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June 26 2013

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June 23 20132013-06-23A devotional puja scene before a gold-decorated murti with yellow marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt with a black rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold bangle holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand, looking down toward a silver tray of offerings. A woman with a red bindi and a dark necklace sits at left, and a second man in white stands behind them. At right, the orange-robed legs and hand of a seated figure are visible, but no face is shown.2010-10-18 +1 copiesJuly 11 20092009-07-11A ritual photo showing women and a young girl performing arati with oil lamps around a large golden tray filled with silver bowls of flowers, red petals, kumkum and other offerings. A girl on the left in an orange garment raises a lit lamp, while a woman in white with a forehead tilak holds her hands in prayer. Women in orange saris and rudraksha malas hold flames above the offerings, and a dark wooden door stands behind them.2013-06-02February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of two young boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps (flame visible) over a silver tray of bowls holding flower petals and offerings in a temple-like room. Behind them an older woman in white with rudraksha necklace stands with palms pressed in prayer, and a large carved wooden door with brass studs is in the background. Appears to be an aarti or puja offering.2013-06-15June 15 20132013-06-15November 07 20112011-11-07A candlelit pada pooja scene indoors. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes sits at the left edge, partly visible, surrounded by white and red flower garlands. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a visible ID badge leans forward holding a lit oil lamp over a tray of brass plates filled with flowers and offerings. Beside him, a woman in a cream sari with a dark beaded necklace holds a lit lamp toward the tray. Behind them, several women in cream, yellow and beige saris sit with hands folded in prayer, and a young child sits among them. Lit candles and brass vessels fill the table in front, with a crutch leaning against the wall at right.2010-01-10June 29 20132013-06-29A photograph of a group seated at a ritual tray during a puja. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a staff-style ID badge holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, and another silver lamp burns on the left. Behind the lamps sit a woman in a teal top with a braid and a bearded man in white with tilak on his forehead. Silver and gold ritual plates hold flowers, a small cup and offerings, and a gold-rimmed tray sits in front. Other seated devotees, one with a pale headscarf, look on in a warmly lit hall.2011-12-10A photograph of ritual worship at a temple shrine. Four devotees in orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads hold up lit oil lamps in aarti. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a gold border sits before a large gold-toned platform laden with silver bowls of offerings, white flowers, pink and yellow petals, and a row of small oil lamps. A tall ornate wooden door and gilded carvings frame the shrine. No figure is identified as a person.2013-06-29