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December 04 2010

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A photograph of devotees at a devotional gathering. In the foreground a woman in a white and cream sari with a dark blue lanyard holds a lit oil lamp or candle near a gilded ornate metal frame at left, eyes closed. Beside her a boy in a white kurta and a girl in a white dress with a floral print and gold bangles stand with hands folded in prayer, eyes closed, singing. Behind them two women with white forehead markings wear red and cream shawls and one stands near a cream saree. Spare, warm-toned background.2010-12-04December 04 20102010-12-04December 04 20102010-12-04Close photo of devotees seated in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground a girl in a pink dress wears a black bead mala and gold bangles, her lips parted as if chanting. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a white tilak on her forehead and gold earrings and bangles keeps her eyes lowered. At the right a woman in a yellow shawl folds her hands, and at the upper right a bald man with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. A woman with a red bindi and white tilak sits behind them in a yellow garment. Sunlit stone floor and white pillars suggest an ashram puja gathering.2010-08-26December 04 20102010-12-04A photograph of devotees at a gold-ornate shrine. A woman in a cream sari with a green and gold border and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels at left with palms pressed together, eyes lowered. Beside her a man in a white shirt with a dark mala around his neck and a gold bangle holds his hands together in prayer. A young boy in white kneels in the lower centre, head bowed. At right, a pink lotus flower rests on a gold pedestal beside a glass bowl, and a woman in a green top is partly visible at the edge. Ornate gold carved panels and a gold altar frame fill the background. Three people are visible, all in prayer postures.2011-09-15A group of devotees sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a devotional gathering. In the foreground, a young girl in a pink kurta wears a long black mala and a pendant with a small portrait. Beside her, a woman in a white top with a yellow shawl and gold bangles bows her head, wearing a pendant portrait. At right, a woman in a yellow shawl with hair in a bun prays with eyes lowered. Behind them, a bald man in white with a red bindi and rudraksha mala and another woman with a tilak are seated in prayer.2010-08-26Devotees sit close together during a ritual, holding silver oil lamps with lit flames. A woman in a white embroidered top on the left presses her palms together in anjali, with a rudraksha-style mala and a small pendant at her wrist and neck. In the centre, a woman in a yellow shawl and white top holds a lamp with a red bindi, while a young boy in a dark shirt beside her folds his hands. On the right, a woman with a vermilion dot on her forehead and another woman in a cream top hold lamps or fold their hands in prayer. Some people in white garments sit in the background on mats. The scene suggests an aarti or puja.2010-08-26A photograph of three women in profile at a gold-ornamented shrine, palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed in prayer. The woman in the center wears a cream shawl with a blue border over a yellow garment, and the woman on the left wears a yellow shawl with a red bindi and gold bangles. The woman on the right, partly visible at the edge, wears a yellow garment and a stud earring. Behind them is an ornately carved gold-colored panel with floral scrollwork, and a gold figure of a bird-like ornament stands at the left edge. The setting suggests a puja or darshan moment.2010-08-25A puja scene where a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black beaded mala sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, her eyes lowered. A boy in a blue checked shirt beside her also holds his hands together. Behind them a woman in an orange and white garment stands. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange clothing with gold ornaments sits before brass plates of offerings and flowers, and a gilded carved pillar frames the left side. The setting suggests a padapuja or similar ritual.2010-10-19December 04 20102010-12-04August 24 20142014-08-24