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May 12 20122012-05-12May 15 20122012-05-15May 16 20122012-05-16November 06 20112011-11-06May 16 20122012-05-16A photograph of a large seated group in a hall with pale walls and red curtains, arranged in long rows on mats. Men in white dhoti-style garments with maroon borders sit in the foreground and left, many with shaved heads, and some hold small lamps or offering items. Rows of brass plates with food, flowers, diyas and small oil lamps sit on orange and green mats before them. Women in saffron, yellow and pink saris and young boys and men in casual shirts sit farther back. Two people at right wear orange and red garments near the rows. No figure is confidently identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2011-08-03October 09 20112011-10-09A photograph of a seated group in a bright hall performing a puja. Rows of boys and young people sit cross-legged on mats, most in ordinary everyday clothes, with a few older men in white dhotis and shirts at the front left. Each mat holds brass puja plates, small oil lamps lit with flames, bowls, flowers and offering items. A woman in a pale top sits in the background near the back wall. Two orange cloth bags rest on the floor.2012-05-09May 07 20122012-05-07A seated group performs an evening ritual in a hall with cream walls and red curtains. Many people hold lit oil lamps and flames aloft with raised arms, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings on the floor before them. Monastics in saffron-orange robes sit among white-clad devotees and children in colourful shirts. A bald man in white dhoti and saffron shawl sits near the centre, and a woman in orange sits at the back. Near the upper right, flames burn above the group.2011-12-15April 04 20122012-04-04May 07 20122012-05-07