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October 23 2010

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A woman with long wavy dark hair and a small red bindi stands with eyes lowered, holding a pink flower and a tray of offerings in cupped hands. She wears a cream sari with a green and gold zari border and a rudraksha mala around her neck, with a gold bangle on one wrist. A silver offering plate with white flowers sits in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.

A woman with curly dark shoulder-length hair wears an orange and gold brocade silk sari over a white blouse with embroidered sleeves, a red bindi on her forehead and a black bead mala around her neck. She looks down and holds a small silver tray with white flowers in her cupped palms, with a silver wristwatch and a gold ring visible. Another person in yellow sits partly visible at the left edge, and a hand reaches in from the right.

A woman with light hair pulled back sits with eyes closed, wearing a white blouse and a cream sari with a gold border. She has a red bindi, turquoise earrings and a long rudraksha mala. Her cupped hands hold a pink lotus flower resting on a small silver offering vessel with a green cord. The background is orange and reddish, with a dirt ground.

A woman in a cream sari with a gold-and-red border and a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed and hands clasped, a white sandal-paste mark and red bindi on her forehead. In the foreground, a person in orange robes with bare feet sits beside a gold-ornamented seat. A silver tray holds pink flowers, red apples and small silver bowls, with more pink flowers in the lower foreground. A silver flask sits behind her against a white and red striped wall.

A woman with grey hair pulled back sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands clasped in her lap around a small yellow object. She wears a cream sari with a green and gold brocade border, a white t-shirt underneath, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi with white tilak marks on her forehead. Brass and silver ritual plates in front of her hold yellow flowers and pink hibiscus blossoms, indicating a puja offering. The setting is an open courtyard with a stone floor and a blue mat, with a partly visible figure in orange at the back.

October 23 2013

A photograph of a ceremony with a young woman in the foreground wearing a cream sari with a green, red and orange striped border and an orange blouse, sitting and gazing upward while holding a pink lotus blossom in a small silver dish with both hands. Behind her, another woman in a yellow sari with an orange border holds a small object. In the left foreground, a large ornate gold tray holds a polished silver tray with small silver bowls of offerings. Other partially visible people sit nearby, including one with blonde hair at the right edge. No prominent figure matching the a person description is clearly visible.

A photograph of women seated on mats in a hall performing a puja with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and yellow shawl sits with eyes closed, and beside her a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Brass plates with yellow flowers, small lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and bell-like brass items sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, more seated devotees in white and orange, some wearing rudraksha malas, fill the room, with a metal railing and red carpet at right. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows devotees in a patha puja setting.

Close photo of women seated in a ritual setting holding pink lotus flowers in cupped hands near a silver-and-brass vessel. The woman at left wears an orange shawl over white and has silver rings and gold bangles; the central woman wears a yellow sari with white and a gold border. A second pink flower is held by a third person at right. A gold tray with a silver bowl sits at lower right. This appears to be a pada puja offering of lotuses.

A photograph of a pada puja-style devotional ceremony. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame, eyes lowered, a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on her forehead. Beside her, a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a black bead mala presses her palms together in prayer, and another woman on the left, also in white, prays with hands joined. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white with a red-bordered dhoti and gold beaded necklace stands near a golden throne-like structure with red cushions. In front, a silver tray holds a red apple, silver bowls and white flowers. Four or more people are visible, and their roles are devotees and attendants.

November 10 2010