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A row of seated men performing a puja on orange mats along a polished floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and bands of white ash on his arms and forehead, holding his hands open in a mudra. Beside him men in orange robes sit with brass plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them, and red drapes hang behind. Several other men in white and orange are seated further back.

October 05 2011

A seated group of men in white ritual clothing performs a padapuja-style ceremony on a carpeted floor in a hall. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and hold small brass lamps, bells and offering items; one at left has white tripundra markings on his forehead. In front of them lie brass vessels, flower petals, a red cloth and a rudraksha mala on a tray. A man in white kneels at centre-left holding a small offering. Behind them, other people in white sit in meditative posture, and one man in saffron wears a shawl. No clearly identifiable figure is distinguishable from appearance here, so no a person identification is made.

A row of devotees in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on mats in a hall during a puja. In front of each is a brass thali with fruit, sweets, flowers and a small oil lamp, plus brass cups and incense sticks. Several men wear rudraksha malas over white kurtas, and a woman in a white sari with a green border sits among them. Their eyes are closed in meditation. Behind them a large painted backdrop shows a colourful deity scene. No candidate for a person is visible.

May 11 2012

2012-05-11 +2 copies

A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a patterned carpet in a hall, dressed in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red lanyards, performing a small ritual. In the foreground a man in white with an orange lanyard bends over a small brass plate holding oil lamps and offerings. Beside him a man in white leans forward and rests his hands on a mat. Further back, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red lanyards sit quietly, some with eyes closed, and a bald man in white sits at far left with hands folded. Red cloths lie on the floor and chairs are visible at the back of the room.

November 14 2010

December 28 2011

September 04 2011

2011-09-04 +1 copies

Several people in plain white clothing sit cross-legged in a long row on the floor of a hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, as in a puja. Before them on blue and brown mats are brass thalis with fruit, flowers, small oil lamps, bells and cups, and a lit lamp burns in the foreground. The front men wear rudraksha malas over white kurtas, and a woman in white with a green-and-white shawl sits further back. Background shows a decorated stage and a tall painted backdrop.

A photograph of a seated group during a ritual gathering in a hall with pink floor mats. In the foreground, several men with white tilaka-like forehead marks and bare shoulders hold small oil lamps with flames; a shaved-headed man in white with a dark rudraksha mala holds a small bell. Behind them, a man in a pale blue kurta with a yellow lanyard holds a lamp, and a man in a white kurta sits with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows behind them. Brass bells and a plate with offerings are visible at the lower right. No figure is shown with distinctive a person cues such as long hair, saffron ornate robes or a crown, so no identification is made.

A seated group of men in plain white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas sits on a carpeted floor during a puja. In the foreground, one man in white kurta and white dhoti holds a small red-rimmed plate with a red substance and a tilak on his forehead; a brass tray, oil lamps, a small brass bowl, and a plate of flowers and fruit sit before the group. Behind them, more seated devotees in white clothing with tilak marks, some with fingers joined in prayer, and a few men in orange-red cloth at the far right. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants; the group is simply devotees in white.