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Several women in white and gold-bordered cream saris stand in a line beside a golden deity murti, some holding brass bowls of offering. In the foreground an older woman with grey hair in a bun, wearing a cream sari with a peacock motif and a red blouse, reaches toward the golden figure. A younger woman in the centre wears a white sari, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and earrings, and holds a folded paper. Behind them a woman in a red top and another in a white sari are visible, with garlands and gold pillars in the background. This appears to be a temple offering scene. No identifiable a person is shown in this image.2015-07-31Several women in plain white sarees with gold borders clean and polish ornate gold-painted furniture in a large hall with polished tiled floors. In the foreground a woman with a braid and a white forehead mark leans over a carved gold lion-headed stand, wiping it with a cloth. Behind her a woman in a white saree and a red waist sash walks past a metal scaffold, and another woman in a pale blue salwar kameez works on the floor at right. Further back a gold throne with red cushions and a gold canopy-style seat stands beside framed paintings on the walls, and a ladder leans nearby. Green lanyards hang around the women's necks.2016-09-16November 09 20072007-11-09A photo of a devotional offering at a tented ashram event. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair and a sleeveless red top stands at the left, reaching toward a golden deity murti draped in orange cloth. Around it, several women in saris stand close together: one in white with a rudraksha mala, one in a yellow sari, and a central woman in an orange sari with a red blouse, rudraksha mala and yellow lanyard badge, adjusting the orange cloth. Red flowers and a white draped canopy form the background. Sunlit tent and flower offerings suggest darshan or puja.2009-07-07January 30 20162016-01-30A photograph of a Guru Purnima bhiksha offering in an indoor hall with red curtains. A woman in orange sari with a gold border stands at left, holding a silver tray of white powder. A bare-shouldered man seated at right, wearing a rudraksha mala and dark cloth, with white markings on his arms, reaches toward the tray. Several women in orange saris stand behind, and a golden deity or guru bust sits in the foreground.2013-07-22Women in white saris with green, gold or red borders and orange or yellow shawls gather closely around a deity murti dressed in an orange sari with jewelled silver ornaments and a crown. One woman in a green-bordered white sari leans over the figure adjusting its headpiece, a woman in a yellow shawl ties or fixes its ornaments, and a seated woman in a red-bordered sari holds an open tray of silver jewellery and decorations. A man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl kneels at the right edge beside an ornate gold-framed backdrop. Brass lamps and ritual items surround them.2010-11-12July 01 20142014-07-01January 03 20102010-01-03A photo of a padapuja ritual in a hall with an orange floor covering. Four women sit on the floor around a gold tray with offerings, including a silver dish, orange cloth and a flower arrangement. The woman at centre wears a cream saree with gold border and hands pressed in namaskar. Two women at left wear white and green sarees, and a woman at right in white with a yellow shawl shows her back. At upper left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured beaded garlands sits near a microphone in front of a maroon curtain. At right stands a gold-framed couch with red and orange cushions and an orange towel.2011-01-17February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16