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July 01 2009

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Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and yellow-orange garlands perform a tharpanam offering in a temple hall. Brass plates, small lamps, bells, and offering trays are arranged on mats in front of them, with a few plastic containers of materials nearby. Several men in the foreground have rudraksha malas and bracelets. Roughly fifty to sixty people are visible in the scene.2009-07-01Seated devotees in white ritual clothing and yellow-orange garlands and rudraksha malas sit in a hall during a homa or tharpanam ritual. Brass lamps, bowls and kalasha-style vessels are arranged on the floor before them. A painted mural of figures and trees is on the wall behind. Several men in front have eyes closed in meditation or prayer, and the image is cropped at the edges with more people visible beyond the frame.2009-07-01July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of four men seated in a row on the floor, dressed in plain white kurta-style clothing, performing a puja. Brass puja plates and small oil lamps with lit wicks sit on red and purple cloth mats in front of them, with yellow flower petals, dry fruits, and incense sticks standing nearby. The man on the far left wears a rudraksha mala. The men are looking down at the offerings and handling items with their hands. A white wall and bamboo blind form the background.2009-11-07July 01 20092009-07-01December 31 20102010-12-31A long row of seated participants in white dhotis and unstitched white clothing with gold borders performs a puja during a satsang event. Brass thalis and small brass lamps holding flames sit on low tables along the floor, with a copper-coloured water bottle in the foreground. Several men bare-chested wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, and raise incense sticks or small items toward the offerings. A man near the centre has his hair in a topknot and wears gold earrings. Lit oil lamps line the floor behind the row, and the hall is filled with more seated devotees. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2017-05-25A large indoor hall packed with seated devotees in white dhotis and white shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on mats before brass plates, lamps and small offering dishes on orange cloths. Orange and yellow paper lanterns hang from the ceiling, and a decorated shrine with a deity murti and colourful floral decorations stands at the upper right. Several people in front hold their palms together in prayer or meditation posture. No clearly identifiable individual is singled out as a person from appearance alone.2010-09-12A large hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor shows rows of seated participants performing a puja. In the foreground, men in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered cloth sit on red and green mats before brass plates, lamps and bells. Behind them, many people in white and orange sit in orderly rows facing a stage. A man in orange robes sits near the stage area, and orange and multicoloured hangings decorate the pillars, with a projection screen and a camera on a tripod at the front.2010-09-18January 24 20132013-01-24Photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on a white marble floor performing a puja. They wear white kurta-style clothing and rudraksha malas, and several hold small flowers or pour from brass vessels. In front of them sit brass plates and bowls with yellow flower petals, sweets or offerings, brass lamps with lit oil flames, and incense sticks. Their faces are turned down toward the offerings, and no one is identified as a person.2009-11-07December 22 20102010-12-22