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August 10 2011

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A photograph of several women seated in a row on the floor performing a ritual. They wear white cotton saris with orange shawls and green-striped borders, and some wear bangles and a rudraksha mala. Each has a brass plate, small brass cups, a spoon and a dish of red flowers and white petals before them on orange cloths. The setting is a pillared hall with orange walls and striped pink curtains.2011-08-10Photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a covered temple veranda with orange-red walls, performing a puja. From left, several women hold small brass lamps and offerings; a woman in a yellow-green shawl and cream dhoti-style dress raises her hands with a lit oil lamp, another in an orange shawl holds a lit lamp, and a woman in a patterned cream-and-orange sari holds a lamp near a bead necklace. In the foreground a woman with glasses in a yellow shawl and cream sari with orange border presses her palms together. Before them lie brass plates with flowers, turmeric, kumkum, small brass lamps and a bowl, on a woven mat and orange cloth. About six people are visible.2010-08-06A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a glossy tiled floor during a puja. Each is in front of an orange cloth mat holding brass plates, small brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels with flower offerings. Foreground women wear orange saris with maroon borders and a rudraksha-style mala; several middle women wear white saris with red or yellow shawls, and others wear white or yellow garments. Several have palms pressed together in prayer, and one woman in orange reaches toward a plate. Behind them, more seated women in white and yellow are visible against a pale pink wall. The arrangement suggests a padapuja or group puja.2010-09-18A seated group of women in saffron and orange saris and white-and-red traditional dress sit on a polished floor during a ritual gathering. Several hold small brass lamps or cups, and brass plates with flower petals, oil lamps and offerings sit on red mats in front of them. Women in orange with red blouses and rudraksha malas lead the row, while men in white dhotis sit farther back.2011-09-11A photograph of women seated cross-legged on a mat in a bright hall with red curtains, performing a group puja. Many women wear white and cream saris with yellow or orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. In front of them are brass plates, small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels with flowers and offerings arranged on mats. Two older women in the back row sit with eyes closed in meditation. No a person candidate is visibly present; the scene shows devotees in ritual sitting. Roughly twenty-five people are visible, several partially.2011-09-20A row of women in orange and rust-red saris sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Several wear rudraksha malas; the foreground woman on the right has glasses and a red bindi, and others have gold bangles. In front of them are brass thalis with sliced fruit, flower petals, small brass bowls, oil lamps and bells on orange and red mats. No swami or a person figure is visible among the people.2013-09-11A photograph of a group of women seated on mats in a hall, performing a puja. Many wear orange and maroon saris, rudraksha malas, and vertical tilak markings on their foreheads. They hold small brass lamps and bells, lifting them toward the front while others sit with raised hands. Brass plates with flowers, red offerings, and small oil lamps are arranged on mats on the floor in front of them. Light pink walls and a white door form the background.2011-09-07October 06 20142014-10-06Three women sit cross-legged on the floor of a red-walled hall, performing a puja with brass plates of offerings. The woman on the left wears an orange sari and holds a brass lamp, the woman in the centre wears a white sari with a red shawl and holds a brass lamp and a small bell, and the woman on the right wears a cream sari with a red shawl and holds a brass lamp. Each has a brass plate with yellow flowers and rice on an orange cloth before her. A red and gold cloth-covered object stands at the left edge, and a wooden altar table with brass vessels is behind them.2010-09-22October 26 20142014-10-26Photo of a row of people seated on the floor in prayer, hands pressed together in anjali. Men in white dhotis with red-and-gold borders sit beside men in orange-saffron robes. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, bowls and flowers are laid on orange cloths along the floor in front of them, with a few candles lit. In the background, women in orange and pink saris sit on chairs in a bright hall with a red curtain.2011-08-01September 22 20142014-09-22