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May 12 2012

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A large indoor hall with pale peach walls and red curtains shows a seated group of children, teens and adults on a light floor before small brass puja plates, banana leaves, fruit and oil lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged, hands near a plate of offerings, while a boy in an orange shirt sits beside him. Around them, many boys and girls in yellow, orange, purple, green and white clothes sit attentively. Several people face the front, and a few lamps glow along the floor. The setting resembles a group satsang or puja gathering.2012-05-12November 06 20112011-11-06April 03 20122012-04-03February 03 20132013-02-03A crowded indoor hall during a ritual where seated participants hold lit oil lamps with flames raised toward the camera, with smoke drifting in the warm light. Several men in white dhotis and white shawls, some with rudraksha malas and some bare-chested, sit on the floor with plates of offerings and small bowls nearby. Behind them rows of seated people, including children in colourful shirts and women in saris and kurtas, fill the room. Red curtains and a patterned wall hang in the background. No figure can be clearly identified as a person from appearance cues, so the central figures are described by their roles as ritual participants.2011-01-21A seated group of men in a plain indoor hall performs a puja with small oil lamps and brass vessels set on a mat. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with white forehead marks, and several hold lit lamps or spoons aloft. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right with hands folded, and a few younger boys sit in the background. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a small book lie on the mats, and a red curtain hangs behind them.2011-10-15December 22 20102010-12-22December 05 20112011-12-05December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a large hall where many seated participants sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, with brass puja plates holding oil lamps and offerings in front of them. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and white tilak marks sits with palms pressed together in prayer, while a row of men in white dhotis sits beside him. Behind them, many boys and young men in colourful shirts, including red, green, orange and blue, sit on mats. A woman in an orange sari stands near the back of the hall, and a red curtain and a framed picture hang on the walls. The scene looks like a group prayer or satsang session.2012-05-08A seated group puja in a bright hall with pale marble floor. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with saffron-striped shawl and rudraksha mala sits before brass plates of fruit, sweets and red flowers. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a red-striped shawl and a mala holds his hands in anjali, and a bare-chested man with white tilak marks on his arms folds his palms in prayer. Behind them rows of boys in shirts of red, yellow, orange and blue sit before brass lamps, small bowls and offerings. Other devotees and a woman in a red sari sit further back among red cushions.2011-07-26A seated row of devotees performs a puja at a temple-style hall, with brass plates and oil lamps glowing along a low floor cloth in front of them. In the foreground a young boy in a purple shirt with a rudraksha mala looks down, hands raised toward the offerings. Adults in white dhotis and shirts sit beside him, some with hands joined or extended over brass vessels. On the left, a bare-backed priest in a white dhoti sits facing the row. Red and orange cloths hang in the blurred background, and small lamp flames dot the scene. Several more people are visible in the background.2011-12-15