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A woman in a white dress with a rudraksha mala around her neck holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in her outstretched hands, eyes closed in devotion. Beside her, a figure in orange robes with a ruffled orange garment sits at a gold-ornamented throne with red velvet cushions, hands extended near yellow flowers placed on a gold tray. A second person in white with hands folded in namaste appears at the right edge. The setting is a temple-style ritual with gold-embossed stepped seats and a painted backdrop.

A woman in a white sari-style garment sits cross-legged on a maroon cloth beside a cream armchair. She wears a white vertical tilak with a red dot on her forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around her neck and wrists. She holds a steel bowl of yellow food, possibly rice or sweet, and a small brass vessel and an orange pedestal-like offering tray sit on the cloth in front of her. Behind her, a checked yellow and green tablecloth covers a table with electronic equipment.

A photograph of a devotee in white clothes and a long rudraksha mala bending forward to touch the flame of brass oil lamps placed beside a golden throne. The throne is draped in red cushioning and garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple and pink flowers. Brass lamps with lit flames stand on a red cloth with a tray of flowers, fruit and petals in front. Behind them, an orange-robed figure is partly visible at the left edge, and several people in white and light-coloured garments stand barefoot in the background.

A seated man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala and a small red tilak on his forehead holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands during a pada puja. Before him, bare feet rest on a golden stool with a red cushion, and silver plates hold red and orange flowers, fruit and offerings. A woman in a pale cream sari with hands folded stands at upper right, and a lit oil lamp sits at lower left. The setting is a temple-style hall with a formal ceremonial atmosphere.

A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border sits with palms pressed together and head bowed in prayer before an ornate gold altar with a yellow marigold garland. He wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands also prays. In the foreground, out of focus, are the heads of other devotees and silver plates holding fruit and offerings.

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October 26 2011

Devotees perform an aarti ritual indoors. In the foreground, a woman in a white top holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, while her other hand is raised toward it. Behind her, a woman in an orange-red salwar kameez with a red dot on her forehead sits on the floor holding another brass lamp. A brass plate with offerings and a small oil lamp sits on a red cloth at lower left, and a clear plastic container sits at the bottom edge. The setting is a temple or hall with a red wall in the background.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in progress. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with bare back and white vibhuti marks on her upper back bends over a gold-rimmed tray holding silver vessels, pink flowers and offerings. On the left, a young girl in an orange top reaches toward the tray, where incense sticks are burning. Behind them, a seated figure in white robes rests with folded hands on a red cushioned throne with gold panels. A man with a white tilak mark stands at the right edge of the frame.

October 26 2011

October 26 2011

A photograph of a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a gold head ornament and rudraksha-style necklaces kneels with her palms pressed together in prayer before a brass vessel filled with yellow and purple flowers. Beside her, a seated woman in an orange-red garment with a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles waits with folded hands. A third woman in white and a woman in orange stand in the background before a golden temple-style structure and red draped backdrop. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this scene.

October 26 2011