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October 14 2007

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A ritual performance in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, where three standing young men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls hold brass ritual implements. The man on the left holds a bell and a small lamp, the central man holds a bell and a brass vessel, and the man on the right holds a bell and a small brass item. Several seated participants in white clothes sit on mats before rows of brass oil lamps and a brass deity murti set, while a larger seated audience in white fills the background. Hanging decorative banners in red, blue and yellow patterns, a speaker and a fan are visible. Four people are prominent, with a larger group seated behind them.2007-10-13October 16 20072007-10-16March 06 20072007-03-06October 13 20072007-10-13Photo of a homa or yagna in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and painted banners hanging from the ceiling. Three young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand holding lit oil lamps and bells, with the one on the right raising a lamp high. A fire burns on a white square altar in front, with fruit, flowers and brass vessels nearby. A young woman in an orange top and white skirt kneels and tends the fire, while seated boys in white and orange line the room behind, with a small deity murti decorated with flowers on a purple cloth at the left. Around 40 people are visible.2007-12-10A photograph of boys in white dhotis and shirts seated on the floor of a plain hall, performing devotional chanting. A boy at the front left, wearing a white outfit with a red cloth over one shoulder and a vertical tilak on his forehead, sits before a small brass plate, bell and oil lamps on a striped mat. Rows of seated boys, many with hands folded in anjali, sit on colourful striped mats; one boy in a navy shirt sits at right beside an orange cloth. An older man in white with rudraksha mala sits on a blue chair at the upper right. Wooden desks and a metal bucket are visible in the room.2009-11-14A large hall with a corrugated roof and white walls hosts a seated gathering during Navaratri celebrations at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and kurtas, with some women in red and orange saris. In the foreground, a row of brass lamps and a set of small brass deity murti or ritual vessels rest on the floor. Tall banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs hang from the ceiling. At the right edge, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded beside a small table, and another person in orange sits near a microphone stand. Decorative paper birds dangle from the rafters.2007-10-13October 14 20072007-10-14October 15 20072007-10-15August 26 20072007-08-26October 13 20072007-10-13Indoor photo of an arati performance in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging woven banners. Several people in white clothing stand at the front raising lamps and other ritual objects overhead. A younger person in an orange garment kneels at the front, and a row of seated children and young people in white sits on mats on the floor. Brass oil lamps and bells rest on the mats in the foreground. A covered white sofa stands at the right side of the room.2007-08-26