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February 04 2013

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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls and hanging colourful tassel banners. Seated on the floor on mats are rows of men and boys. Two priests in front wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and hold their hands raised with small oil lamps or lit items in a worship posture. Several white-clad priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sit nearby, holding brass plates and offerings. Brass pooja plates with lamps, flowers and red cloths lie on the floor. An ornate gold and red throne stands empty at the right edge of the room, and framed portraits hang on the wall.2013-02-04May 17 20132013-05-17March 10 20132013-03-10A group of about thirty people sit cross-legged on mats in a bright hall during a ritual. Front left, a man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit lamp. Beside him another saffron-robed man holds a lamp. Behind them, young boys in black and dark clothes sit, and several men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with sandalwood marks, hold lamps and offerings. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and small lamps sit on red and orange cloths, and a wooden stand with a book rests among them. A large gold-and-red throne stands at the back right, and a sofa is beside it.2013-02-04October 29 20102010-10-29January 24 20132013-01-24A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged on a white marble floor in a hall with pink walls and hanging colourful tassels. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas hold their hands in mudra, one with a printed booklet on his lap. Beside them, men in white dhotis sit near brass puja plates, oil lamps and small offerings. Behind them, young people in dark shirts sit in rows, and a few devotees are seated near the back. Metal stanchions line the left side of the room.2013-02-04 +1 copiesDecember 31 20102010-12-31Large hall interior during a group puja with many seated devotees on mats in rows, most wearing white dhotis and shirts, some in red or white shirts. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti with gold border and a white cloth on his head sits before a small oil lamp and brass plates with offerings, holding a lamp. Other men in white sit with hands folded or holding oil lamps and brass thalis. Framed portraits hang on the left wall and large screens are mounted on the walls above the crowd. Overhead lights and tiled floor are visible.2011-12-17A photograph of a large hall with rows of seated men in white dhotis and white shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on orange mats before brass puja plates and small brass vessels holding offerings. Hanging colourful decorative banners with orange tassels line the upper area, and a red and orange curtain stands at the back near a glass display case. Many seated people are visible in the background, with some women in saffron and pink saris. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the scene reads as a group ritual in progress.2010-11-30A photograph of a large hall with white walls and a white platform at the left edge, decorated with hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, many men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-white sacred threads and tilak, while others wear orange or saffron robes and yellow shawls. Several seated men in front hold small items and sit before orange cloth mats with brass plates of offerings, flowers and small bowls. A tripod-mounted camera stands among the rows and a few seated people wear orange and red saris. Hundreds of attendees are visible toward the back.2010-09-16March 08 20132013-03-08 +1 copies