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January 02 2013

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January 24 20132013-01-24A photograph of a large group of children and teenagers seated cross-legged on mats in a hall, most with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits with hands folded, surrounded by brass puja plates, oil lamps, flowers and small metal vessels. Behind them a golden kalasha-like vessel and red curtains are visible. Several adults sit among the children, and a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with a red bindi sits at left. The scene suggests a group satsang or puja.2012-05-13September 25 20112011-09-25May 17 20132013-05-17November 06 20122012-11-06October 25 20122012-10-25October 24 20122012-10-24A group of about thirty people sit cross-legged on mats in a bright hall during a ritual. Front left, a man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit lamp. Beside him another saffron-robed man holds a lamp. Behind them, young boys in black and dark clothes sit, and several men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with sandalwood marks, hold lamps and offerings. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and small lamps sit on red and orange cloths, and a wooden stand with a book rests among them. A large gold-and-red throne stands at the back right, and a sofa is beside it.2013-02-04A photograph of a puja inside a hall with a mat floor. Many young boys in maroon robes with gold-edged sashes sit on the floor holding small oil lamps lit with flame, several with brass plates and ritual items placed before them. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha mala sits with a lamp in hand. Behind them, others in saffron and white sit among metal pillars. Brass vessels, a bag and sunglasses lie near the front, with incense sticks visible on the floor.2012-11-06A photograph inside a hall with pale tiled floor and orange cushions where a large group of seated people, mostly young boys and men, perform a ritual. In the foreground a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead and arm markings sits on a mat before a tray of brass bowls and a small pot, holding his hands together. Beside and behind him, many boys wear maroon and orange robes and sit cross-legged with brass vessels and oil lamps arranged on mats. Several men in white dhotis sit among them, and incense smoke rises at upper right. Framed portraits hang on the wall and orange cloth drapes the room. Several people are visible at the far left.2013-01-03A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white and cream ritual clothes, many with palms pressed together in namaste during a satsang or puja. In the foreground, several boys in maroon and red-brown dhoti-style garments sit cross-legged on mats, with brass vessels, small bowls and red cloth on the floor. A man in white with yellow-bordered dhoti and sandalwood or tilak markings sits at left with hands folded. At the far right, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits with palms together near brass items and a folded orange cloth. Red curtains hang on the windows, wall-mounted air conditioners are visible, and a framed religious picture hangs on the back wall.2013-05-18May 25 20132013-05-25