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December 31 2018

December 31 2018

2018-12-31 +2 copies

A photograph taken from above of a long double row of seated devotees in a dimly lit hall, lit by oil lamps and candles set on the floor. Most men wear white dhoti and bare upper bodies, with rudraksha malas around their necks, and several hold their hands in anjali mudra. Brass plates with flowers, red offerings, fruit and small oil lamps sit in front of them along the rows. Several people in the front right wear saffron cloth and white garments. This appears to be a group puja or aarti with offerings. No single person in the foreground can be confirmed as a person by appearance, and no throne or distinctive ceremonial figure is clearly identifiable.

2018-12-31 +1 copies

January 06 2017

A photograph of a row of seated men performing a puja in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border and rudraksha mala holds his hands together in front of brass lamps and offerings on a mat. Beside him a man in white with gold-bordered shawl, bangles and ash markings, and several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded near a brass plate of flowers, fruit and lit oil lamps. Small oil lamps and brass puja vessels are arranged along the floor, with a green-lidded plastic container and a glass container at the right. Several people sit further back in the blurred background.

January 06 2017

2017-01-06 +1 copies

A large group of men seated cross-legged on a tiled floor in a candlelit hall performs a ritual, most of them bare-chested in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges and wearing rudraksha malas. Several hold brass plates and small lamps, with lit oil lamps and flower-filled trays arranged on the floor before them. Behind them a crowd of onlookers and red-and-white decorative drapery fill the background. A man in the foreground with glasses and a rudraksha mala gestures with his hands over a plate, while a bald elder in a white dhoti sits at the centre. No single figure can be distinctly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

January 10 2017

A photograph of a seated group of men in a ritual hall performing a puja. Most wear white dhotis with gold-bordered edges, bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas, and white vibhuti marks on forehead and arms. Several hold their hands together in anjali or sit with eyes closed. Oil lamps and small brass plates with offerings and flowers are set on the floor before them. A man in the foreground wears a white shawl with gold border and rudraksha mala and sits with eyes closed.

A group puja at a temple hall where several men sit on the floor performing ritual worship at brass trays with oil lamps, flowers, leaves and small brass vessels. In the foreground a younger shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, sits with cupped hands above the offerings. Beside him an older man with white hair, white body markings and a long rudraksha mala tends a lamp, while others in white dhotis sit behind, some bare-chested.

A seated group of men in plain white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas sits on a carpeted floor during a puja. In the foreground, one man in white kurta and white dhoti holds a small red-rimmed plate with a red substance and a tilak on his forehead; a brass tray, oil lamps, a small brass bowl, and a plate of flowers and fruit sit before the group. Behind them, more seated devotees in white clothing with tilak marks, some with fingers joined in prayer, and a few men in orange-red cloth at the far right. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants; the group is simply devotees in white.

A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls at a night puja, many with white vibhuti horizontal bands and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with white vibhuti and glasses sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind him, a man in the center holds a lit oil lamp in one hand, and another lamp burns on a brass plate. A brass plate in front holds fruit, flowers and a small bowl of offerings on a red cloth mat over a woven mat floor. Lit oil lamps are visible in the background along with seated devotees in white shirts. The scene reads as a pada puja gathering.