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September 24 2011

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September 01 20112011-09-01September 24 20112011-09-24September 02 20112011-09-02August 13 20112011-08-13September 12 20112011-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20112011-09-01A seated group of boys and young men in an indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains performs a group ritual, holding lit oil lamps in their hands before brass plates with flowers, fruit and small offerings spread on mats. Several lead figures wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, one in a red shirt and another in a maroon checked shirt. A child in an orange shirt sits at left. Others in the back stand or sit near a side table with steel containers. No a person candidate is visible in the photo.2011-09-21Photograph inside a bright hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed portraits high on the walls. Rows of seated devotees, mostly boys and young men, perform a puja at long low tables. Brass lamps and oil lamps are lit, with brass plates, bowls, a kalasha-style pot and fruit offerings on orange and green mats. In the foreground a boy in a red and gold cloth and beaded necklace handles a brass vessel. On the left, men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in line, and a large speaker hangs on the wall. Watermarked copyright text is present in the lower right.2011-10-09November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a ritual in a bright hall with pale walls, pink curtains and a glossy floor. In the foreground, a row of men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged holding small oil lamps and offering trays with flowers and fruit, their hands raised in worship. To the left, men in white dhoti-style clothing sit with lamps and offerings. Framed portraits hang on the wall above, showing a robed figure and other framed images. A few children in orange sit at the left edge. The scene resembles an aarti or puja with oil lamps.2011-09-01September 16 20112011-09-16A row of devotees sits cross-legged on pink and purple mats in a hall during a puja, with hands joined in namaskar or eyes closed in prayer. The men wear white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and the women wear white salwar-style clothing and a green-and-white dupatta. In front of them are brass puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, lit oil lamps, incense sticks, a small brass kalasha and bowls. Behind them a large banner shows deity murtis in colourful garlands beneath trees, and a wall-mounted fan is visible at the left.2009-11-07