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October 20 2013

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A seated group of women and girls in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sits on the floor of a hall during a ritual gathering. Several hold small books or clasp their hands in prayer, and brass puja items and small trays of offerings lie before them. Behind them, a larger crowd of seated attendees in white and colourful clothes fills the room, with more people standing along the far wall.2013-12-26A large group seated on the floor in a temple hall during an arati or lamp-offering ritual. Front row includes a woman in white sari with gold border holding a lit oil lamp, a woman in green and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a lit lamp, and a bearded older man with rudraksha mala holding a lamp. Behind them many men in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on mats, some with white body paint or tilak. Brass bowls and small lamps rest on a green cloth before them. No individual is identified as a person by appearance.2019-01-01September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesNovember 18 20132013-11-18December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesA large seated congregation of men in white dhotis and white kurtas sits on colourful striped woven mats under a canopy. Most wear red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have white or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some wear rudraksha malas and lanyard-style event badges. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes with a white tilak and a red shawl sits with hands together, and at the right edge a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed garment sits in front of a gold ornate altar and deity murti area with a kalasha-like decoration in the background. Many attendees are listening attentively.2015-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a large group of women seated on the floor of a hall performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps and brass vessels. Most wear saffron and rust-red sarees with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several hold lit oil lamps or brass cups, and brass plates with pink flower petals and small offerings sit before them. Behind them, more devotees sit among red draped curtains and a golden deity murti near the top right. One woman in a white saree with an orange shawl at left gestures with her hands.2014-04-09Photo 11734582September 16 20152015-09-16A photograph of a ritual gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, wearing an orange robe, a long rudraksha-style mala and gold beaded necklaces, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a white tilak kneels with palms joined, and a man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl kneels with hands folded. A shaved-headed person in orange with a white tilak sits with eyes closed and hands joined in the right foreground. Brass bowls, a plate of grains and flowers, and small vessels sit on the cloth. Standing figures in orange and white and a crowd of devotees in white fill the background, along with temple pillars.2010-12-29May 27 20182018-05-27A large seated group of young boys and adolescents in saffron-orange robes sits on a cream floor during a ritual gathering. Many wear rudraksha malas and white sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, and some hold small palm-sized objects. Brass and silver puja vessels, small oil lamps, flower petals and bowls are arranged in front of them. Behind the rows, adult devotees in white clothing and more saffron-clad participants fill a hall. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identity is claimed.2017-07-23