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November 27 2011

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November 27 20112011-11-27December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22November 30 20112011-11-30A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a bright room. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-and-silver necklace sits on an ornate golden throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, the feet visible on a golden footstool. Seated before the throne is a gold-decorated low table holding silver puja plates with flower petals, vermilion, and offerings. A woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala holds a lit oil lamp. Beside her, a woman in pink and white garments and a young girl in orange hold lamps and join hands. A woman in a cream-and-maroon sari with a gold necklace holds a lamp, and at the bottom a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-headed man in orange cloth hold lamps and offerings in the foreground. a person is seated on the throne in saffron robes with a gold necklace and the long-haired appearance of the page's subject; his face is not visible in this frame.2013-03-21December 01 20112011-12-01July 15 20162016-07-15A photograph of a Hindu ritual scene in a hall. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds small oil lamps with lit flames above a golden tray of offerings. Around him, several people sit on the floor: a bare-chested priest with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a white and green sari with a black beaded necklace, a woman in orange, and a child. Other participants in white dhotis sit with their backs to the camera. To the right, a golden seat is decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, and a figure in orange robes sits on it, partly cropped. Golden ritual vessels and marigold garlands fill the frame.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja being performed beside an ornate gold-framed throne draped in red velvet. A man in white ritual dress with an orange-tinged cloth and a gold necklace lifts a small silver oil lamp (aarti) with one hand. A woman in a cream and yellow-green sari holds a silver lamp and an offering tray beside him. Silver plates hold fruit, flowers, pink petals and burning oil lamps in the foreground, with another person partly visible at left in orange.2010-11-03A photograph of a ritual gathering in a red-walled hall. A seated figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long beaded garland, sits on an ornate gold throne at upper right, with a red-orange cloth draped over the seat. Around him, devotees sit on the floor holding lit oil lamps and brass vessels; several women wear white and red shawls, others wear saris in purple, green and pink. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left, and a camera on a tripod is visible behind the group. The scene suggests puja with lamps, with the figure on the throne receiving devotees. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure on the gold throne, identified by his red-orange turban, saffron robes and beaded garland.2015-10-26A photograph of devotees performing an aarti with lit oil lamps at an event. In the foreground, a hand wearing a gold bracelet and a ring with a red stone holds a small brass lamp with a flame. Behind it, a woman in a red blouse with her hair pulled back holds a lamp in one hand, and a bare-chested older man in white trousers, seated, raises a lamp toward the viewer. Red curtains and a soft-focus stage setting fill the background. The image is blurred, with flames and lamps in the foreground and background.2016-12-22A ritual aarti scene in an indoor hall. A bald priest with white tilak and white dhoti holds a silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps, beside a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a red-bordered sari and pink blouse holds another lit lamp. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with rudraksha-style mala and a saffron-robed man speak into a microphone. On the right, a figure in orange robes and gold-bordered cloth sits near a silver tray of fruit, flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. Foreground women with dark hair in ponytails face the offering tray. Dhoopa smoke rises in the air.2010-11-30