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January 01 2011

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A photograph of seated devotees performing a lamp ritual in a hall at night. Three men in front wear plain white dhotis and shawls with red borders and hold lit oil lamps or flames in their hands; the man at right is shaved-headed with white markings on his forehead. Brass plates, small brass lamps and a kumkum-marked tray sit on an orange cloth at lower left. Behind them, more people in white, yellow and orange garments sit in rows, some holding folded hands. A black-and-white tripod stand and electronic equipment appear at left. No one in the scene is identified as a person.

A row of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white upper cloths perform aarti with oil lamps during a puja. The men in the foreground and middle hold brass lamps and a brass bell, with white and tilak markings on their foreheads, and one wears a rudraksha mala. Brass plates with flowers, a brass bell and incense sticks sit on mats on the floor. No figure stands out as a person candidate from appearance, so the men are described by role only.

December 26 2010

Three men in white ritual dhotis with red-bordered shawls sit in a row performing a lamp ceremony. The nearest man in the foreground holds a lit camphor or wick flame toward a brass tray. The man in the middle wears white vertical tilaka on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, and gazes forward with focus. The man behind him holds a brass oil lamp aloft with a flame. On a red cloth before them sit brass bowls, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small cups and a plate with offerings, with incense sticks at right. The setting is a plain grey wall.

October 27 2010

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November 18 2010

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November 10 2010

A seated group of devotees performs a night ritual in a hall, many holding small lit oil lamps or wicks flaring in their hands. Most wear white dhotis and shawls with red-edged borders, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum on the forehead. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth sits near the lower centre with a white tilak and a mala, beside a brass plate of offerings and flowers. Small brass vessels and oil lamps rest on orange mats across the floor. The page names the event as a person Pancha Tapas, but no printed text is visible in the frame.

A photograph of a dimly lit hall where many men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on the floor holding lit oil lamps and small flame tapers aloft. Several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and white tripundra or ash marks on their foreheads. In the foreground at right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits holding a lit lamp, with brass puja plates and small oil lamps arranged on the floor before the group. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left. Smoke rises in the background.

A dim hall where rows of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and unstitched white upper cloths sit cross-legged on orange mats, each holding a lit oil lamp or wick flame. Brass plates with bananas, small brass lamps and kumkum-marked offerings sit before them, and a few steel bowls and a notebook lie on the mats. At the far right, an empty orange-draped seat stands beside a whiteboard and a projection screen. No figure is identifiable as a person in this image.

December 22 2010