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August 31 2010

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September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11October 01 20072007-10-01A photograph of a ceremonial lamp lighting on a stage. A man in a pink kurta and white dhoti holds a large brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) with both hands, while a woman in a gold-and-maroon saree stands beside him with her hands raised. To the right, a man in white with his palms pressed together in namaste faces the stage. Behind them stand several more people in white, and a framed deity image sits on a decorated table with fruit, flowers and a kalasha-style offering on a green-draped platform. Green garland decorations hang in the background.2010-08-31August 15 20102010-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening gathering with people seated closely together. In the centre, a man with long dark hair tied back wears a plain white kurta and holds his palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the right, a man in a white shawl sits with his hands folded. On the left edge, another person in white clothing is partly visible, and a grey-haired older man in white sits at the far right. The background is dim with warm light.2010-12-05A photograph in a home shrine room. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white garment with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on the floor and holds out a brass plate of flowers and fruit. A second man in a white shirt bends forward with his head lowered to receive it. Before them stands a framed portrait on an ornate chair-like seat, with a red cushion, flowers and fruit arranged on the floor, a small oil lamp burning at the left edge, and a shelf of deity figurines in the background. The seated man matches the probable Swamiji cues of swept-back hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala, and is presenting the offering in a puja-type ritual, so this is marked probable. Two physical people are visible.2007-10-01A photograph of a dimly lit indoor ritual space with a draped, patterned fabric backdrop in red, gold and teal. On the right, an orange-draped altar holds a pink garland over a framed image, with a tray of fruit and small sweets in front. A woman in a white sari lies prone on a white sheet with her head resting near the altar, while several seated devotees, including a person in white with an orange sash, watch from the foreground. Others stand in the background among flower decorations and a small oil lamp.2005-05-25August 15 20102010-08-15 +1 copiesOverhead view of an outdoor puja at dusk on bare ground. Devotees crowd around a row of offering trays heaped with bananas, oranges, coconuts, pink and white flower petals and betel leaves. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-yellow shawl kneels at centre-right, holding a tray of flowers and placing offerings. A woman in white with a gold necklace bends forward beside him. Other men in white and a bare-chested man stand behind, with women in saris and a small child in a blue top among them. Oil lamps flicker at the lower edge. Wooden poles frame the left side.2006-10-09A photograph of an indoor puja in a hall with white pillars and a dark ceiling. A shaved-headed man in white clothes with a red-bordered cloth kneels at a white brick fire pit with a visible flame, holding a red-and-gold offering plate up to the fire. A woman in a red saree with her hands pressed together stands to the left, and a man in a red shirt stands beside him. Several other people in light and dark clothes stand along the back, one small child in a pink top at right. A framed portrait stands on the left wall, and brass oil lamps sit on the floor in the foreground. The image shows a homa or fire offering.2009-09-20October 01 20062006-10-01