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Photograph of women devotees seated on the floor during a ritual. Several women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders hold small brass plates of yellow offerings and rice. Some wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls and a kalasha sit on red and orange mats in front of them. Other women in white sarees with orange shawls are seated behind. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A group of women seated on the floor in orange and maroon saris with gold borders performs an aarti with lit oil lamps held in brass dishes. Several women wear rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti. Trays with flowers, small brass bowls and offerings sit in front. Pink flowers lie in a dish at lower left. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

October 28 2010

2010-10-28 +1 copies

A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a ritual. In the foreground, a young woman in orange robes with a maroon-and-orange sash and a white forehead band holds her hands together, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her, several women in orange and maroon saris sit before brass puja trays, kalasha-style vessels, small oil lamps, bowls and flower offerings laid on red and pink cloths. Behind them, more participants in white and orange sit on the floor, and additional people in white clothing sit along the back wall beneath a window with red curtains. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings.

A seated group of women in saffron and orange robes performs a puja in a hall with red curtains. Many hold small brass oil lamps or lit diyas in their hands, and brass thalis with flowers, sweets and kumkum sit on mats in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas. One woman in the foreground in red-orange saree holds a brass lamp, another in orange robes with glasses holds a lamp, and a woman with a tilak in orange sits at right holding a lamp. Beside them stand small plates with offerings and a copper vessel.

April 18 2014

January 28 2013

Women seated on a tiled floor in a ritual hall perform a puja with brass lamps and offering plates. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and orange sari holds a small brass plate with a flame, beside a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-maroon blouse and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in an orange top and white dhoti-style cloth holds a brass kalasha-like vessel with a lit wick. A woman in yellow sits at the left edge. Rows of lit oil lamps, brass platters with fruit and sweets, and banana leaves fill the floor, with more seated devotees in the background.

A seated group of women in saffron and orange saris with maroon borders perform a ritual puja on a white floor. Several hold small brass oil lamps and handbells, and one in front holds a brass cup, with an open book on her lap. Brass plates with flowers, a brass kalasha, and small bowls of offerings sit on orange cloths in front of them. Behind them, other participants in white, cream and yellow garments hold lamps and bells. No a person candidate is visible.

A large group of women and some men in orange and saffron saris and robes sit cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall with red curtains and red cushioned seating. Many hold small brass pooja plates with flowers, lamps and small bowls, and some pour or offer items. Several wear rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti markings. Red and orange mats cover the floor, with brass pooja vessels and lamps in front of them. Some participants in white and red clothes sit further back, and a few wear glasses. The scene resembles a group puja or ritual practice in an ashram setting.

A woman in an orange sari with a maroon border sits cross-legged on a floor covered with orange cloth and sets flower petals on a brass plate, with brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel and yellow flowers arranged around her. Several other women in orange saris sit nearby, one at right holding a flower, and a partial figure in white is at upper left.

Indoor ritual scene with a group of women in saffron and maroon robes seated on the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with a red border and long rudraksha mala holds up a lit oil lamp, while a woman in maroon sari beside her lifts another flame. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small cups and a pink container sit on mats in front. Several other women in the background hold lamps or join palms in prayer.