, several with orange or yellow borders and shawls. Brass plates with flowers, kumkum, and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front of them, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja with collective lamp offering.2010-12-28A motion-blurred photograph of a puja in a tented hall. Several people in white clothes sit in a row on the floor, some with a woman in a green top and a man in a pale blue shirt, several holding their hands up in mudra-like gestures and one holding a bundle of papers. In front of them, long mats hold brass plates with yellow marigold flowers, small brass cups, bowls, white conch-shaped vessels, oil lamps with lit flames, and sweets. An orange cone-shaped cloth stands at the left and a yellow-blue decorated pillar hangs from the ceiling. The scene reads as a group puja with offerings and oil lamps.2009-11-07