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A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with a pale floor. Many seated participants in white clothes with yellow shawls or sashes fill the background. In the foreground, a row of women in white saris with yellow borders sit on woven mats, each tending a brass oil lamp with burning flames and a brass vessel. A woman in a red-bordered sari with a white shawl, wearing bangles and a necklace, holds a large white feather fan over the lamps. A brass oil lamp with several wicks sits in the front. A banner with a picture of a saffron-robed figure hangs at the top right. The setting suggests a group aarti with oil lamps.

A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a tiled floor covered with orange mats. Women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls sit cross-legged before brass plates holding oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small offerings. A woman in the centre holds an open book and a metal lamp. Behind them more devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows, and a man in white with grey hair is visible at the left edge. Lit oil lamps and brass kalasha-style vessels are arranged across the floor.

August 31 2010

A row of women in white sarees with gold borders sit on mats along a corridor beside long rows of brass oil lamps, lamp stands and bells. Several are seated with hands folded in prayer. A man in an orange robe and a beaded garland stands at the left, and two men in white with orange shawls film with video cameras from a raised counter at the right. The scene suggests a devotional ritual setting with brass lamps arranged for ceremony.

Photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk on a tiled floor covered with a woven mat. Several women in white sarees with gold borders sit and kneel, hands pressed in namaskar, while others hold brass items. Large ornate gold-and-brass ceremonial lamps and a tall golden ritual stand with many branches are arranged in front. Behind them, men in saffron and orange robes sit on a red cloth. A video camera on a tripod and a cameraman in a white shirt film the scene at right, and a small lit lamp glows in the lower right corner. Bare trees line the background.

A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in a hall during a pada puja ritual. They wear orange and saffron saris and dupattas with red-and-maroon borders, and some wear white with red shawls. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on red mats in front of them, with brass cups and offerings. Several women have their palms joined in prayer while others bend forward in devotion. A table behind them has a red cloth with the printed word PADAPEETHAM.

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September 16 2011

A photograph of women seated cross-legged on a white marble floor during a ritual, several with hands joined or raised in devotion. Several wear white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and red or saffron shawls; others wear yellow shawls or a patterned sari. A seated figure at the left edge wears an orange garment. Before them are brass oil lamps with a lit flame, a brass bowl, a plate of red flowers, and a burning incense stick, with plastic containers of offerings nearby. The scene suggests a puja or satsang.

November 20 2009

A row of women in white sarees with gold borders sits cross-legged on mats, playing brass bells and small hand instruments arranged in front of them on the floor. Behind them, a standing man in orange robes holds a ritual item near his face while devotees, many in white, sit and stand in a covered hall. Brass lamps and bells are arranged on a long table to the left, and a few orange-clad figures stand near the back.

A covered outdoor temple courtyard shows a row of women in white saris seated on mats, tending long rows of brass oil lamps and lit lamps arranged in front of them, with brass bells and a large brass plate at the right. Behind them, four standing men wear saffron/orange shawls and garlands, with one man in white clothes and an orange shawl at the far right, standing at a raised wooden platform. White walls, a corrugated metal roof and a red pillar frame the scene.

A photo of a lamp-lighting ritual on a mat in an open courtyard. Several women in white and cream saris sit cross-legged in a row, tending rows of brass oil lamps and tall tiered lamp stands, one holding a lit flame. Behind them a metal-topped table holds more brass lamps. Standing at the back, young men wear saffron-orange cloths over white garments, and several wear beaded necklaces. Onlookers stand in the background. The scene is a lamp-lighting ceremony in an ashram courtyard.