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October 10 2011

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October 10 20112011-10-10October 04 20112011-10-04August 18 20112011-08-18A photograph of a large hall with a blue-and-grey corrugated roof, white walls and colourful decorative hangings with orange tassels. In the front, several men sit cross-legged on striped floor mats, performing a puja with brass lamps, bells and small plates of offerings. The foreground priest wears an orange-saffron robe and white forehead markings, while others wear white dhotis and red-bordered white cloths. Behind them, rows of seated devotees, including women in orange and saffron saris and men in white shirts, sit with hands folded in prayer. Plastic chairs stand along the side walls.2011-10-10October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesA seated ritual scene in a hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on orange and green mats before brass puja plates, lamps, bells and small cups holding offerings, with incense sticks standing nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white and red dress sits in the background. On the right, a bald priest in white robes with red borders holds a small object and sits in a devotional posture. A clear plastic container lies on the floor at right. The setting suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2010-11-14Indoor temple-style hall with a glossy tiled floor where devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats for puja. In the foreground a bald man in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sits on a mat, holding incense and performing a ritual with a silver puja plate holding flowers, a small brass vessel and oil lamps, beside a silver lamp stand and a pink covered container. Behind him rows of seated devotees wear white and yellow shawls, a few wearing saffron and green saris, with hands joined in prayer. Pale walls and a window frame the room.2011-08-18Photograph of a seated puja inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls. In the foreground, several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats, performing a ritual with brass plates, small oil lamps and offering items laid before them. The man at the front right wears clear-framed glasses and a red tilak. Behind them, men in white dhoti-style clothing with white headbands sit in rows, and a metal railing separates the seating area. Framed portraits and banners hang on the back wall, and decorative striped pillars stand along the walls.A row of shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, several with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads and arms. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, and the foreground man holds a printed sheet. Brass bowls, small lamps and a kalasha-style vessel are arranged on orange cloths before them, with red-robed participants and seated devotees behind. Red curtains and air conditioners line the hall wall.2013-09-22May 11 20122012-05-11 +2 copiesA seated group of saffron- and maroon-robed monastics performs a ritual on a floor mat in a plain room with red curtains. In the foreground a man in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl, with white forehead markings, holds a small spoon over a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, others in orange shawls and rudraksha malas bow with hands folded. Brass cups, oil lamps, bowls of flower petals and sweets sit on a pink cloth. Behind them, people in white and pink clothing sit at the edge of the frame. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so no identity claim is made.2013-03-25October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copies