HINDUISM, home rituals: Lakshmi puja
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Tying the kappu during the ceremony. LAH37	Lakshmi pot decorated for the puja. LAH34	Preparing the kappu (protective thread tied on the wrist) during the ceremony. LAH42
Brahmin woman performing Lakshmi puja. LAH32	Chettiyar women performing Lakshmi puja. LAH40	Chettiyar women performing Lakshmi puja. LAH39
Chettiyar women performing Lakshmi puja. LAH38	Representation of Lakshmi (of santal paste). LAH46	Chettiyar women performing Lakshmi puja. LAH41
Brahmin woman performing Lakshmi puja. LAH33	Chettiyar women performing Lakshmi puja, tying the kappu. LAH44	Brahmin priest helping perform Lakshmi puja. LAH35
	Representations of the Goddess	HINDU RITUALS AND FESTIVALS

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