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December 18 2013

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A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and framed photo posters on the walls. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped around his body carries a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with many burning oil lamps, its flames glowing. Behind him rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes hold small lit lamps, with brass plates and offerings set on the floor before them and a few people in white clothing among them. The scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual. a person is not clearly identifiable among those present.2013-12-19December 13 20132013-12-13February 27 20132013-02-27 +1 copiesDecember 22 20132013-12-22A large hall with white tiled floor and red curtains along the walls, with framed photo boards above. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes kneels on the floor holding a lit multi-tiered oil lamp aloft with both hands. Behind a line of silver stanchions and rope, a large seated audience of people in orange and red robes sits on the floor facing him. The lamp ritual suggests an aarti.2013-12-21April 09 20142014-04-09A photograph of a seated puja line inside a large hall with red curtains and framed panels on the walls. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes, rudraksha mala and white sandalwood markings on his forehead and chest sits cross-legged, pouring from a small brass vessel onto a tray. Beside and behind him, a row of shaved-headed young men and boys in orange and deep red robes sit with brass cups, plates of flowers and fruit, and small brass lamps on the floor. A few onlookers in white stand near a rope barrier at the back.2013-12-08March 08 20132013-03-08 +1 copiesDecember 21 20132013-12-21Wide view of a large hall with white tiled floor and red curtains beneath windows, where many people in orange and maroon robes sit in rows during a ritual. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti kneels on the left, holding a multi-tiered brass lamp with lit flames aloft. Rows of seated young boys and men wear orange clothing, white forehead bands and rudraksha malas, with brass plates and offerings set before them on the floor. Further back, several women in white saris sit near the far side of the hall. A rope barrier with white posts runs along the right. A standing person in white clothing is visible at the far right edge. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as the guru from appearance alone.2013-12-22A large hall with red curtains and tiled floor during a puja. A bald, bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at left holding a lit multi-tiered oil lamp. Dozens of saffron-robed young monks and devotees sit in rows on small mats before brass plates of offerings, flowers and small oil lamps. Some hold a small cloth bundle or bowl. Several seated men wear rudraksha malas. Framed photo panels line the back wall. The scene suggests an aarti or puja, with the standing man performing the lamp offering.2013-12-16March 12 20132013-03-12