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Two women sit on a red patterned rug during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. The woman on the left wears a green and yellow saree with a red-brown beaded mala and a small pin, and offers a bunch of yellow bananas to the woman on the right, who wears a pink saree with gold border and gold necklace. Behind them, another woman in a turquoise saree sits among brass lamps and small oil lamps near a gold deity murti and offerings.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Two women take part in a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. The woman on the left wears a green blouse with a yellow and orange saree, a sandalwood-coloured beaded mala, a vermilion forehead mark, and silver bangles, and she holds a brass tray with a brass vessel. The woman kneeling on the right wears an orange kurta and gold bangles and reaches toward the vessel with her hand. Behind them, draped silk sarees in red, orange and green hang beside a silver stand with a rope barrier, and deity murtis are partly visible.2019-08-09A smiling woman in a lavender sari with small butterfly motifs and a rudraksha pendant necklace sits on a red floral carpet during a Varalakshmi puja. A woman with light hair, wearing a white top and a beaded red necklace, holds bananas and a yellow flower near the first woman's wrist, with a red kumkum mark on the first woman's forehead. Behind them a kalasha with a yellow fruit and green leaves sits on a red cloth.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Two women sit cross-legged on a red patterned carpet during a puja. The woman in front wears an orange silk saree, a rudraksha-style mala, and a white tilak with a red kumkum dot on her forehead, eyes closed in meditation. Beside her, a woman in a red bandhani saree with gold borders and a green blouse sits with hands clasped, also wearing a gold necklace and bangles. Brass puja vessels, a bowl of red roses, and marigold-yellow offerings lie in front of them, with more devotees seated behind.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09KAILASA SINGAPORE on 12/18/20202020-12-18Women seated on a patterned red carpet perform a Varalakshmi Vratam puja with brass vessels and offerings. In the foreground, a woman in a red and magenta silk sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small brass bowl beside a coconut wrapped in red cloth. To her left, a woman in a turquoise sari with gold embroidery holds a brass cup. Behind them, other women in saris and salwar sets sit with brass lamps, banana bunches, fruit and green leaves on wooden stands, and kumkum-marked brass vessels.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09A photo of seven women seated cross-legged on the floor in a circle inside a temple hall with gold-painted carved walls and elephant reliefs. Women in saffron-orange, yellow and magenta, pale green and pink, white with a red border, and a red patterned sari sit close together, several with hands near a brass plate. A silver plate holds banana leaf offerings, fruit, sweets and a cup, and a brass lamp sits nearby. Behind them a green-draped table with flowers and a gold carved screen suggest a puja setting.Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04