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November 12 2010

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November 10 20112011-11-10October 09 20062006-10-09September 11 20102010-09-11Photo 11680602 +2 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29October 19 20062006-10-19A photograph of an indoor puja in a hall with white pillars and a dark ceiling. A shaved-headed man in white clothes with a red-bordered cloth kneels at a white brick fire pit with a visible flame, holding a red-and-gold offering plate up to the fire. A woman in a red saree with her hands pressed together stands to the left, and a man in a red shirt stands beside him. Several other people in light and dark clothes stand along the back, one small child in a pink top at right. A framed portrait stands on the left wall, and brass oil lamps sit on the floor in the foreground. The image shows a homa or fire offering.2009-09-20Overhead view of an outdoor puja at dusk on bare ground. Devotees crowd around a row of offering trays heaped with bananas, oranges, coconuts, pink and white flower petals and betel leaves. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-yellow shawl kneels at centre-right, holding a tray of flowers and placing offerings. A woman in white with a gold necklace bends forward beside him. Other men in white and a bare-chested man stand behind, with women in saris and a small child in a blue top among them. Oil lamps flicker at the lower edge. Wooden poles frame the left side.2006-10-09Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man in an orange robe with a tall dark ceremonial headdress and a shaved head holds a lit flame over an ornate decorated deity murti on a palanquin-like carriage hung with dark cloth and garlands. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with shaved head holds a brass aarti plate. Several men in light shirts and dhotis stand around, some holding flowers, and a row of devotees is visible behind a crowd. The scene is lit by warm lamps and the flame, with flags on poles at the left.2010-11-11October 09 20062006-10-09December 09 20112011-12-09Night-time outdoor aarti at a temple courtyard. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a silver plate with a burning flame, stands on a concrete platform facing a crowd. Devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar lean forward; a woman in white and a woman in orange-saffron sari are prominent in the front row, and a man in a teal shirt bends low with hands extended toward the flame. Painted decorated pillars with red and ornamental motifs frame the background, with more devotees and lamps behind.2010-11-12