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A photograph of a large indoor ritual gathering in which many men sit cross-legged on orange mats, most dressed in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, holding small brass oil lamps and offering vessels. In the lower right, a bald man in orange ochre robes sits among them, also holding a brass lamp. A standing man in white stands at the back near a table draped in a striped cloth and set with brass vessels and a water bottle. Small brass lamps with flames sit on the floor in front of the group. A tripod camera stand appears at the left edge. The setting is a plain room with pink walls and a white cabinet.

October 22 2010

A seated group of men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths performs a ritual with lit oil lamps in a hall. Many hold small flames or lamps in their hands, some with white and ochre markings on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas. Two men in front wear orange-saffron robes and beaded necklaces, one holding a lit lamp. Brass and steel plates, bowls and oil lamps sit on orange cloths on the floor, a camera on a tripod is at the left edge, and a standing man in white is visible in the background. The scene resembles an aarti or lamp-lighting ritual, with no clearly identifiable a person figure confirmed by appearance.

2010-10-20 +1 copies

October 10 2010

A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shirts performing a ritual with lit oil lamps (deepas) held in their hands. Many participants wear rudraksha malas around their necks, and several have white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Some hold brass lamps and small brass vessels on a low table covered with orange cloth, with flower petals and offerings visible. The setting is an indoor hall with plastic chairs and a blue banner along the wall. Several men in the foreground are sharply focused while others behind them are softer. The scene reflects a group padapuja with lamps. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable among those shown.

2010-11-18 +1 copies

Many men in white dhotis and orange robes sit cross-legged in rows on the floor of a hall, holding lit oil lamps and small flames aloft in both hands during an arati or puja. Plates of offerings, banana leaves and small brass vessels rest on mats in front of them. A white double door and a red wall stand behind the rows. Several men wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks; a few wear orange cloth over white.

A long row of seated participants in a bright hall performs a puja with brass lamps and small brass vessels set on orange and yellow cloths along the floor. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings wears a white dhoti and shawl with red borders and a rudraksha mala, his hands joined over a small brass lamp. Beside him, men in white and saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in line, with others in white garments further along. A video camera on a tripod records the scene at the back left, and cloth banners hang from the upper wall.

A photograph of a long row of seated devotees performing a puja in a bright hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor. Front centre, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged, hands joined, with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in orange robes sits on an orange mat. Many other men in white ritual clothes with red-bordered shawls and white forehead markings sit along the row. Before them lie brass oil lamps, small brass pots, metal bowls of offerings, rice, and small plastic containers on orange, red and yellow mats. A tripod-mounted video camera stands in the background, and coloured fabric hangings decorate the upper walls. Some figures in the background are standing or seated in the rear of the hall, and a few men in orange and white are partly visible at the far left and right. The scene is a pada puja ritual in a hall, with devotees seated in long rows.

August 18 2011

A photograph of a seated group of about two dozen men in white dhotis and white upper cloths, many with shaved heads and white marks on their bodies, sitting on orange mats on a pale tiled floor. Small oil lamps, brass dishes and bowls of offerings are placed before them. In the foreground a man in an orange robe sits at the right edge, and a whiteboard on an easel with handwritten notes stands at the upper right. Several people sit on plastic chairs in the background. The scene reads as a meditative puja gathering in an ashram hall.

November 24 2010

A photograph of a group ritual in a white-tiled hall where many men sit on the floor. Several rows of men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders hold small oil lamps and offering plates. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cloths before brass plates of fruit, flowers and kumkum, lighting lamps during a puja. The man at the left holds a lit lamp, the centre man rings a small handbell, and the man at the right, with a shaved head and a gold necklace, holds a flame. Books and a mobile phone lie on the cloths, and a screen and laptop sit at the back. Each person holds a lamp or sits before a plate of offerings, with several small lamps burning across the floor.