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December 10 2012

December 10 2012

A row of men seated on the floor in a hall with pale walls and red curtains, hands pressed together in prayer anjali with eyes lowered. They wear white dhotis with maroon borders and bare chests marked with white ash lines, and some wear rudraksha or beaded bracelets. One man on the left wears an orange-saffron robe. In front of them stand brass oil lamps, lit diyas, brass plates with fruit and flowers, and small brass vessels on orange and green cloths. Women and onlookers sit in the background.

October 09 2011

Indoor group session on a red-tiled floor in front of a purple curtain. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged in a circle; three wear orange shawls over their shoulders, and one of them, a shaved-headed man in the centre, gestures with open hands while speaking. Others hold notebooks and pens. In the background, a golden ornate seat holds a figure in red draped with a garland, and a red and orange banner hangs on the wall. Two people with dark hair are seen from behind at the bottom edge of the frame.

A seated group of shaven-headed men in white dhotis with maroon and gold-bordered shawls sit cross-legged on a mat in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Brass puja plates hold red flowers, kumkum, and small oil lamps, and a brass bell and kalasha-style vessels rest on the floor before them. Several more devotees in white and sun-lit red curtains are visible behind, with a few people in ordinary clothes on the right. The scene reflects a pada puja worship in progress.

A small indoor room during a puja beside a window with vertical blinds. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a red shawl stands at a metal tray holding a burning oil lamp and brass vessels, offering to a framed portrait on an easel. Around him, several people with orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a pink salwar kameez and a person in a white shirt at the left edge. An orange-draped table holds a brass plate with offerings. Framed portraits appear on the right. a person's identity is not established by appearance here, so no candidate is named.

A group of young male priests in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a ritual with oil lamps and brass plates. Several have white vertical and horizontal sacred ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, and some wear rudraksha malas. One priest in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward his face, while others hold lamps and offering plates; small shivalingam-style stone objects and kumkum and flowers sit on the mats. Behind them stands an ornate gold and red throne, empty, and younger boys in dark clothing watch from the left. Treadmill equipment is visible at the right edge.

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October 29 2010

Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple-like room, performing a ritual puja. Many wear white sacred ash lines on their foreheads and arms, and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. They hold brass bells, small cups and pots, and several have their hands raised toward small brass plates holding oil lamps, lit wicks and offerings. Orange and red cloth mats lie beneath the plates, and a few clay lamps burn on the floor. Behind them stand a cream sofa chair, a gold-patterned chair and a treadmill, with a young man in a red garment seated at the left edge.

A photograph of a temple ritual inside a plain whitewashed room with a ceiling fan-free concrete floor. In the centre, a deity murti is decorated with orange and red flower garlands and a silver-embellished garment, placed on a pink silk-covered platform. A man in white dhoti bends over the murti, apparently performing worship. To the left, several men stand in orange and red robes; one wears an ornate embroidered conical hat and carries a tall golden staff. A man in an orange jacket and orange cloth stands centrally, watching. A bare-chested man in a white cloth stands at the right edge beside a gilded ornament. Green leaves lie on the floor near the murti.