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December 22 2016

A photograph of a seated puja at a stage with a large golden tray in the foreground holding brass pooja plates, small oil lamps, incense sticks, red and orange offerings, and a bowl of pink flower petals. Several devotees sit in a row with hands raised in anjali or holding offerings. A man on the left wears an orange shirt and rudraksha malas, a bare-chested man in the centre wears rudraksha malas, and a woman in a yellow sari and another woman in a maroon shawl sit nearby. An older woman in an orange sari wears a mala and folds her hands. Stage lights and dark red drapes form the backdrop, and a gold ceremonial item appears at the upper right edge. a person is not clearly visible in the frame, so the candidate is unclear.

A photograph of a group puja in a hall with a dark maroon curtain and pink wall. Several people sit on the floor in white ritual clothes with red-and-white borders, many with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Two men in the centre hold lit oil lamps in cupped hands, and a woman in white with folded palms sits beside them. A young shaved-headed priest at right, wearing a gold necklace and holding a lamp, is seated before a golden tray holding apples, pink flowers, a kalasha-style offering and plates of food. At far right, an orange-robed figure stands near a gold-framed altar table with fruit. Smoke rises in the background. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits in the foreground, and a Western-looking woman in a cream top sits at left. Padapuja-style ritual with lamps and offerings.

A group puja in a hall with a pink wall and dark red curtain. Several men in white dhotis and gold necklaces sit on the floor holding oil lamps and performing aarti, one with a holy-ash mark on his forehead. A woman in white with folded hands sits nearby, and a woman with a yellow-bordered white sari kneels in prayer in the foreground. Brass trays hold pink flowers, fruit and a kalasha-like vessel, and a gold-trimmed altar stands at the right. A microphone is visible near a saffron-robed man. Whether any of these men is a person cannot be determined from appearance.

A group ritual with several people holding lit oil lamps (aarti) over brass and glass offering trays filled with flowers, fruit and food. A shaved-headed man in the centre wears a gold beaded necklace and a white dhoti with a pink border, and is lighting a lamp. To the left, a man in white kurta with a name badge holds a lamp aloft, and a woman in a green saree sits nearby with hands folded. Behind them a man in a white headband and white garment speaks into a microphone. Smoke rises from a lamp, and a figure in orange robes appears at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are devotees and priests in white ritual attire.

A pada puja ritual in progress indoors. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a gold necklace and white forehead markings, sits cross-legged before a golden tray of offerings holding a small oil lamp. Beside him a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron wrap holds a microphone and speaks. Several devotees in white, some with gold chains and rudraksha malas, sit around; a man on the left raises a multi-branched aarti lamp with flame, a woman on the left holds her hands in anjali, and a woman in white with a red bindi holds her palms together. Trays hold apples, flowers and brass vessels, and an orange-draped throne with gold trim stands at right beside a table of fruit and flowers. Two devotees in the foreground are seen from behind.

Seated devotees gather around a low gilded table laden with silver trays of small oil lamps, red hibiscus flowers and mixed petals, indicating a puja or aarti offering. A woman with a white tilak and red-and-orange sari sits at left, a woman in a cream sari with blue border sits center, and a man in orange robes with rudraksha mala and tilak sits at right beside a man in glasses and white shirt. A man at far left in white dhoti and shirt with folded hands sits in devotion. Behind, a golden deity figure and a purple-draped pedestal are visible, with a carved wooden door and red carpet in the room.

January 01 2018

A photograph of a ritual aarti scene indoors on an orange cloth. In the foreground, a woman in an orange shawl and white garment sits with palms pressed together, and a man in a white dhoti sits beside her. A bald priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and a sacred thread waves a lit oil lamp in front of a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with folded hands. Another woman in a pink-bordered sari holds a small lamp, and a row of brass plates with oil lamps and offerings sits on the floor. Several other devotees in white, yellow and orange sit in the background, with a brass lamp stand and fruit on a table at the top right. a person, seated at right in orange robes, is partly visible at the edge of the frame, and his presence is uncertain.

A seated ritual scene in a temple hall with orange and red walls and a gilded throne-like seat at the left edge. Several devotees sit cross-legged on a golden floor around a low gold tray holding silver plates of white flowers, pink lotus blossoms, and small bowls of food. A young man with a shaved head and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms wears a white dhoti with a pink border and a gold-bead necklace. Beside him, another man with a shaved head and a gold-bead necklace wears a white dhoti and sits barefoot. A woman in white with an orange shawl and green border sits at the back. Women in white with orange shawls sit at the left. A person in orange robes is partly visible at the right, and a woman in a yellow garment sits at the lower right. The scene appears to be a puja or offering ceremony.

2011-01-28 +1 copies

Photo of a padapuja-style ritual in a courtyard with orange and red walls. Devotees in white and yellow clothes sit around a golden ceremonial tray with silver thalis holding red-topped offerings, incense sticks and small lamps. A bald man in white robes with a rudraksha mala and eyeglasses stands at the center, holding a small plate. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp nearby, and a shaved-headed woman in white sari with bindi and mala sits at left. A figure in orange robes sits on a golden throne at the far left edge. Several people press palms together in prayer, and a bald man in white with a tilak sits at right.