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November 07 2010

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A photograph of a large seated ritual gathering in a hall with white tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on orange cloths, hands folded in prayer; the front seated figure wears a marigold garland and a tilak on the forehead. Before them are brass puja plates, small brass lamps, kumkum and flower offerings. Behind them, rows of people in white dhotis and orange-and-yellow clothing sit with puja trays, and a man in white stands at a podium near a video monitor on a tripod. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance here, so no candidate is named; the scene shows priests and devotees performing a group puja.2010-10-21November 06 20102010-11-06A large hall with many seated participants in rows, most wearing white or orange-red clothes. In the foreground, several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on red mats before brass plates, bowls and kalasha-style vessels holding offerings. The central monk, in orange with folded hands, appears to be leading the proceedings. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the back near a tripod-mounted camera and a small monitor on a stand. The setting suggests a group puja or satsang. Pink and clear plastic containers sit near the front.2010-10-21November 07 20102010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07October 27 20102010-10-27October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesA long row of seated participants in a bright hall performs a puja with brass lamps and small brass vessels set on orange and yellow cloths along the floor. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings wears a white dhoti and shawl with red borders and a rudraksha mala, his hands joined over a small brass lamp. Beside him, men in white and saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in line, with others in white garments further along. A video camera on a tripod records the scene at the back left, and cloth banners hang from the upper wall.2010-09-18A photograph of a seated group in a hall with red walls and a red carpet, many people with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a man with short greying hair and beard sits cross-legged on a woven mat in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl, with a garland of orange flowers and a wristwatch, hands in anjali. Beside him a bald man in white ritual clothes with red-bordered dhoti kneels in prayer. Brass plates with offerings, a small tray with flowers and oil lamps, and a video camera on a tripod are visible. Women in orange and red saris sit to the left, and more devotees in white and orange line the background behind a metal railing.2010-11-03February 15 20132013-02-15A seated group performs a padapuja-style ritual on a glossy white floor, with brass lamps, small silver-rimmed dishes and flower offerings set on orange cloth mats in long rows. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shawls with tripundra marks sit cross-legged, one holding a brass vessel, while beside them a man in orange robes with a shaved head kneels with hands folded in prayer. Further back, women in yellow and orange saris and men in white sit in rows facing the ritual space, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the front. The room has red curtains and white chairs along the wall. Whether the orange-robed figure is a person cannot be established from appearance here.2010-09-16October 28 20102010-10-28