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December 02 20102010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02A row of devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged during a ritual, with lit oil lamps and small offerings spread along the floor in the foreground. In the right foreground, a shaved-headed man with white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck holds a brass oil lamp aloft with a lit flame, his wrist wrapped in a black thread and a gold bangle on his arm. Behind him, others in orange cloth and beaded malas sit in similar poses, while blurred lights and figures fill the background of a hall.2017-01-08Indoor ritual on a white marble floor with several seated men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style gold-bead necklaces holding lit oil lamps aloft. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a wristwatch, wearing an orange robe, extends a lamp toward a brass plate of offerings on an orange mat. Beside him a shaven-headed young man with a vertical tilak on his forehead raises a flame. Behind them, men in white dhoti-style garments with reddish borders also hold lamps, and small oil lamps glow on the floor among brass trays, a covered container and a tripod stand.2010-12-26Indoor group ritual on white floor mats with orange cloth. A central man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, with a white forehead marking. Around him several men in white dhotis with maroon borders sit and hold lit lamps, one ringing a bell, with brass plates of yellow grains, brass kalasha-style vessels, a small brass lamp and an open book nearby. Several people in the group wear white ritual dress; one wears a white shawl. The scene reads as a puja or aarti in progress.2010-11-23A seated group performs a ritual puja in an indoor hall, with several devotees holding incense sticks that send up smoke. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange and saffron robes wears a long rudraksha mala and a sacred thread, holding a brass bell and incense. Beside him, a man in orange clothes with glasses holds incense, and others in white and orange sit in rows behind. Brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, fruit, flower offerings and a banana rest on orange cloth in front. Young boys in striped shirts sit at the left edge.2011-12-28A seated group of men performs a ritual with lit oil lamps in a hall. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an orange mat, holding a small lamp and an open book, with brass vessels and a brass lamp on the floor before him. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a mala holds a lamp. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and shawls hold lit lamps, some wearing rudraksha malas and sacred thread. A table with a striped cloth and a metal pot stands at the back. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and the scene shows only ritual participants.2010-10-22 +2 copiesNovember 18 20152015-11-18A seated group performs a puja in a hall with a light-coloured floor. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged; the nearer one holds a bell and incense while his neighbour holds a stick of incense, and both wear white forehead marks. Behind them more devotees in orange and white clothing raise incense sticks and hands. Brass lamps, oil lamps lit with flames, small brass vessels and a bottle sit on the floor in front. A wall-mounted information board and wooden doors appear in the background. Smoke from the incense drifts through the air.2017-01-12January 08 20172017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11October 30 20112011-10-30