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September 10 2011

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September 19 20112011-09-19January 01 20172017-01-01January 07 20172017-01-07February 02 20172017-02-02January 22 20172017-01-22Close-up photograph of a puja being performed on a floor mat. A hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a second flame burns in the lower right. Several people sit cross-legged in white dhotis with gold and yellow borders, and their bare arms and legs are visible. On a brass plate sit pink flower petals, a brass bell-shaped vessel, small brass cups and an oil lamp, with a white cloth and sticks beside them. A white plastic storage box sits behind them. The people's faces are not visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2017-01-07Three men in white ritual dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor performing a lamp ritual. The man on the left, bald and bare-chested with a wine-coloured bordered cloth, holds a small brass oil lamp and a brass vessel. The middle man, with a tilak on his forehead and white vibhuti streaks on his arms, holds a brass lamp and a rudraksha mala. The man on the right, wearing glasses and a gold bangle, holds a lit brass oil lamp. Behind them, a blue-lidded plastic container and brass items sit on the floor, and a person in an orange shirt stands at the right edge. The setting appears to be a hall with white doors, and the scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering.2011-11-09January 22 20172017-01-22A seated puja in progress with several men in white dhoti and shawl clothing sitting on mats. Two men in the foreground hold small brass or metal dishes of offerings, one with a yellow substance. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, small brass vessels, flower offerings and red cloth sit on low mats and a white floor. A person in an orange robe is partly visible at the right edge. Several men show white ash markings on their arms and wear rudraksha malas. A white stone-finished floor and an orange chair appear in the background.2011-09-06 +1 copiesClose photograph of a ritual puja in progress. A person in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl sits cross-legged and holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, with a gold bangle on the wrist. Beside them on an orange cloth lie a banana, a white flower with leaves, a small brass cup, a brass plate and a brass incense stand holding a lit incense stick. Other seated devotees in white and yellow-bordered garments are partly visible in the background, with a warm blurred candle light.2011-09-19A photograph of a seated puja ceremony with several priests in white dhotis. In the foreground a priest with rudraksha malas and a beaded bracelet holds a small brass oil lamp (deepam) in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, with a folded paper in his lap. Behind him other priests in white and saffron-orange cloth sit on a colourful striped mat, with brass lamps, flower-filled plates and small offering dishes in front. Lit candles and warm bokeh light fill the background. Pictured by the caption: a Puja on a page dated 2017, but no identity is asserted from appearance.2017-01-22Several men seated on the floor in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon borders hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames during a ritual. The men in front have white horizontal tilak marks across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; one wears a gold bangle. Behind them, other participants in white are bending and seated, with a red curtain and a white wall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting worship ceremony.2011-10-02