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August 09 2011

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A photograph of a seated group in a ritual setting behind a metal railing. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and raises his other hand while speaking, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold necklace and glasses holds a lit lamp near a brass tray. A younger man in white dhoti with a red border sits at left with palms joined, and other men in white and yellow-bordered garments sit behind, some holding small lamps. Lamps and offerings are visible on the floor.2010-09-09August 07 20112011-08-07February 27 20132013-02-27Photograph of a puja in progress on a white marble floor. Two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on woven mats, one holding a brass plate of offerings and the other tending a brass plate with red kumkum and yellow items. Behind them, a third man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads sits with his hands at a small brass lamp. Small brass oil lamps, kumkum, a green leaf mat and a brass bowl are arranged on the floor in front of them.2011-03-05September 25 20112011-09-25September 09 20112011-09-09Two men in saffron-orange robes perform an aarti-style ritual indoors against a plain grey wall. In the foreground, a man with short hair, a red bindi and a black rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, wearing a gold bangle. Beside him, a blurred man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds another ritual object, and a third person's hand appears at the edge of the frame. No deity image or a person identification is clearly visible.2011-09-10A photograph of a seated row of devotees in orange and saffron clothing performing an aarti-style ritual with lit brass oil lamps (diyas) on a polished white floor. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings and glasses holds a brass lamp, and beside him a man with white tilak stripes and wristwatch lifts another lit lamp. Behind them, women in orange saris and more devotees hold lamps. Brass plates with flower petals and small brass vessels sit on a green cloth in the lower left, and a glowing decorative orb appears in the upper left corner.2011-08-09 +1 copiesOctober 10 20112011-10-10April 13 20132013-04-13Three men in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged in prayer with palms pressed together before a red curtain. The man in front wears rimless glasses, a long rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet. Behind him, two other men sit with hands folded in namaste; one wears white and orange cloth. Brass puja items, a bell, a small oil lamp, a brass plate and flower offerings sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, indicating a puja.2011-09-09A photograph of three men in saffron-orange robes performing a lamp offering during a ritual. The foreground man, bare-armed with white ash lines painted on his arm and gold beads around his neck, extends his hand toward a lit flame. The central man, with a shaved head and a white tilak on his forehead, holds a small brass aarti lamp aloft with a gold bracelet on his wrist. A third man behind them raises his hand near the flame. Smoke drifts through the frame, and blurred offering items and an orange cloth appear at the right edge of a pale pink wall.2011-02-12