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January 23 2013

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A photograph of a group ritual in a hall with red mats on the floor. In the foreground, several young boys sit cross-legged in maroon and red robes with gold trim, foreheads marked with white and tilak, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold small oil lamps with lit flames, and a brass plate with offerings sits at lower left. Behind them, rows of seated adults in white clothes and some in saffron or orange shawls hold up their hands in prayer or hold lamps. A red curtain and a banner are visible at the back, and a plastic water bottle sits at the left edge.2013-07-14July 07 20132013-07-07A seated group of young boys and adult men performing a ritual puja on the floor of a hall. Several boys wear maroon sleeveless tunics with yellow trim and white tilak marks on their foreheads, some raising small lamps or offering pieces. Foreground: a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a long orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small lamp, while another bald man in orange shawl and bead mala sits in front, holding a flame. A silver tray holds marigold flowers and a small framed image, with other brass vessels nearby. Several boys in the background also hold lamps or offerings, with white sacred ash markings on their arms and faces.2013-07-02A photograph of a group ritual with many seated participants holding small oil lamps lit with flames. Foreground boys wear maroon sleeveless vests with gold trim and white forehead tilaka marks, and one wears glasses. Adult men in orange saffron cloth with rudraksha malas raise lamps, one with a bare upper torso and gold arm ornaments. Behind them men wear white kurtas with orange lanyards. The setting appears to be a satsang-style gathering with brass vessels on the floor. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is marked as present.2013-03-20A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor and in rows behind. Several boys in saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead tilak hold small brass oil lamps and offering vessels. In the centre, a bald man with glasses, bare chest, reddish-brown shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel. To the right, a young man in an orange robe and dark beads raises a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps and pooja plates are arranged on the floor.2013-11-16March 18 20132013-03-18A seated group of devotees holds lit oil lamps during a devotional gathering in a hall with a red floor. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red-tilak forehead holds a flame toward the camera with eyes closed. Behind him, boys and young men in black, maroon and white shirts, some with white or red forehead bands and vibhuti, hold lamps and brass vessels. Older men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit among them, several with hands raised in prayer. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with flames as the focal point.2013-03-06March 29 20132013-03-29February 04 20132013-02-04 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20132013-01-18 +1 copiesOctober 25 20122012-10-25A photograph of a large group of young boys and men in red and maroon robes with gold borders, seated on a white floor during a ritual. Several boys wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings and hold small oil lamps or lit flame vessels, while older men in orange robes in the foreground lift lit lamps toward the camera. Brass pots, small bowls and offerings sit on the floor, and seated devotees in white behind them join hands in prayer. Red drapes hang at the upper right. The ceremony appears to be a lamp offering or aarti.2013-07-11