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September 14 20092009-09-14November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of women performing a garland ceremony in a covered temple-style courtyard. Five women stand in a line: a woman in an orange saree with maroon border holds a rudraksha garland; a woman in white with a red bindi and a cream-and-maroon saree holds garlands; a woman in a white saree with orange shawl places a rudraksha garland over the head of a person in a white embroidered kurta and white trousers, whose long braid hangs down. Another woman in an orange shawl and white saree stands at left. Behind them, a deity murti draped in orange is seated on a decorated stage with banana plants, blue curtains and brass lamps. Five people are visible.2009-06-01A woman in a white sari with a green and gold border stands in front of a deep blue cloth backdrop, holding a silver tray. On the tray is a red cloth draped over a bundle of white jasmine garlands with red, pink and yellow flowers and green leaves. She wears rimless glasses, a red bindi, gold earrings and bangles, and has jasmine in her hair. Another person is partially visible at the right edge.2006-09-23June 01 20092009-06-01November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A woman in a white sari with a gold border and an orange blouse sits cross-legged on a tiled floor during a ritual. She wears a rudraksha mala, a pendant necklace, gold bangles and earrings, and a red bindi, and holds a small brass vessel. In front of her a silver tray holds a large garland of red roses, yellow marigolds, white jasmine and pink flowers, with brass items and a small oil lamp nearby. A person in orange clothing reaches toward the tray at the left edge and another person's head is visible at the lower right. The setting appears to be a ritual or puja, with the garlanded object.2019-05-18A photograph taken inside a home corridor with reddish-brown wooden doors and pink walls. In the foreground, a smiling older woman with white hair, a white tilak on her forehead with a red dot, wears a pink blouse and white sari with a red border and carries a brass kalasha-style pot decorated with mango leaves, a yellow flower and orange marigold garlands, with red flowers at its base. Behind her, a man in a white shirt stands near a doorway, and two people in orange or saffron robes walk down the hallway toward an open door.2010-01-20A photograph of a woman in a white jacket with an orange-red shawl over her shoulders carrying a silver tray on a cloth. The tray holds a brass kalasha topped with a yellow gourd-like object and green leaves, wrapped in a yellow flower garland and purple flowers. She wears a white vibhuti mark on her forehead, a nose stud and bangles. Behind her, several people in white robes and yellow or saffron shawls stand in a dim hall, one in orange-brown robes. No a person candidate is visually identifiable.2009-11-19June 01 20092009-06-01