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A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits cross-legged on a mat, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other seated participants hold lamps and bells, and a young boy in a grey shirt holds a small brass lamp. Brass plates with banana pieces, flowers and lamps sit on orange cloths in front of them.

October 01 2011

A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls performing a ritual. The central man, shaved-headed with a white sacred ash marking on his forehead and glasses, holds a small flame lamp in his raised right hand and a brass bell in his left. Men around him hold brass lamps and bells, and brass plates with flowers, bananas and offerings sit on mats in front. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests. The men wear white with saffron-gold borders.

November 07 2011

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A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis with gold borders, performing a ceremony with oil lamps and small brass vessels. The man in front center wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds a small brass vessel with both hands; the man at right, wearing white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, raises a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel; the man at left holds a lit oil lamp. Others sit behind them in white clothes in a warmly lit hall with pillars.

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November 05 2011

A photograph of a seated group performing an evening lamp ritual in a hall with red curtains and tubelights. In the foreground a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl with yellow edging, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant, holds a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand and a bell in his left. White sacred markings cover his arms and forehead tilak. Behind him many seated people hold small lamps, including a boy in striped shirt and another in yellow. A brass plate with offerings lies on the floor at lower left. On the right a shaved-headed man in white with a red-bordered cloth sits with eyes closed. Roughly 20 people are visible in the scene.

Photograph of a seated group at a ritual gathering. In the right foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red border, rudraksha mala and gold bangle, holds a small oil lamp aloft while looking forward. Beside him a man in white with white forehead markings sits with hands folded, and behind them devotees in white and colourful shirts hold lit lamps or sit with palms joined. A man in yellow sweatshirt and a boy in red kurta sit in the background. Lamps glow in the dusk setting, indicating an aarti or puja.

Photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The front man, shaved-headed, wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him sit others in white dhotis and shawls, one with a gold-edged cloth and tilak markings on the forehead. In front lie brass vessels, oil lamps, incense sticks, flowers and a tray of ritual items. A red curtain hangs in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.