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September 30 2016

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A seated group of devotees in orange and white clothing performs a puja on a cream mat indoors. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered; the central woman wears white clothes, a long rudraksha mala and a cross pendant, and holds her hands together. Two women in orange saris with red borders sit on either side, one with rudraksha malas and a cross-shaped pendant. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp, flowers, fruit and plates sit on the mats in front. Behind them, many more people in orange and white sit in rows, some with white forehead marks, with a few wearing white garments.2014-08-16October 04 20132013-10-04 +1 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06March 30 20162016-03-30A seated group of devotees performs a padapuja-style ritual indoors on a white tiled floor covered with straw mats. Many women sit in rows wearing orange, saffron and maroon saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and forehead markings. Brass plates with flowers, small lamps and metal vessels sit on red cloths in front of them, and several women have their hands folded in prayer. In the background, more participants in red and orange attire sit among white-clad people. A printed copyright and source line appears across the photo.2013-07-28September 30 20162016-09-30October 11 20142014-10-11October 27 20132013-10-27Seated rows of women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, during a ritual with food offerings laid on green banana leaves in front of them. Several have hair pulled back in buns and wear pottu or tilak markings, and bangles and earrings. Orange-robed participants sit behind them in a hall with bamboo matting and a vase of yellow flowers. The scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja offering of food and prayer.2016-02-23January 10 20142014-01-10Seated devotees in an indoor hall perform a ritual, with women in orange and rust-red saris and white or cream clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Several women have palms joined or hold objects, and brass puja plates with flowers, oil lamps and kumkum are arranged on a cloth in front of them. The cream-clad women behind also sit cross-legged on the white floor.2014-04-04July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copies