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A seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls perform an oil lamp ritual indoors. Many hold small brass lamps with lit flames, and brass plates, bowls and small copper vessels sit on orange mats before them. Most wear rudraksha malas and some have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. At lower right, a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp in his cupped hands. Blue plates with flowers and fruit and a folder rest on the floor, and a striped cloth hangs at upper right. Several men at the back raise lamps overhead.

2010-10-22 +1 copies

Photograph of a seated group of about fifteen to twenty priests performing a puja in a hall. Most wear plain white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders and have shaved heads with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms. They hold lit oil lamps and small brass pots, and brass plates hold flowers, fruit and offerings on orange and green mats. One figure on the right wears saffron-orange robes and gold ornaments and is seated among the group, but his identity cannot be established from appearance. Orange chairs and a blue banner are visible in the background.

Crowded evening ritual with devotees seated closely together in white dhotis and shawls. Several hold small oil lamps with lit flames while a man in the foreground on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread and mala, extends his arm forward. A bald man with gold-and-yellow bordered white cloth sits center holding a lamp. An older man on the right wears a white kurta, a tilak on his forehead and a mala. Some onlookers in red and blue shirts sit at the edges.

A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors on a white tiled floor. Rows of men in saffron-orange and white dhotis sit cross-legged, several with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Many hold lit oil lamps or flames in their hands. Brass plates, small bowls and offering trays lie on mats in front of them, and red and orange cloths hang along the back wall. Several younger boys sit at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti performed by priests and devotees.

A photograph of a puja inside a hall with a mat floor. Many young boys in maroon robes with gold-edged sashes sit on the floor holding small oil lamps lit with flame, several with brass plates and ritual items placed before them. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha mala sits with a lamp in hand. Behind them, others in saffron and white sit among metal pillars. Brass vessels, a bag and sunglasses lie near the front, with incense sticks visible on the floor.

November 07 2011

A seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold up lit oil lamps during an evening ceremony in a hall. Foreground devotees with red-and-white and gold-bordered shawls hold flames, with thalis and offerings on the floor. Behind them, rows of seated spectators in casual clothing watch, some with white and dark shirts. The scene reads as a lamp-lighting ritual, an aarti or puja in a satsang setting, though no printed name or clear Swamiji figure is visible.

November 06 2012

A dim evening ritual scene with several shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls, many with white vertical tilak stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a young man in the centre raises a small lit oil lamp toward the viewer while chanting, a blue lanyard around his neck. Beside him, another man holds a lit lamp, and at the far right a man holds a brass bell and a lamp. Seated behind them, an older bearded man in white with a red-and-white mala watches, and further back audience members sit on chairs.

October 22 2014

2014-10-22 +1 copies

A group of men in plain white ritual dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on orange mats during a pada puja ceremony. Several hold lit oil lamps or flame-holding brass vessels aloft toward the viewer, with flames visible in the foreground and background. Many wear rudraksha malas, and some have white and red forehead markings or white sandalwood paste on the arms. Brass puja vessels, small bowls, flowers and offerings sit on a mat in the lower right corner.

2010-11-18 +1 copies