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December 31 2011

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A photograph of several men seated in a hall performing a ritual with incense sticks. Four men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and white forehead marks hold lit incense sticks and small brass bells, raising their arms. A man at the front left wears wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha malas and a gold bracelet. At the right foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl with rudraksha beads sits with his head bowed. A tall whiteboard and pale walls form the background, and a few partially visible children appear at the left edge.2011-10-22A seated group of men in white ritual clothing performs a padapuja-style ceremony on a carpeted floor in a hall. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and hold small brass lamps, bells and offering items; one at left has white tripundra markings on his forehead. In front of them lie brass vessels, flower petals, a red cloth and a rudraksha mala on a tray. A man in white kneels at centre-left holding a small offering. Behind them, other people in white sit in meditative posture, and one man in saffron wears a shawl. No clearly identifiable figure is distinguishable from appearance here, so no a person identification is made.2013-12-09October 30 20112011-10-30October 20 20112011-10-20A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor in white dhotis with gold borders, performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps held in outstretched hands. The foreground man wears wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead mark, and holds a lamp toward the left. Behind him, a shirtless man with a white tilak and a bead necklace holds a lamp, and another man in white holds a lamp to the right. Boys in casual clothes sit in the background, and a blue-rimmed container and brass items lie on the mat in front. Watermarked archive photo. A white-robed figure stands in the upper background.2011-11-16May 25 20172017-05-25October 13 20112011-10-13Photograph of a group of men seated on orange mats performing a ritual. The foreground man, shaved-headed and bare-chested, wears a white dhoti and sacred thread and holds his arms outstretched while chanting with his mouth open. Beside him, a man with short hair wears a red-bordered white dhoti and a red-beaded mala. Other men in white dhotis and vests sit behind them, some holding lit oil lamps raised in their hands. Brass plates with flowers, small lamps and offerings lie on the mats in front. A green and white cloth backdrop and a small boy on the left complete the scene.2010-11-30June 05 20112011-06-05A photograph of shaved-headed priests in white dhotis seated on the floor during a ritual, several holding small brass bells and ringing them while others hold incense sticks. Their foreheads and arms bear white sacred ash markings, and one wears a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. Brass puja items, flower offerings, a small brass lamp and a plate of red petals sit on a mat in front. A person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge.2011-10-01November 07 20112011-11-07November 20 20102010-11-20