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August 27 2012

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May 20 20122012-05-20Devotees in a large hall perform a puja at dusk. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with white hair and white forehead markings wears a white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, holding a small lamp and offering. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits on a mat with a plate of flowers and offerings. Behind them, younger men in saffron cloth and rows of devotees sit on the floor with oil lamps lit in the crowded hall.2017-01-08November 24 20102010-11-24 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08November 23 20102010-11-23October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22April 16 20122012-04-16 +1 copiesSeveral men in plain white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on orange mats in a ritual setting, performing puja with small brass oil lamps and brass plates holding flowers, rice and marigold petals on orange cloths. The seated men wear white shawls with red and gold borders, sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas. Several hold small brass lamps or ritual implements in their hands. Plastic containers with pink and blue lids sit among the offerings. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Several people are visible; the front three are prominent.2010-09-12Photo of a large puja or ritual gathering in a hall with warm lamp light. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest sits cross-legged on a striped mat, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and multiple rudraksha malas, holding a small incense or ritual object and a bell. Beside him, a man in a blue striped shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a small bell and a steel water bottle nearby. To the right, a shaved-headed devotee in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp, and another priest in an orange turban and white dhoti sits with a long garland and offerings. Many seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background, with brass lamps and a brass kalasha-like vessel on the floor.2017-01-22November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a seated ritual gathering on a marble floor, with many devotees in white dhotis and shawls with red-maroon borders, several wearing rudraksha malas. Oil lamps and brass plates with flowers and offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. In the foreground, a bespectacled priest in white with a rudraksha mala reads from a booklet while a man beside him holds a small brass item. No individual with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so the identity is unsure. The scene is a group puja with lamps and offerings in a temple hall. A watermarked copyright line appears at the lower right and is not described.2010-12-28