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Indoor photo of a long blue wooden table laid with offerings for a ritual meal. Several plastic bowls in orange, turquoise and red hold rice, grains and food, with spoons resting in them. Behind the table, red and turquoise bowls hold more offerings, and a few wrapped gift packets sit near flower garlands. In the foreground a seated man in white clothes, with dark hair, sits on a folding chair writing or reading at a small board. Other people in white clothing stand in the background near the table. The floor is concrete.

Two young male priests in white dhotis and white upper cloths with red-bordered shawls perform a ritual inside a room with a mat floor. The priest on the left kneels with a red tilak on his forehead and looks upward, while the priest on the right holds a metal plate toward an ornate decorated silver-and-blue kalasha placed on a brass tray. Behind them stand rows of small brass lamps and oil lamps, a white brick fire pit or homa structure, brass bells, a copper vessel, flowers, and kumkum and offerings on a tray at left. Dried wood and leaves are piled at right.

Night-time ritual photograph at a temple-like outdoor shrine with red-and-white pillars and steps. Several men in white dhotis stand bare-chested with white sacred markings on their arms and bodies, some with gold-bordered dhoti cloth. Seated on a colourful striped mat in the foreground, several figures wear orange-saffron cloth; one young person with long hair reaches toward a silver tray heaped with pink flower petals and offerings. Brass vessels, banana leaves, yellow cloth and flower garlands lie on the ground. The scene suggests an ongoing puja or abhishekam with devotees offering flowers.

A photograph of a large hall with a glossy white floor where many devotees sit in rows on the floor, wearing plain white traditional clothes. In the foreground, several young men and older men sit cross-legged on orange cloths, each with brass plates, small brass vessels and lamps set before them, and some hold small items. A pink bowl of flowers sits in front of a seated man in the right foreground, along with plastic containers. Colourful hanging decorations line the upper walls and windows, and devotees in white continue sitting behind the rows. Each seated person wears a lanyard with a badge. This appears to be a pada puja style ritual with offerings laid out before participants.

September 17 2006

A group of young students in plain white clothes sit cross-legged in rows on striped woven mats in a bare hall with whitewashed walls. Each child has a brass plate before them holding small pots, a brass bell, flower offerings and small oil lamps, and many are lifting or handling the ritual items. Several girls wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and have their hair in long braids, and a few wear glasses. A ceiling fan, a plastic chair and a wooden cabinet are visible at the back, and a colourful painted mat lies in the foreground. The scene appears to be a group puja or ritual practice session.

A photograph of a covered pavilion with an open side overlooking a garden and thatched hut. A long-haired man in white kurta and white dhoti, wearing a gold necklace, smiles while carrying a tray of sweets. Beside him, a man in orange robes walks past. On the left, several young men in white T-shirts lean over a table with steel plates of food and paper cups, serving. Orange-draped tables and a red carpet line the background.

September 22 2011

A photograph of a hall with bare concrete walls and a tiled floor where a group of children in white clothes sit cross-legged on striped woven mats and dhurries, eating from brass thalis and small bowls. Several girls wear white salwar-style outfits with long braids and beaded necklaces, and boys wear white kurtas. Brass dishes hold food, and small brass lamps and cups are placed on the mats. A standing adult in white is partly visible near the back wall, and a wooden cabinet and a pedestal fan are visible. Sitting on the floor in the foreground is a colourful floral rangoli pattern.