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A woman with hair in a high bun and a cream-and-beige sari with a gold border kneels at a low golden tray piled with yellow and purple flowers and two small golden vessels, her palms pressed together at her chest in reverence. Behind her, a woman in a cream sari and a second woman in a beige blouse and white dhoti-style cloth are seated near offerings including a pineapple and coconuts. In the background, rows of devotees in white stand in a hall with red draperies, hanging lamps and framed pictures on the walls, with a large crowd seated beyond. Their offering suggests a puja or aarti setting.

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January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A photograph of a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a gold head ornament and rudraksha-style necklaces kneels with her palms pressed together in prayer before a brass vessel filled with yellow and purple flowers. Beside her, a seated woman in an orange-red garment with a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles waits with folded hands. A third woman in white and a woman in orange stand in the background before a golden temple-style structure and red draped backdrop. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this scene.2019-01-05A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a red bindi sits on a raised platform beside a brass tray holding yellow and purple flowers and a brass vessel. Across from her, a woman with glasses, hair in a bun and a white sari with gold border presses her palms together in namaskar. Behind them, saffron-clad and white-clad attendees move through a hall with red drapes, golden canopy structures and a raised dais. This appears to be a devotional or ceremonial setting in a temple-style hall.2019-01-05Two women in devotional dress sit beside a brass kalasha-style vessel set on a red-and-silver tray, decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemums and purple flowers. The woman on the left wears an orange sari, beaded necklaces, gold bangles and a bindi, and reaches toward the tray. The woman on the right wears a rust-red sari with a gold neckline, holds her palms together in namaskar, and has white vibhuti on her forehead. Behind them, other women in orange and white saris stand and sit in a hall with red curtains and gold-framed ornate shrines.2019-01-05A woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a raised platform, holding a brass tray of yellow and purple flowers and small brass vessels over a red-cushioned ornate pedestal. Beside her, a person in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala leans forward, hands near the offering. Scattered yams or tubers lie on a yellow cloth in the foreground. Behind them, red drapes, golden canopy structures and a figure in orange are visible in a hall setting. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is set to unsure.2019-01-05Indoor temple-style scene in a hall with red drapes and gold-toned pillars. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and large beaded necklace sits cross-legged at left, hands folded in namaste. At right, a young woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari, with a white forehead mark, rudraksha mala and kneeling, presses her palms together in prayer. Between them is a brass plate with yellow and purple flowers and a small brass kalasha, with a silver-coloured vessel and blue cloth nearby. Another person in orange stands in the background. No visible candidate for a person is present.2019-01-05A temple ritual scene. A smiling woman in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on the floor, holding a golden tray filled with yellow, white and purple flower garlands around a small brass vessel. In front of her, a woman in white traditional dress with her hair in a bun bows forward with her head touching the base of a silver-and-red ceremonial platform. Gold-and-wood temple shrines, red drapes and other devotees in white and orange stand in the background, with yellow fruit or vegetables in the lower foreground.2019-01-05A woman in a white dhoti-style sari with a tan blouse and a rudraksha mala bows forward, head lowered, over a brass tray of marigolds and chrysanthemums in yellow, white and purple. Two brass kalasha-style vessels sit among the flowers on a red cloth. In the background, a crowd of seated devotees and standing figures in white ritual clothes face a bright hall with cream walls. A woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge with her hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests puja offering in a temple-style hall.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05