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December 17 2013

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A row of people in white ritual clothing hold lit oil lamps (diyas) aloft during a puja. In the foreground, a man with short grey hair, a white kurta and a red-and-white beaded cord around his neck extends a brass lamp toward the right. Beside and behind him, others in white garments with red and orange shawls or cords hold lamps or have open hands raised in offering. The background is a dim wood-panelled hall. The scene reads as an oil-lamp ritual, possibly aarti.2013-12-21May 24 20132013-05-24May 24 20132013-05-24December 19 20132013-12-19A seated group of devotees holds small oil lamps with flames during a devotional ceremony in a hall with red walls and wooden panels. Foreground men wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas; one bald man in the front left wears a white shirt and red shawl. A bald man in the centre wears a white shirt, red shawl and orange prayer beads, holding an open booklet. Another man at right in glasses and a white shirt holds a lamp, and a man in a blue shirt lifts one arm. A woman in an orange and gold shawl sits at left among many people behind, some with lit lamps, and a brass plate with flowers sits near the front. No speaker or throne is visible in the frame. Several people appear in the background.2012-09-09Photo of a devotional ritual in a hall with people seated in white ritual clothes. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold-coloured cloth over his shoulder holds a brass oil lamp in his outstretched hand while chanting. Beside him a man in a white dhoti-style shirt with a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses lifts a lit lamp and a small handbell. Behind them others in white and a person in orange sports clothing sit with metal plates and lamps, and the lamps are lit in the dim room.2012-09-05A photograph of a crowded hall during a ritual where a man in white clothes with a red sash and red-beaded necklace raises a small oil lamp on a dish with one hand while holding a bell-like object in the other. Beside him, a man in white with a white forehead mark and red shawl stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in red shawl holds a small brass dish. Several participants in white and red shawls stand in prayer with folded hands, and a black-draped table is at left.2013-12-19May 10 20142014-05-10December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a patterned carpet in a hall, dressed in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red lanyards, performing a small ritual. In the foreground a man in white with an orange lanyard bends over a small brass plate holding oil lamps and offerings. Beside him a man in white leans forward and rests his hands on a mat. Further back, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red lanyards sit quietly, some with eyes closed, and a bald man in white sits at far left with hands folded. Red cloths lie on the floor and chairs are visible at the back of the room.2013-12-15September 10 20122012-09-10Photo of devotees seated in a row during a group ritual, with several men in white shirts and orange lanyards. In the foreground a man in white with glasses and a red forehead mark holds a small brass oil lamp lit with a flame in his cupped palm. Behind him others sit with hands pressed together or holding papers, and a man at right wears a grey shirt with an orange lanyard. The background shows a red wall and blurred figures.2012-08-22 +1 copies