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November 08 2010

A woman in a cream sari with a green blouse sits on the floor holding a small silver cup with a lit oil lamp, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a red kumkum bindi on her forehead, gazing upward. Beside her a silver plate holds small silver bowls and flower offerings. In the foreground a person in orange robes and another with long dark hair are partly visible. Behind, an orange wall, a gold-trimmed wooden stand draped with a red cloth and a yellow towel, and a seated woman in a green and white sari. Ritual worship setting.

A woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and a vertical tilak on her forehead sits on the floor, holding a small silver lamp or dish with a flame toward her face while looking upward. She wears a green blouse, a cream sari, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Beside her, a person in orange robes sits on a golden-framed platform near a red cushion and yellow cloth. Silver plates with offerings, a partially visible green-clad person and other attendees surround her in a warm, orange-walled room.

A young woman in a white and green-bordered sari with an orange shawl stands in an orange-walled setting, holding a small silver bowl containing a yellow substance in both hands. She wears a red bindi, white forehead marks and gold earrings, and a rudraksha mala hangs at her waist. Silver plates with offerings sit in the foreground. A large red and gold cloth hangs in the blurred background.

A woman in a white and gold-bordered saree sits on the floor during a puja at an ornate silver-framed seat with a red cushion. She wears a red tilak on her forehead, a silver pendant necklace and a wristwatch, and holds a small silver cup while a silver tray with flowers, a lamp and offerings sits before her. A man in a rust-orange dhoti with gold border stands behind, his bare feet resting near a plate of pink and yellow flower garlands. Part of another person's head is visible at the bottom right.

A woman sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in her right hand while ringing a brass bell in her left. She wears a cream sari with green and gold borders, an orange shawl over one shoulder, white sacred ash on her forehead and a red bindi, plus glass bangles. In front of her are brass plates holding yellow flower petals, a banana, a coconut-shaped vessel, a conch shell, small brass cups and a brass pot on an orange cloth. Behind her, other devotees sit on orange mats with more oil lamps lit, in a ritual puja setting.

November 05 2010

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.

Photograph of a puja scene. A woman in the foreground wears a pale yellow blouse and cream saree with a gold border, holding a silver incense holder with a lit incense stick and a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her a woman in a white saree with a bright yellow shawl also holds incense. A silver tray of offerings sits before them with a red fruit, silver bowls and gold-coloured items. In the lower left, a bald man in an orange robe is seen partly out of focus. Red and orange fabric hangs in the background.

November 23 2010

A seated group of devotees performs a puja with brass plates of offerings and incense sticks. A woman in the centre wears a cream sari with an orange border, pearl necklace and folded hands. A woman at right in white clothes holds a small brass vessel and a black mala, while a bald man in white with a long beaded necklace stands near the top. Several women wear yellow and white garments, and a man in orange holds a mala. Red and pink roses and a red-bordered tray with fruit lie in front. Several people are visible, and the scene shows a puja offering.

A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and red-and-gold border sits on the floor holding a silver plate draped with an orange cloth, a red tilak on her forehead and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with teal trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. Behind them, a person in an orange garment wearing a gold-beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand. Silver bowls and a silver tray with fruit are placed in the foreground, and a partially visible person's head is in the lower left corner.